United Way Endowment Fund

Established in 2004, the United Way Endowment Fund is an organizational endowment created to enable United Way of Marion County to support its own operations and programs in a fiscally responsible and long term way. Through annual grants, this fund helps United Way of Marion County support itself and continue its mission—and those of its local partners and programs—of helping others in Marion County.

United Way of Marion County helps to support the following: Marion Public Library Let’s Read 20 • Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio • YWCA Family Learning Labs • Boys & Girls Club Formula for Impact • Safety City of Marion, Ohio • Marion Mentors • Marion Voices in the Schools • Marion County Children Services Foster Family Mentoring  • Peace & Freedom Committee • Royal Family Kids • Imagination Library • Storytime at the Jer-Zee • Marion County Child Care Coalition • Believe in Students, Faculty and Students Together (BIS/FAST) Fund • RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) • Turning Point • Marion Victim Assistance Program • Heart of Ohio Homeless Shelter • LifeCare Alliance Meals-on-Wheels & Congregate Dining • American Red Cross Disaster Response Services & Home Fire Preparedness • LASC Safety & Stability for Women • Mobile Meals of Marion County • Marion Housing Coalition • Marion County Child Care Coalition • Marion Microfarm • Marion Matters Getting Ahead Community Navigation • Marion County Transportation Coalition • Pay it Forward Project