Leveraging Partnerships for Greater Impact

Each year, the Community Partnership Award honors nonprofit organizations that leverage partnerships with public and private organizations in order to scale their transformative solutions to critical social challenges within their communities and beyond.

The 2025 award winners were selected from among hundreds of organizations that participated in the application process. Together, they represent a wide variety of innovative, results-oriented organizations that are driving measurable change in their communities. They join a growing list of Community Partnership Award winners that are forging new pathways to healthier, more equitable communities for all.

the Community Partnership Award has recognized 268 partnerships from cities and towns across America.

Since its inception, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 271 partnerships from cities and towns across America.

“The 2025 Community Partnership Award-winning programs exemplify the spirit of partnership and innovation and how it drives meaningful change in communities across the country. Their transformative work demonstrates how sectors can come together to create beneficial change in the communities they serve.”

Sara Wiencken
Chair
Mutual of America Foundation

A Holistic Focus

Over the past 30 years, the Community Partnership Award has recognized a diverse group of nonprofit organizations in the United States whose inspiring programs are tackling critical social issues, including: 

Antibullying

Child Abuse

Community Development

Disabilities

Domestic Violence

Education

Elder Care

Employment

Family Support

Grief Support

Healthcare

Homelessness

Housing

Human Trafficking

Hunger Prevention

Inmate Rehabilitation

Mental Health

Poverty

Prison Reform

Public Safety

Racial Equality

Refugee Care

Sexual Violence

Special-Needs Inclusion

Substance Abuse

Teen Counseling

Veteran Care

Violence Prevention

Women’s Empowerment

Women’s Health

Workforce Development

Youth

 

42

States, plus the District of Columbia, represented by organizations whose programs have received the Community Partnership Award

163

Cities and towns across the United States with organizations whose programs have received the Community Partnership Award