United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

Monitoring policies for allocated funding begins with a screening process called the qualification review process. all organizations receiving united way funding must complete and pass a rigorous qualifications criteria application for funding consideration. qualifying for funding, however, does not guarantee funding. service providers must meet all 18 qualifications criteria - legal, governance, finance, and organizational quality assurance - to be considered for united way funding. the program operating with united way support are monitored annually on customer count, low-income status of customers, and results - based accountability data collection and results reporting measurements. total grant expenses reported on schedule i, part ii is higher than the total grant expenses reported on form 990, part ix, line 1 due to timing of when campaign payouts occur for donor designations and when the organization recognizes income from the annual campaign. uwglv ran the 2024 annual campaign from september 1, 2024 through march 31, 2025. the money raised from the annual campaign is released from restriction at the start of the new fiscal year on july 1, 2025. as part of the campaign, donors are able to designate their donations to local agencies of their choice, and once payment is received from a donor, uwglv process payments and sends the money to the agency of their choice. this can cause timing differences and a significant amount of donor designations were received and paid out