Community Investment

Your donation to the United Way is a sound and secure investment in our community. United Way assures donors that their investments are achieving the outcomes they expect through our Citizens Review Process. Agencies receiving United Way funding are required to submit outcome data for all funded programs. Community Investment volunteers conduct annual organizational assessments of each partner agency to measure the operational efficiencies and effectiveness of each organization.


About the Citizens Review Process

The citizens review process takes place at the end of the United Way annual campaign. In March of every year our partner agencies apply for funding toward one or more of their programs within the United Way focus areas, which are:

1. The promotion or development of family values and the family structure;
2. The promotion of healthy individuals, including medical, dental & mental health;
3. The elimination of all factors upon children ages 0 to 6 which impede the child’s mental,
     emotional or physical development or well-being;
4. The prevention or treatment of special problems of children ages 7 to 18;
5. The support of those in need of special assistance, for example the elderly, the mentally and
      physically challenged, and county residents in the military service.

United Way IRC currently has 30 non-profit partners that are applying for funding towards 47 programs. It is the policy of United Ways nationwide to involve local communities in the decision of allocating funds based on United Way standards, the agencies’ requests, impact of the programs on the community and availability of funds.

In Indian River County we currently rely on 120 community volunteers assigned to 12 panels of 10 including a panel chairman, a fiscal analyst and 8 associate panelists. These panels meet and assess each program to ensure fiscal and programming accountability.