Thanks for your interest in becoming a United Way agency!
In 2015-16, United Way of the Florida Keys will support programs that meet a critical need for working families in Monroe County by providing services in one of our community impact areas:
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Access to nutritious food for people in critical need; or
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Early childhood and after-care support with an educational or positive behavioral component
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maximum of 10% of our allocated funding may also be reserved for other safety net
services, defined as those providing referral and short-term emergency response services within Monroe County.
In addition to the limitation on eligibility based upon our community impact areas, funding will only be considered for:
- Nonprofit organizations recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, or nonprofit organizations requesting funding for a program which is a project under a 501(c)(3) faith-based organization.
- Organizations that show an appropriate ratio of fundraising and administrative overhead to that spent for the delivery of services; generally the administrative percentage should be well below 30%.
- Organizations that operate in accordance with a Non-discrimination Policy in writing that outlines how an organization does not discriminate in hiring, service delivery or volunteer services on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.
- Applicants that have completed the application in its entirety and submitted all required documentation (or provided a satisfactory reason why the information is not applicable).
Funding will not be considered for:
- Individuals or for-profit organizations.
- Endowment or capital campaigns.
- Athletic
associations or teams.
- Fundraising
events, testimonial events or dinners and related activities such as silent auctions,
raffles and walk-a-thons.
- Religious
organizations if the activities serve only their membership or promote a
particular religion or denomination.
- Lobbying
efforts designed to influence legislation.
- Direct
support for travel or tours by individuals or groups unless such travel is a
critical component of an eligible program.
- Advertising
other than that designed to make the public aware of available services.
For a complete copy of our 2015-16 Funding Guidelines, click here.
Applications and required supporting documents can be mailed, emailed or hand-delivered, but all materials must be received by United Way no later than March 6, 2015, by 5 p.m. EST.
Email: If emailing, please scan all documents as PDF files, except for a Board of Directors roster which should be submitted in Excel. Email to [email protected]. You will receive confirmation that we have received your email within one business day. If you do not receive this confirmation, please contact our office at 305-735-1929.
Mail: You can mail your application packet to United Way of the Florida Keys, P.O. Box 1287, Islamorada, FL 33036. Please note that applications must be received, not postmarked, by March 6, 2015, so be sure to allow plenty of time for delivery.
Hand-Delivery: You can also drop off your application packet to our physical address, 93911 Overseas Highway in Tavernier, We are located on the second floor in Suite 7. If you choose hand-delivery, make sure to give your application packet to a United Way staff member only. Do not leave your packet in our on-site mailbox because it is unsecured.
To download a copy of the application, click here.
United Way staff and community
volunteers will be visiting a site for each applicant agency submitting a full,
qualifying application with an eligible program. The volunteers will tour your
facilities and learn about services provided. They will have reviewed your
application in advance, and will ask questions about your organization or the
program for which funding is requested. Expect approximately 10 guests to
attend your 30 to 45-minute site visit. You will be evaluated using a Scorecard with 100 possible points plus up to 10 bonus points.
Funding decisions will be made on May 19, 2015 and funding for selected agencies will begin on July 1, 2015.
Questions? Email us at [email protected] or call us at 305-735-1929.