What We Fund

New for 2024-25, Great Rivers United Way’s Community Investment Fund has two priority areas: Community Mental Wellbeing and Basic Needs. If you are a nonprofit seeking funding for these areas, please see our Applying for Grants page.

Basic Needs 

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Wisconsin
    • Kids Cafe Food Program
  • Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Kids
    • CASA for Kids Growth
  • Cia Siab, Inc.
    • Hmoob Eviction & Disconnection Prevention
    • Hmoob Family Food Insecurity Interventions
  • Couleecap
    • Food Security & Outreach
    • Homeless Prevention & Supportive Housing
  • Family & Children’s Center
    • Healthy Families
    • Stepping Stones
  • Family Promise of Monroe County
    • Purchase & Renovation of New Shelter
  • Karuna, Inc.
    • Pilot Supportive Housing Program
  • Mobile Meals of La Crosse
    • Home-Delivered Meal Program
  • New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers
    • Homicide Prevention Shelter Program
  • Runaway Homeless Youth Mediation & Emergency Services, Inc. (RHYMES)
    • Emergency Youth Shelter
  • Shelter Development, Inc.
    • theExchange: La Crosse Area Furniture Bank
  • The Good Fight Community Center
    • Meal Program
  • The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse
    • Food Recovery Program
    • Kane Street Community Garden
    • Senior Stockbox Program
  • The Salvation Army of La Crosse
    • Emergency Shelter & Meals Program
  • WAFER Food Pantry
    • Emergency & Supplemental Food
  • Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council
    • Homeless Shelter Program

Community Mental Wellbeing

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region
    • Empowering Minds: Building Mental Health and Well-Being through One-to-One Youth Mentoring
  • Boys & Girls Club of Sparta
    • Be GREAT
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse
    • Youth & Family Services
  • CASA for Kids
    • CASA for Kids Impact
  • Cia Siab, Inc.
    • Hmoob Elders Mental Wellbeing
  • Couleecap
    • Social Security Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)
  • Family & Children’s Center
    • Outpatient Counseling
    • The Other Door
  • Family Promise of the Great Rivers
    • Operational Support for Case Management
  • HorseSense
    • Empowering Lives Through Equine-Assisted Services: Program Expansion & Safety Enhancements
  • Independent Living Resources
    • RAVE Recovery Avenue
  • Karuna Inc.
    • Pilot Supportive Housing Program
  • La Crescent Area Healthy Community Partnership
    • Neighbors in Action
  • La Crosse Area Family YMCA
    • Community Mental Health at the Y
  • New Horizons Shelter & Outreach Centers
    • SAAFE La Crosse Outreach Program
  • Next Steps for Change
    • Peer Support for Monroe, La Crosse, Vernon, and Crawford Counties
  • Scouting America – Gateway Area Council
    • Stronger Together: Scouting for Mental Wellness
  • The La Crosse Lighthouse, Inc.
    • The La Crosse Lighthouse Peer Support Services
  • The Parenting Place
    • Strong & Connected Families
  • Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council
    • Strengthening Rural Families
    • Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
  • YWCA La Crosse
    • Intergenerational Care Center
    • Restorative Practices