Impact Funded Partnership Pre-Application

Important Notes

The 2025-2026 Impact Funded Partnership pre-application will close on Thursday, January 30 at noon. 

If you're interested in a Community Partnership only with the United Way of Western Kentucky (UWWKY), please contact our office at 270-442-1691. This pre-application should only be completed by those interested in UWWKY funding. 
Community Partners are agencies that have a written partnership/impact agreement for programming offered in collaboration with the United Way of Western Kentucky. (i.e. the PALS program, 21st Century grant agreements, the Getting Ahead program, etc.)
 
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In which county or counties will these program funds be allocated? Check all that apply.
COMMUNITY LEVEL OUTCOMES

Community Level Outcomes:

Within your selected focus area (Education, Income or Health), check any/all outcomes that apply.
There is an increase in parental and/or caregiver involvement in their child’s education

I. INDICATOR: Increase in parental/caregiver involvement in school activities and after-school academic related activities. II. INDICATOR: Increase in parents/caregivers knowledge of age-appropriate child development.
There will be increased family commitment that will provide stability in the household

I. INDICATOR: Parents/caregivers improve parenting skills. II. INDICATOR: Parents/caregivers increase consistent involvement in children’s activities.
Children of all ages attend high quality, affordable early childcare and supplemental education (birth-12th grade) programs

I. INDICATOR: Children are ready for kindergarten. II. INDICATOR: Children are reading at the appropriate level by the end of 3rd grade. III. INDICATOR: Children are transitioning successfully from middle school to high school.
There is an increase in programs encouraging positive character development for children of all ages

I. INDICATOR: More community members serve as long-term mentors, tutors or advocates. II. INDICATOR: Youth improve motivation to succeed. III. INDICATOR: Youth improve their ability to interact appropriately with others.
Increased availability of assistance to offset the cost of employment and education

I. INDICATOR: Participants learn how to access services. II. INDICATOR: More nonprofits, churches, employers, and public entities are collaboratively providing access to programs that aid the daily cost of employment. III. INDICATOR: Increase in intermediate assistance to help bridge gap from poverty to self-sufficiency.
There is an increase in youth in our community that are career ready at completion of graduation

I. INDICATOR: Increase in high school graduation rates. II. INDICATOR: Increase in high school graduates that are prepared to enter college, technical college, or the workforce.
Adult population better equipped with the necessary skills to obtain and retain a living wage

I. INDICATOR: Individuals increase their technology/vocational skills. II. INDICATOR: Individuals increase their ability to read and/or write. III. INDICATOR: Individuals secure and maintain employment for an established time period.
People increase their capacity to move out of financial crisis

I. INDICATOR: Individuals improve their financial literacy. II. INDICATOR: Individuals decrease their financial dependency on government and charitable assistance. III. INDICATOR: Individuals/families have their immediate basic needs met. IV. INDICATOR: Individuals establish savings accounts and are “bankable”.
People increase their use of effective primary, behavioral and dental health care regardless of ability to pay

I. INDICATOR: There is increased access to affordable medications. II. INDICATOR: There is increased access to substance abuse treatment. III. INDICATOR: There is increased access to mental and emotional health services. IV. INDICATOR: There is increased access to dental services.
People have increased awareness for wellness and prevention

I. INDICATOR: There is an increase in participation in preventative health and wellness education and training. II. INDICATOR: Individuals and families increase understanding of their health condition(s) and risks. III. INDICATOR: Individuals and families will improve and maintain their physical health.
People have increased awareness of transportation options and utilize those opportunities for wellness and prevention

I. INDICATOR: There is an increase in participation in preventative health and wellness education and training and meeting appointments. II. INDICATOR: There is improved communication and linkage between service providers and public transportation entities.
Program Details
Include details about the connection between your program and the United Way outcomes you are measuring.
The United Way partner agencies are encouraged to fund-raise and support the work of their programs above and beyond the support provided by the United Way. With this in mind, the United Way no longer requires our partner agencies to refrain from fundraising during the “Black-Out Period”, which in the past ran from the annual campaign kick-off through the end of the campaign. However, partner agencies must continue to refrain from kicking off capital campaigns during the traditional annual United Way campaign, between September 1 through December 31 each year. Additionally, partner agencies are still restricted from seeking to run payroll deductions in workplaces at any time during the year.
United Way partner agencies, along with agencies that are recipients of special funding through disaster relief and other specified accounts, are encouraged to adhere to specific social media standards.  (Note:  by social media, we are referring to; Facebook, Twitter – now X, Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat, LinkedIn, blogs, web content and all related platforms used to reach external audiences). 
As an identified partner of the United Way of Western Kentucky, we encourage you to promote the brand story and mission of your organization and how the United Way aligns with your vision as a critical partner. We also encourage you to establish social media guidelines that include direction on who can post on behalf of your organization.
We do not support any content that would harm the goodwill or reputation of the United Way of Western Kentucky.  We expect our partners to refrain from posting any content that is disparaging, discriminatory or harassing (including content directed to our board, volunteers and staff). We also caution you about sharing content from parody accounts or commentary that compromises your integrity.  While there are many benefits to utilizing social media to promote your agency, we also recognize there are risks if expectations are not clear.  By the nature of our partnership, do you agree to the following:
  • Will not post material that is threatening, harassing, illegal, obscene, defamatory, libelous or hostile towards an individual or entity.
  • Remove content on your agency’s website, blog post and/or social platforms if we feel that the content does not align with our values and runs the risk of jeopardizing the United Way’s reputation.
  • You will alert a member of the United Way staff, if your social channels experience a potential security breach.
If you receive funds from the United Way, your agency will be a United Way partner agency. Being a United Way partner includes exchanging information, participating in activities together, leading/presenting at workplace campaign presentations, sharing resources, and enhancing the capacity of one another for mutual benefit to attain our shared vision. As collaborative partners, we must commit to ways of work that reduce competition and build consensus, are inclusive of a diversity of cultures, fields, and sectors, and are focused on comprehensive strategies and long-term results. The United Way agrees to recognize successful United Way-funded programs through videos, client stories, and other materials and where appropriate, encourage the promotion of partner programs via workplace publications, e-mail, websites, campaign tools, and other opportunities and as available, provide agencies with all necessary signage and logos to support the co-marketing agreement to meet United Way standards. Additionally, the United Way will promote agency needs, events, etc. on social media platforms. United Way will encourage and recommend partner agencies for volunteers, in addition to financial support. Partner agencies agree to display the approved United Way logo on the outside or inside of their buildings, and use the approved United Way logo on primary publications and materials for programs supported by United Way funding (i.e. newsletters, organization brochures, annual reports or posters), and provide needs, events, awards, and other information for promotion to be shared on United Way's social media platforms. Each United Way partner agency also agrees to have a United Way awareness presentation for staff every year and offer United Way payroll deductions to all staff. A United Way staff member will lead these partner agency on-site awareness presentations.
If NO is selected, contact Betsy Burkeen, CEO of United Way, to discuss our current partnership agreement.
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If your organization's total revenue is $500,000 or more, you must submit an independent financial audit conducted by a Certified Public Accountant and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

If your organization's total revenue is $499,999 or less, you must submit an independent financial audit OR an independent financial review conducted by a Certified Public Accountant.
*Annual Audit requirements:
1. Completed by a Certified Public Accountant
2. Auditor cannot serve on the applicant's Board of Directors
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