$9.1M in expenses

Founded in 1939, heart of florida united way (united way) is central florida's largest supporter of local health and human service agencies. In 2024-2025, $21 million dollars were invested into central florida, including over $6.7 million dollars raised during the annual campaign that helps fund local health and human service programs. With these investments, united way touched the lives of 870,113 individuals through community partnerships, as well as through direct services designed to create a thriving community where adults and children achieve their full potential with access to a solid education, good health, safe neighborhoods and jobs that pay a living wage.

$5.2M in expenses

In FY 2024-2025, heart of florida united way 211 and crisis services contact center managed grants and fee-for-service contracts, totaling $4.4 million, to provide 24/7 information, referral, and crisis support services via phone, chat, text, email and online database access in the tri-county area of orange, osceola and seminole, florida. HFUW 211 is also contracted to provide services in 17 additional counties in florida, as well as serving as the national disaster distress helpline text center and regional 988 suicide & crisis lifeline. HFUW 211 and crisis services answered over 242,000 contacts in FY 2025.

$2.7M in expenses

Heart of florida united way serves as the lead agency for ryan white part b/general revenue, a florida department of health-funded program that provides care and support to people living with HIV in orange, osceola, seminole and brevard counties. Additionally, heart of florida united way receives federal funding from orange county government to provide technical assistance for the central florida HIV planning council, a community planning group that makes recommendations to the recipient offices on ryan white part funds, through the management of the planning council support program. The planning council provides prevention and care planning for orange, osceola, seminole, lake and brevard counties.