Event photography by T-Stagg Photography. Thank you!

United Way of Champaign County's 9th Power of the Purse event was held on Thursday, May 4th at Pear Tree Estate – and was it a night to remember! We raised a total of $111,000 thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, purse donors, and guests. Our Presenting Sponsor, Northwestern Mutual, has been with us from the very start. They are committed to our cause and we are grateful for making the evening possible.  

With your support, we have achieved incredible things in 2022.

Thank you for supporting United Way of Champaign County. Every single contribution makes an immense difference right here in our community. It takes all of us to Live United!

Food. Water. Housing. Safety. Healthcare. Clothing. Identification. Access to technology.

When United Way made the decision to adjust our Community Impact Grant model in 2020, we knew there was one area of our work that would stay the same: support for essential community services.

Thanks to a generous $300,000 donation, United Way will be able to provide local programs with critical financial resources to expand their violence prevention work.

Together we can make our community more equitable and stronger

The power of caring and connection has never been greater. 

The collective effort of donors and volunteers in Champaign County helped our community get through the pandemic. Thanks to those efforts United Way of Champaign County and our partners were able to respond quickly and help more people than ever.

But there is still more work to do.

Are local kids from under-resourced neighborhoods getting enough healthy food?

Often, the answer is no.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service one in six kids live in food-insecure households, which means they aren’t getting enough to eat. 

Seniors can make charitable rollover donations from their IRA.

If you’re required to take a minimum annual distribution from your IRA, you know this amount is ultimately subject to taxation.

But there’s a way to save on your taxes – and support our community.

With rollover contributions from your IRA, you can donate up to $100,000 each year to charitable organizations such as United Way of Champaign County – completely tax-free.

Learn how you or a loved one can use your investment to help build a stronger community. Don't wait - contact us today.

Give Today to United Way of Champaign County and Make a Difference

What we do together today, will determine how we LIVE UNITED® tomorrow. 

Every person deserves to thrive.

To make that dream a reality, United Way of Champaign County fights for the health, education, and financial stability of our neighbors.

The Champaign County COVID-19 Relief Fund (the Fund) has been hard at work helping neighbors impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, May 20, the Fund received a $250,000 grant from the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) to support East Central Illinois relief work, with a focus on populations with a high COVID-19 burden. This is the second grant awarded by the ICRF to the Champaign County COVID-19 Relief Fund.