Designating Donation
How We Invest
United Way partner agencies are able to benefit from designated donations from corporations and individuals, as well as participation in our annual allocations process. This process distributes funding generated by workplace giving campaigns involving over 400 local businesses, educational institutions, hospitals, and municipalities.
We ensure that all contributions raised in Southwest Alabama are reinvested locally to directly benefit our communities. Decision-making regarding investments and partnerships is conducted locally, with trained volunteers and Board members representing our corporate partners, ensuring that the community’s needs are at the forefront of each decision.
2023-24 Allocations — $853,431
The following agencies received funding from the United Way of Southwest Alabama for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Choctaw County — $11,000
Alpha Women’s Resource Center – $1,058
American Red Cross Serving South Alabama – $793
Catholic Social Services – $1,234
Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama, Mobile Gulf Coast Chapter – $353
Feeding the Gulf Coast – $3,526
Lifelines Counseling Services – $705
Regional Child Advocacy Center, Inc. – $1,569
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile – $1,058
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc. – $353
Victory Health Partners – $353
Clarke County — $72,431
Alpha Women’s Resource Center – $7,807
American Red Cross Serving South Alabama – $3,526
Catholic Social Services of the Greater Mobile Area – $5,129
Community Action of South Alabama – $3,420
Drug Education Council – $2,137
Dumas Wesley Community Center – $2,137
Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama, Mobile & Gulf Coast Chapter – $2,137
Feeding the Gulf Coast – $8,546
Goodwill of the Gulf Coast, Inc. – $2,137
Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc. – $1,710
Home of Grace for Women, Inc. – $3,420
Lifelines Counseling Services – $1,299
Regional Child Advocacy Center, Inc. – $9,361
Sickle Cell Disease Association, Mobile Chapter, Inc. – $427
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program – $855
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc. – $2,565
Victory Health Partners – $7,266
Mobile County — $703,000
AIDS Alabama South, LLC – $10,984
American Red Cross Serving South Alabama – $15,818
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama, Inc. – $21,969
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama, Inc. – $26,363
Catholic Social Services of the Greater Mobile Area – $10,984
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) – $1,758
Crittenton Youth Services – $4,394
Dearborn YMCA – $19,772
Drug Education Council – $17,575
Dumas Wesley Community Center – $43,850
Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama, Mobile & Gulf Coast Chapter – $439
Family Promise of Coastal Alabama – $13,181
Feeding the Gulf Coast – $26,363
Goodwill of the Gulf Coast, Inc. – $21,969
Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, Inc. – $26,363
Home of Grace for Women, Inc. – $39,544
Housing First, Inc. – $17,575
Lifelines Counseling Services – $30,756
McKemie Place, Inc. – $26,363
Mulherin Custodial Home – $26,363
Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy – $21,969
Penelope House, Inc. – $43,850
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile – $4,394
Sickle Cell Disease Association, Mobile Chapter, Inc. – $13,181
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program – $1,318
The Child Advocacy Center, Inc. – $39,544
The Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama – $17,575
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Inc.- $48,243
Via Health, Fitness, and Enrichment Center – $43,850
Victory Health Partners – $61,425
Wilmer Hall Children’s Home – $5,273
Washington County — $67,000
Alpha Women’s Resource Center – $1,523
American Red Cross Serving South Alabama – $5,710
Catholic Social Services of Greater Mobile – $2,284
Child Day Care Association – $1,300
Drug Education Council – $1,142
Dumas Wesley Community Center – $1,523
Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama – $1,142
Feeding the Gulf Coast – $3,807
Goodwill Gulf Coast – $1,523
Home of Grace for Women – $1,142
Lifelines Counseling Services – $952
Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy – $3,807
Regional Child Advocacy Center – $4,759
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile – $6,091
Sickle Cell Disease Association – Mobile Chapter – $761
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program – $761
The Arc of Southwest Alabama (ECI) – $22,841
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile – $1,599
Victory Health Partners – $5,634
2022-23 Direct Designations — $132,658.35
The following agencies received donor designated donations from the United Way of Southwest Alabama for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
AIDS Alabama South – $1,250
Alpha Women’s Resource Center – $1,868.04
AltaPointe Health Systems – $1,526
American Red Cross Serving South Alabama – $1,803.58
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Gulf Coast – $2,015.68
Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama – $7,007.54
Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Alabama – $364
CASA Mobile (Court Appointed Special Advocates) – $1,460
Catholic Social Services of Greater Mobile – $9,409.96
Child Day Care Association – $1,300
Crittenton Youth Services – $1,020
Dearborn YMCA – $2,544
Drug Education Council – $4,963.20
Dumas Wesley Community Center – $4,354
Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama – $490.32
Family Promise of Coastal Alabama – $755.98
Feeding the Gulf Coast – $6,083.66
Goodwill Gulf Coast – $8,525.64
Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services – $2,815
Home of Grace for Women – $4,682.16
Lifelines Counseling Services – $2,897.50
McKemie Place – $3,312.44
Mobile Community Action – $2,275
Mulherin Custodial Home – $2,158.30
Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy – $3,673
Penelope House – $9,666.62
Regional Child Advocacy Center – $1,050.32
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile – $7,169.53
Sickle Cell Disease Association – Mobile Chapter – $1,645
South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program – $362.94
The Arc of Clark County – $2,300.90
The Arc of Southwest Alabama (ECI) – $4,771.18
The Child Advocacy Center – $5,170.24
The Learning Tree – $2,560
The Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama – $1,709.10
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile – $3,541.78
Via Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center – $905.50
Victory Health Partners – $3,624.12
Volunteers of America Southeast (VOASE) – $860
Wilmer Hall Children’s Home – $6,986.16
YMCA of South Alabama – $275
