If you are a nonprofit or school serving residents of Maricopa County through innovative solutions, you can apply to be considered for funding. Check here for updates.
Engaging and supporting locally diverse grassroots organizations, small 501c3 non-profits, and schools.
Valley of the Sun United Way’s MC2026 plan includes implementing and supporting Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) across our Maricopa County community. This Grassroots Fund is designed to identify and support small organizations making a critical impact in our local communities through a DEAI lens. Valley of the Sun United Way recognizes the potential of a largely untapped resource for community vitality, resilience, and justice in grassroots organizations and looks to build more support with this fund. We know that investing in grassroots groups provides a mechanism for activating a critical missing ingredient in more traditional community development strategies – the knowledge, passion, commitment, and enduring presence of people who in live in a community.
>>> Beginning Thursday, March 24, 2022, Valley of the Sun United Way will open this application. The grants program provides funding that is competitive, open to grassroots organizations, small nonprofits, and schools operating in Maricopa County. The deadline to apply is Thursday, April 14, 2022. View additional grant information HERE.
March 24, 2022 | Application is Released
April 14, 2022 | Last Day to Submit
April 14, 2022 – April 28, 2022 | Volunteer and Staff Review of Grant Applications
May 3, 2022 | Funding Notifications Communicated to Organizations
*Funds will be distributed to organizations within 30 days of completed documentation*
>>> Grant application can be found HERE.
For more information please feel free to contact Cecilia Hermosillo at chermosillo@vsuw.org or call 602.377.6270.
Valley of the Sun United Way envisions a community where every child, family and individual is healthy, has a safe place to live, and has every opportunity to succeed in school, in life and in work. Over the next five years, we will put all of our efforts behind driving positive change for our community to reach Mighty Goals in Health, Housing and Homelessness, Education and Workforce Development. If you are a 501(c)3 or school serving residents of Maricopa County through innovative solutions that align to our focus areas, you can submit an application to be considered for funding. Check back at this page for opportunities, or sign up below to receive email updates when applications are open.