GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY INC

GRANT APPLICATIONS EVERY ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR FUNDING FROM GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY (GMAUW) MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE APPLICATION REQUIRES A RIGOROUS REPORTING PROCESS INCLUDING THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED, THE IMPACT AND OUTCOMES OF FUNDING, AND ACTUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE APPLICATIONS AND BUDGETS ARE REVIEWED BY TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY GMAUW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY IMPACT. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1 GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY'S (GMAUW) CORE COMMITMENTS ARE TO SECURE RESOURCES, CONVENE THE COMMUNITY, AND CONNECT PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOURSES. THROUGH THESE ACTIONS, GMAUW AIMS TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING, STABILITY, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW FOR ALL IN OUR REGION. GMAUW PROVIDED FUNDING TO 62 PROGRAMS ACROSS 43 NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN 2024. OF THESE PROGRAMS, 39 RECEIVED ADDITIONAL "ONE-TIME" FUNDING IN THE FALL OF 2024. GMAUW SECURES RESOURCES BY SOLICITING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE REGION DURING THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 5,000 INDIVIDUALS DONATED THROUGH WORKPLACE CAMPAIGNS OR OTHER PERSONAL GIVING, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 162 COMPANIES PLEDGED A CORPORATE GIFT. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 1,700 VOLUNTEERS DONATED OVER 14,500 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE ENABLING GMAUW TO KEEP OVERHEAD LOW WHILE MAXIMIZING IMPACT. IN-KIND DONATIONS, WHOSE VALUE TOTALED OVER 987,000 IN 2024, ARE ALSO ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING GMAUW ACTIVITIES HAVE THE MAXIMUM IMPACT. COMMUNITY IMPACT - EDUCATION GMAUW HELPS TO STABILIZE FAMILIES IN NEED AND GIVES THEM TOOLS FOR SUCCESS BY SUPPORTING BASIC NEEDS, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH. THE FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION IS STRUCTURED TO BUILDING SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, ENSURE YOUTH HAVE HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED ABOUT 16,347 YOUTH IN 2024. EXAMPLES OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE UNITED WAY FOURTH- GRADE BOOK PROJECT, WHICH SERVED ABOUT 1,600 CHILDREN; "THE KINDNESS BOOTH" BOOK PROJECT, WHICH SERVED APPROXIMATELY 2,000 CHILDREN; AND THE ANNUAL READING FESTIVAL, WHICH SERVED MORE THAN 350 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2 COMMUNITY IMPACT - HEALTH GMAUW HELPS PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHY, INDEPENDENT LIVES. THE FOCUS OF HEALTH SUPPORTS INCREASED INDEPENDENCE THROUGH BUILDING SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS, SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE THEIR LIVES FULLY ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORTING VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING THEM TOOLS TO MAINTAIN ALL ASPECTS OF HEALTHY LIVING. THESE PROGRAMS SERVICED ABOUT 20,224 PEOPLE IN 2024. IN ADDITION, THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT COMMUNITY CONNECT RESOURCE EVENT SERVED MORE THAN 680.