TOGETHER WE CAN DO BIG THINGS
When you give to United Way of the Greater Dayton, your dollars stay in the Miami Valley. From strengthening local resilience to advancing health, youth opportunity, and financial security, United Way of the Greater Dayton Area is mobilizing communities to action so all can thrive.
2026 FUNDED PROGRAMS
FUNDED THROUGH STRONG FAMILIES FUND
Healthy Community
AFL-CIO
Labor Choice Food Pantries
Catholic Social Services
Choice Food Pantries
Life Essentials Senior Partnership
Common Good of Preble County
Preble Emergency Assistance
Dakota Center
Golden Agers
House of Bread
Lunch 365
The Foodbank, Inc.
Hunger Relief
Preble County Council on Aging
Home Delivered Meals Program
Youth Opportunity
Boys and Girls Club of Dayton
Ready to Learn Program
Dakota Center
After-School Program
Daybreak
Youth Shelter
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Imagination Library
Financial Security
Family & Children First
Greene County Strong Families Case Management
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area
Montgomery County Strong Families Case Management
Thrive Therapeutics
Preble County Strong Families Case Management
Community Resilience
American Red Cross
Disaster Relief/Preparedness
Artemis Center
Domestic Violence Hotline and Trauma Informed Advocacy Services
Family Promise of Greene County
Homelessness Family Promise
H.I.T. Foundation | Home Is The Foundation
Homeless Services (365+Cold)
Habitat for Humanity
Housing
Miami Valley Community Action Partnership
Donnellan Shelters - Greene County
Harding Place Transitional Housing
Preble County Domestic Violence Shelter
Violence Free Futures
DIVERT - Domestic Violence Emergency Response Team
Safe Housing
YWCA Dayton
Domestic Violence Shelter
PAY BY CHECK
To donate by check, please make payable to "United Way of the Greater Dayton Area"
Please mail your completed check to:
409 East Monument Avenue, Suite 405
Dayton, OH 45402
GIVE THROUGH YOUR DONOR ADVISED FUND
All gifts provide solutions creating real community impact. You can easily give back to your community through your Donor Advised Fund.
SAFE GIVING
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area has strict state and federal guidelines we must follow, not to mention our own By-Laws, Code of Ethics, and Core Values.
Community Volunteers review all grant proposals and applications. All funded programs and services, as well collective impact projects are monitored for effectiveness. Funding decisions are based on the performance and impact these programs have on community needs. We ensure all of your money is being used wisely throughout the Miami Valley.
Our legal title is United Way of the Greater Dayton Area, TAX ID #31-0536658. As a non-profit any gifts are tax deductible. We honor donor choice and allow designations as well as non-discretionary funding. The IRS allows many methods of giving.
If you would like to know more about your charitable giving options please contact Patty Breeding at 937-225-3011 or Pattyb@dayton-unitedway.org