Giving back
Grants & sponsorships
Each year UCBMA gives more than $30,000 in grants and sponsorships to worthy local organizations such as Focus on Youth, Reach Out Lakota, Edge Teen Center, Parachute, Lakota Robotics, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Rotary Club, Safe Haven Farms, SELF and Companions on a Journey.
Monthly grants & sponsorships
Supporting Butler County non-profits every month
Grants and sponsorships from $250 to $1,500 are awarded each month — up to two $1,500 awards per month — to non-profits and charitable organizations supporting projects and programs in the Butler County area.
Qualifying organizations may receive one award per calendar year.
Selection criteria
- Recipients must serve Butler County
- Must be a charitable organization or 501(c) non-profit
- Selection is based on community need, available funds and involvement in UCBMA
- Complete the request with supporting documents by the 5th of the month — later requests are considered the following month
Grant requests
Grants generally support organizational needs or programs — training, equipment, supplies and similar.
Sponsorship requests
Sponsorships generally support an activity or event — a golf outing, charity dinner, 5K run and so on.
Request for funds
Apply for a grant or sponsorship
Annual fundraiser
Food Truck Rally recipients
In addition to our monthly giving, each year's Food Truck Rally benefits a designated local non-profit.
2025 recipient
Lakota Robotics — Team 1038
Proceeds from the 2025 Food Truck Rally supported the Lakota Robotics team.
- 2026Reach Out Lakota
- 2025Lakota Robotics
- 2024Safe Haven Farms
- 2023West Chester Historical Society
- 2022Edge Teen Center
- 2021Cincinnati Children's StarShine Hospice
- 2020No rally — COVID shutdown
- 2019Companions on a Journey Grief Support
- 2018Big Brothers Big Sisters
- 2017Heroes' Fund
- 2016Sojourner Recovery Services