--- title: UNITED FOR EQUITY FUND | United Way of Central Iowa description: A donation to the ‘United for Equity’ fund will help support the work of local nonprofits who are serving marginalized populations, including people of color, in our community, while advancing the work at the heart of United to Thrive. --- [![United Way of Central Iowa](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/UWCI-WhiteRev-130x84.png?width=120&height=78&name=UWCI-WhiteRev-130x84.png "United Way of Central Iowa")](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/) ![equity-header-blue](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/equity-header-blue.png?width=2151&name=equity-header-blue.png "equity-header-blue") # UNITED FOR EQUITY FUND ## Support the work of central Iowa nonprofits dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. United Way of Central Iowa is committed to addressing inequities and impacting disparities across our community. A donation to the UNITED FOR EQUITY Fund will help support the work of local nonprofits who are focused on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community while advancing the work at the heart of the [UNITED TO THRIVE](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/united-to-thrive) strategic focus. While equity is an embedded principle in our grantmaking, we recognize that it is more important than ever to ensure capacity-building for newer, and often smaller organizations who address inequities and are critical to our community's ability to deliver quality services that improve equity and reduce disparities. In order to reduce inequities in the nonprofit sector related to access to funding and networks, organizations who receive UNITED FOR EQUITY funding may receive both programmatic and capacity-building support to help strengthen their organizations and programs overall. The UNITED FOR EQUITY Fund: - Supports and strengthens organizations that serve marginalized populations – including organizations that are led by people of color and serve people of color – while advancing the work of UNITED TO THRIVE - Works to address the inequities related to the strong infrastructure, funding networks, data, and metrics more established organizations have - Provides programmatic support AND supplemental funding for organizational capacity-building and/or general operating costs to build sustainability for organizations We recognize that equity is not only a moral and economic imperative for our community, but that it is central to our mission and our strategic focus of UNITED TO THRIVE. We also recognize we don't have all the answers. We are committed to convening groups to find solutions grounded in lived experiences, collaboration, and resourcefulness. ### Make a UNITED for EQUITY donation below ### Enter "UNITED for EQUITY" in the Designations/Comments section.   UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA 1111 9TH ST  •  Suite 100 Des Moines, IA 50314 (515) 246-6500   •   [contactus@unitedwaydm.org](mailto:contactus@unitedwaydm.org) ## Need Help? Dial 2-1-1 [![211 Iowa - Get Connected, Get Help](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/211%20Logos%20062019/211%20Logo%20-%20color%20(white%20bubble)%20-%20No%20Tagline.png?width=180&name=211%20Logo%20-%20color%20(white%20bubble)%20-%20No%20Tagline.png)](http://211iowa.org/)     ---   [![Charity Navigator four star rated charity badge](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/UWCI/Website/Miscellaneous/Images/Charity_Navigator2.png?width=150&name=Charity_Navigator2.png "Charity Navigator four star rated charity badge")](https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/420680425)United Way of Central Iowa is proud to have earned a four-star rating for 18 straight years from Charity Navigator, an American independent charity watchdog organization that evaluates charitable organizations in the United States. This record places United Way of Central Iowa in the top 1 percent of charities nationwide. Click the logo to review our complete evaluation. [![candid-seal-platinum-2024](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/hs-fs/hubfs/candid-seal-platinum-2024.png?width=108&height=108&name=candid-seal-platinum-2024.png)](https://www.guidestar.org/profile/shared/7474f287-45d6-42ae-8f99-9365333ee703)United Way of Central Iowa has received a Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world's largest source of information on nonprofit organizations. The seal is given to nonprofits who have achieved the highest level of transparency through disclosures, information made available to the public, and accuracy and frequency of updates. Click the logo to learn more. © 2024 United Way of Central Iowa. All Rights Reserved. [**](https://twitter.com/UnitedWayCI) [**](http://www.facebook.com/UnitedWayofCentralIowa) [**](http://www.linkedin.com/company/61568) [**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/unitedwayofcentraliowa/) [**](http://www.youtube.com/user/UWofCI) [Privacy Policy](https://www.unitedwaydm.org/privacy-policy)