YOUR GENEROSITY IMPROVES OUR COMMUNITY
Education Leadership Initiative (ELI) are donors focused on helping students staying on a path to graduation and gaining essential building blocks for a better life.
Donations are designated to Education Success initiatives.
Lead United members are all donors who give $1,000 or more to United Way each year, devoting their giving to improving all lives in central Iowa.
Donations are strategically invested to create measurable and lasting change in our community's most urgent issues.
LINC (Lead. Impact. Network. Change.) unites young professionals and focuses on central Iowans’ Essential Needs, such as nutritious food and a safe place to call home.
Donations are designated to Essential Needs initiatives.
Members of Tocqueville Society give a minimum of $10,000 each year, and lead many initiatives in our community.
Donations are strategically invested to create measurable and lasting change in our community's most urgent issues.
United LEAGUE is a network of motivated donors who identify as Black or as allies, and invest in programs and strategies that promote economic advancement of the Black community in central Iowa.
Donations are designated to Economic Opportunity initiatives.
Women United members are leadership donors who are laying the ground work for future success in our youngest central Iowans.
Donations are designated to Early Childhood Success initiatives.
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