The Mission:
Focus community resources to meet community needs.

Purpose:
The established purposes of United Way of Marquette County, Inc. are to:

A. Increase the organized capacity of area citizens to care for one another.

B. Provide local employers, employees and other donors a cost-effective system with which to effectively address Marquette County health and human service needs through charitable gifts of money, time and goods.

C. Provide opportunities for personal participation in raising and distributing contributions to organizations that are tax exempt under federal law.

D. Distribute funds given through the allocation process to affiliated eligible agencies which provide priority services to county citizens.

E. Forward donor designated funds to legally tax exempt organizations as directed by donors.

F. Provide referrals to individuals requesting assistance to the appropriate agencies.

G. Encourage sound management with affiliated agencies.

H. Encourage efficiency, cooperative planning and coordination among all organizations serving the county.

Page last updated: 12/26/07