Our Community Investments
United Way of the Plains invests in programs that tackle our community’s most pressing needs.
United Way’s core investments in local nonprofit programs are made through three grant opportunities: Opportunity on the Plains, Promise on the Plains and Impact on the Plains. Each investment opportunity supports our work to advance the common good in our focus areas of health, education, financial stability and basic needs.
OPPORTUNITY ON THE PLAINS
Opportunity on the Plains is the largest, annual grant investment program from United Way of the Plains to help meet the most pressing needs in our community. It provides grants to health and human service programs in our focus areas of health, education, financial stability and basic needs. Learn more about this investment program and the 2025-2026 grant recipients here.
PROMISE ON THE PLAINS
Through Promise on the Plains, United Way of the Plains invests in the capacity of grassroot organizations geared toward impacting communities in need. Grants worth up to $10,000 support and enhance the efforts of these organizations while also advancing the work of United Way in the areas of health, education, financial stability and basic needs.
United Way awarded grants to 14 local organizations in 2025. See a complete list here.
IMPACT ON THE PLAINS
Impact on the Plains, United Way’s social innovation competition, invites nonprofits to pitch their ideas for bold solutions to community issues in a “Shark-Tank”-style event. The top program applicants in the areas of health, education, financial stability and basic needs present their program to a panel of diverse community judges at a live event. This investment program promotes an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the nonprofit community and transforms how complex social issues are addressed.
Impact on the Plains was held Sept. 18, 2025. Read the press release, highlighting the recipients. Learn more about Impact on the Plains.
OUR FOCUS
Our focus is on health, education, financial stability and basic needs—the building blocks for a good quality of life and a strong community. Click below to learn more about what we’re doing, the programs we invest in and our lasting impact in each area.
