United Way of Westchester and Putnam Awarded $27,000 from Impact100 Westchester

White Plains, N.Y. (June 2025) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) was awarded $27,000 from Impact100 Westchester during their 2025 grant cycle. The announcement was made Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the Metropolis Country Club, with many Westchester County nonprofit leaders and stakeholders in attendance.

United Way of Westchester and Putnam is one of two organizations awarded the $27,000 Core Mission Grant, while two other organizations were awarded $85,000 Transformational grants. The proposal, “Transportation for Transformation: Scaling Our Community Reach,” assists United Way’s efforts to purchase a new extended cargo van to support the organization’s delivery of essential good items, through their Essential Goods for Basic Needs Program, to their nonprofit partners who in turn, lift-up many of our neighbors living in poverty or paycheck-to-paycheck.

In 2024, United Way of Westchester and Putnam distributed $5.7 million worth of essential goods to 110 schools and nonprofit partners to meet the basic needs of the community they serve. These included new items such as mattresses, bed linens, backpacks, diapers, socks, and so much more.

“We are thrilled and encouraged by tonight’s announcement,” says United Way of Westchester and Putnam CEO, Tom Gabriel, “Receiving funding to go toward a new van will have a ripple effect. It will increase the capacity of United Way and our nonprofit partners, which will allow us to exponentially increase the number of Westchester residents served.”

Impact100 Westchester is a women's collective giving organization engaging women in philanthropy. This year the organization awarded $252,000 for their 2025 Grant Cycle, including two Core Mission Grants, two Transformational Project Grants, and four Boost Awards that focus on smaller nonprofits. Core Mission Grants fund projects and programs as the recipient sees fit, consistent with their mission.

About United Way of Westchester and Putnam

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) is an anti-poverty organization dedicated to improving the lives of 40% of our neighbors who live in poverty or paycheck to paycheck. United Way provides strategic resources and tools to help struggling residents lead a better, more stable life, and these include our 211 Helpline operating 24/7 across the Hudson Valley, early literacy programming for preschoolers in underserved communities, job skills training and financial empowerment for financially struggling adults and families, as well as access to health services and discounts on prescription drugs. United Way supports hundreds of local nonprofits with millions of dollars in grants and essential goods for basic needs, as well as by providing affordable professional development and connecting nonprofits to new resources.

UWWP is located at 336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, NY 10606. Phone: 914-997-6700 Website: www.uwwp.org, Facebook: (www.facebook.com/UnitedWayWP), LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/united-way-of-westchester-and-putnam, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unit... and Twitter (@UnitedWayWP)