community impact grants

Donations to United Way of Southwestern Oregon support our Community Impact Grant fund, which provides grant awards to eligible agencies in Coos and Curry Counties.

Our 2024 grant cycle is closed. Awardees from the 2024 cycle will be notified the week of April 1, 2024.

Volunteers needed!
Volunteers from our local community participate in our annual and ad-hoc Grant Allocation Committee. This committee meets as needed to review applications, conduct site visits with applicants (if applicable), and provide recommendations to the Board of Directors. This is an engaging, informative way to get involved with United Way of Southwestern Oregon and learn more about social service agencies in our community. Contact Us to learn more about our Grant Allocation Committee!

Give where you live!
Visit our Donation Page  to set up your one-time or recurring contribution to help support our Community Impact Grantmaking Program, our Day of Caring, and other United Way of Southwestern Oregon projects.

Questions? Contact us!

2024 grant awardees - coming soon!

Congratulations to our 2022 grant awardees - $35,000 total was awarded:

  • Coos County

    • Coos County Friends of Public Health (Family Films with the Pharaohs health education movie series)

    • College Park Church of God (community meals ministry)

    • Devereux Center (food services program)

    • Knights of Columbus (holiday food box program)

    • Lakeside Feed the Need (library snack program)

    • North Bend Public Library Foundation (community resource connection program)

    • Powers Food Pantry (general support)

    • South Coast Hospice (grief support program)

    • Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach (emergency and transportation assistance program)

  • Coos/Curry Counties

    • Consumer Credit Counseling Service (Financially Fit Women program)

    • HIV Alliance (basic needs for at-risk individuals)

  • Curry County

    • Brookings Harbor Community Helpers (youth snack pack program)

    • Coastal Home Health & Hospice (volunteer recruitment/retention)

    • Common Good Food Pantry (general support)

    • Curry Homeless Coalition (Homeward Bound program)

    • Gold Beach Community Center (kitchen appliances for community meal program)

    • Wild Rivers Coast Foundation for Dance (scholarship program for lower income youth)

We would like to thank our Grant Allocation Committee volunteers past and present (Addie Hutchison, Alisa Green, AnnaLee Balkema, Becky Yaeger, Bethe Patrick, Elaine Lortscher, Kat Liddell, Kell Smith, Lydia Heins, Margaret Melvin, Mellissah Hendrickson, Paula Thompson, Renee’ Menkens, Sam Baugh, Starla Paris, and Stephanie Hadley) for their tireless work that goes into each grantmaking program.