Amway Impact Grants – United States

Deadline: 01-Oct-24

Amway is providing community grants in support of non-profit organizations and programs that focus on health & wellness and empowerment.

At Amway, they use the best of the business and the passion of the people to impact communities around the world. The Amway grant program is currently available to organizations in West Michigan, Trout Lake, WA and Buena Park, CA.

Grant Focus Areas

• Health + Wellbeing
  • Funding focus areas:
    • Increase access to fresh, healthy foods
    • Provide supplemental nutritional resources to families and children facing food insecurity
    • Support optimal health for kids and their families through healthy eating education and training opportunities.
    • Community Infrastructure and Programming support designed to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.
    • Support mental wellbeing practices such as meditation and anxiety reduction or coping techniques that lead to a healthy mindset
  • Target audiences:
    • Children
    • Families and single parent households with school-aged children
    • Rural and urban communities
    • Traditionally underserved populations
• Empowerment
  • Funding focus areas:
    • Workforce & Entrepreneurship skill education
    • Livelihood Education: Training and Development of life skills that support individuals to thrive (ex. financial literacy or basic management skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, etc.)
    • Youth mentorship
    • Youth leadership development
    • Support addressing the individual and contextual barriers that hinder economic empowerment of marginalized and underserved populations
  • Target audiences:
    • Women and girls
    • Youth
    • Traditionally underserved populations

Funding Information

• Gold Grantee: $7,500 and above
• Silver Grantee: Up To $7,499

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
• The offices of the organization are located, and primarily serves, the focus areas within Kent County, MI.
• Application must demonstrate the community need AND have associated outcomes
• If the applicant is a house of worship, it must demonstrate that it operates a social service program that is open to the public and involves no religious activities
• Please note: Amway will consider funding portions of proposed projects, and collaborative projects will be given priority.

Ineligible

• Amway impact grant funding does not support the following:
  • Religious endeavors
  • Political, legislative or lobbying organizations
  • Individuals seeking personal help, travel support, scholarships or loans
  • Individual or team endorsements
  • General awareness campaigns
  • Marketing sponsorships, cause marketing or advertising projects
  • Movie, film or television documentaries
  • School athletic teams, bands, choirs, publications or advertisements
  • Sporting fundraising events
  • Sporting fundraising events
  • Athletic teams
  • Organizations outside of Kent County, MI.

For more information, visit Amway.