Women United - Brighter Future Fund

Fund Description

United Way of Racine County’s Brighter Future Fund supports our mission to advance education and financial stability across the community. With a particular focus on women and children, Women United and the Brighter Future Fund will help fund programs that promote literacy development, financial empowerment, and mental health support.

We anticipate that most proposals will focus on enhancing existing programs rather than launching entirely new initiatives. 

Women United raises funds outside of the United Way of Racine County’s annual campaign. We are able to offer funding due to the generous support of donors throughout our community that want to support women and children.

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Application Process and Timeline

The 2025-26 grant application opens on July 1, 2025, and closes July 31, 2025. The Brighter Future Fund will provide up to seven grants of $2,000 to programs led by nonprofits. Organizations may be granted a maximum of one Brighter Future Fund grant. 

Requests submitted will be reviewed by the United Way of Racine County's Community Investment Committee (CIC) in August 2025. 

You can see the full application and reporting requirements by downloading the fund information, including application questions as a Word doc or PDF

Your application must be completed and submitted in one session. If you navigate away from the page, your progress will not be saved. 

Budget Requirements

Following submission of the online application form, the individual listed as the Primary Contact on the application will receive an auto-generated confirmation email. The Primary Contact must immediately respond to that email with the following attachments:  

  • Proof of IRS determination of 501(c)3 status
  • Completed United Way of Racine County Brighter Future Fund Template. 

Failure to submit the required attachments will render the application ineligible for review. All budget requests must be in whole dollar amounts.

The UWRC Brighter Future Fund Budget Template can be found HERE. 

 

Reporting Requirements

Grantees are required to submit by August 30, 2025. Additional reporting requirements may be stipulated in funding agreement. Late and/or incomplete reports will negatively impact the organization’s eligibility for future United Way of Racine County funding. Information included in this report will be shared with United Way staff, board and community investment volunteers, and may also be included in United Way reports, media and publications. In addition, grantees are expected to provide periodic ad-hoc updates via email as requested to ensure ongoing communication and progress monitoring.

 

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