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ABOUT UNITED WAY FUNDING
United Way of Crookston provides grant opportunities that support the Strategic Impact Plans for three primary focus areas.
OUR FOCUS
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Education of Children and Youth
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Financial Stability and Independence
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Building Healthy Communities
GENERAL FUNDING CRITERIA
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Does your agency currently have 501 (c) (3) status?
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Does your agency provide social services within the United Way of Crookston service area? (Crookston, Fisher, Climax, Beltrami)
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Do you currently have one or more secured sources of funding for the program?
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Has your agency been providing services for two or more years?
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Can your agency produce the following four result factors? — Program accountability (and fiscal responsibility), demonstrate lasting change in people’s lives, efficiently and effectively run programs, and programs that are responsive to the changing community needs
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Current Funding Opportunity
WHICH APPLICATION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Please look at the options below to decide which application will best represent your request.
United Way of Crookston
Grant Application Forms
MORE DETAILS
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Site visit may be required during year of allocation by Executive Director and/or Board Member.
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Grant amount is dependent upon annual campaign results and United Way of Crookston's ability to pay.
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All organizations seeking United Way funding must meet the General Funding Criteria listed above.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Send original completed application electronically via email. Original application with supporting documents must be mailed to our office or dropped off in person.
Completed applications with attachments must be received at the United Way of Crookston office no later than 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Grant hearing dates March 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2026
Submit the following with your application:
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Application for Funding- Short Form or Long Form (signature required).
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Submit a list of the current board of directors of the applicant organization.
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Financial statement and a copy of the most recent IRS 990 tax return. You may use an audited financial statement for the previous fiscal year.
Send application and materials to:
Becky Cymbaluk, Administrative Assistant
United Way of Crookston, Inc.
P.O. Box 218 Crookston, MN 56716
Email: becky@unitedwayofcrookston.org
For questions about the application, contact:
Elizabeth Boucher, Executive Director at (218) 281-1715 or exec@unitedwayofcrookston.org.