UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA INC
2955 N Meridian St Suite 300, Indianapolis, IN 46208 www.uwci.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: By uniting people and resources from six counties, we magnify our collective impact and create regional change with a local focus. Our programs replace self-sufficiency obstacles with opportunities for better lives in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion and Morgan Counties. At its core, United Way is a community impact organization supported by a wide network of people. Together with local partners, we set and reach community-wide goals that make Central Indiana - and the world - a better place. We don't wait for problems to land in our laps. Instead, we dig for the challenges that need us most - improving education, financial stability, health and basic needs of individuals and families across our six-county region. We've aligned our efforts, public policy work and partnerships - from small businesses and human services agencies to schools and governmental institutions - around measurable community goals that do the most good.

United Way fights for the education, financial stability, health and basic needs of every person in every community in Central Indiana. At its core, United Way is a community impact organization supported by a wide network of people just like you. Together with local partners, we set and reach community-wide goals that make Central Indiana - and the world - a better place.

Basic Needs Initiatives: Food. Shelter. Health. Transportation. Our Basic Needs work provides support to our most vulnerable neighbors and life-saving assistance to those in crisis situations - helping those in immediate need survive today so they can thrive tomorrow. UWCI accomplishes this through a number of programs and activities: In 2019/20 UWCI granted $5m to 57 organizations through our Basic Needs Impact Fund. These grants helped 18,672 struggling individuals access and retain affordable housing; 81,622 access healthy food and nutrition programs; 14,320 access physical, mental & behavioral health supports; and 9,005 access transportation options. UWCI also administers a number of federal programs in Central Indiana: Emergency Food & Shelter to provide food and shelter assistance to hungry and homeless individuals; Energy Assistance to provide financial assistance to offset high utility bills; Supportive Services for Veteran Families to provide support services for at-risk veterans. We also engage in a number of other Basic Needs programs including a homeless initiative designed to support Marion County's "Blueprint to End Homelessess"; Behavioral Health Courts designed to address the mental health and often co-existing substance abuse of individuals in the criminal justice system; transportation supports for seniors; winter assistance for those ineligible for the federal energy assistance; and JumpIN for healthy kids working to reduce childhood obesity. Most notable this fiscal year was UWCI's administration of the Central Indiana Covid-19 Community Economic Relief Fund (C-CERF) in partnership with Lilly Endowment Inc., Central Indiana Community Foundation (through the Glick Fund and The Indianapolis Foundation), Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, and Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. This fund, launched on March 13 raised and deployed more than $23m to more than 180 diverse community organizations and nonprofits serving individuals and families affected by the pandemic.

Accredited Community Based Organization (CBO) Supports: United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) addresses Central Indiana's most pressing needs in education, financial stability, health, and basic needs. Much of this work was accomplished in fiscal year 2019/20 through general support of 80-90 accredited CBOs across the human services spectrum. These CBOs are part of a rigorous evaluation process that assesses organizational governance; leadership; diversity, equity & inclusion; financial stability; strategic planning; community responsiveness; sustainability & scalability; and ability to market and engage funders to support their work . This year represented a "step-down" year for UWCI's traditional unrestricted support of these CBOs as we finalize the transition to fully competitive grantmaking through our Impact Initiatives: Basic Needs, Family Opportunity and Social Innovation - further outlined in other Program Service Accomplishments in this section. The $8m "step-down" grants in 2019/20 were intended to allow for a smoother transition to the new model. UWCI also supports these agencies' general operations through donor designated and other directed gifts ($2.5m); capital projects, technology and facilities maintenance grants ($1.6m); and evaluation, capacity building, contingency, staff support, and other activities. In addition, UWCI administers donor designated dollars to a wide range of unaffiliated organizations across the non-profit sector ($3.5m across over 1,000 organizations).

Family Opportunity Initiatives: Our Family Opportunity work supports integrated programs that improve the education, financial stability and overall health of the whole family. By intentionally working with parents, caregivers and children together, we create pathways for success and give families the tools needed to secure long-term stability and a brighter future. In 2019/20 UWCI awarded $3.6m in grants to 17 CBOs through our Family Opportunity Impact Fund. These grants served 1,523 families including 2,038 children through intentional 2Gen work. 2Gen programs don't stop with just income, employment and budgeting supports. They are meant to wrap around an entire family and improve health and well-being. UWCI is in the third and final year of our Great Families 2020 Program. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service ($7m) plus a $1:$1 match funded by UWCI and other private funders, this grant was our entry into the 2Gen work with 8 partners, providing us with learnings and a framework for our broader Family Opportunity strategies. The 2019/20 school year also marked the fifth and final year of the Indianapolis Preschool Scholarship Program, providing 1,727 children with PreK scholarships to help them enter kindergarten ready to learn. UWCI also solidified future funding by building our base number for those receiving state-funded On My Way PreK scholarships. Throughout this program, UWCI has worked with a number of partners to not only provide scholarships, but to build capacity and strengthen the provider network through capital projects, coaching, classroom supplies and equipment, etc. Other Family Opportunity work included the Indy Free Tax Prep program, which filed 3,539 returns for low-income families, bringing $3.9m in federal refunds and $1.3m in federal earned income tax credits back to these households; and our ReadUP program, which enlists over 1,000 volunteer mentors to support hundreds of early school-aged kids get on track and stay on track with their expected reading levels. As part of our overall Family Opportunity Initiatives, UWCI also provided $1.5m to 12 Centers for Working Families (CWF). Built on an evidence-based model developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation the CWF network is designed to provide families with the financial capabilities, strategies and tools needed to put them on the path to financial stability.

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