Deadline: 1-Feb-21
The Capital Region Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Impact Grants Program to increase the long-term impact of an organization or program, increase the organization’s ability to reach under-served populations, or enable two or more nonprofits to work collaboratively to create transformative and sustainable community change.
The Capital Region Community Foundation is a public charity organized as a collection of permanent endowments. The income from these endowed funds is awarded to provide charitable funding to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities, for projects and programs that predominantly benefit residents of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties, Michigan.
Funding Information
Amount: $10,000 to $75,000.
Criteria
- To apply for Impact funding, projects must meet at least one of the following Impact Criteria:
- Significantly increase the long-term impact of an organization or program, not to provide cash assistance for ongoing operations. Operating expenses are defined as routine expenses in an organization’s operating budget, including expenses related to existing, ongoing programming, occupancy, administration, etc. They do not award grants for operating deficits. For example, Impact grants will not purchase food for a pantry, but their committee may consider purchasing equipment that would allow a food pantry to stock healthier fresh food options.
- Significantly increase the organization’s ability to reach under-served populations, not to simply serve more people. For example, Impact grants will not be made to support additional people utilizing an existing program, but the committee may choose to fund some costs to expand the program to serve a new population. To qualify, the need must be substantiated along with a detailed sustainability plan.
- Enable two or more nonprofits to work collaboratively to create transformative and sustainable community change. For example, two organizations serving the same constituents may implement a new or expanded program together that would otherwise be impossible without collaboration.
- Impact grantees are not eligible for funding in consecutive years.
- All Impact Grants must fulfil or leverage a 1:1 cash match.
- Projects must predominantly benefit residents of Ingham, Clinton or Eaton counties in Michigan.
Impact Grant Timeline
- The preliminary application period is December 10, 2021– February 1, 2021.
- The Impact Grant Committee reviews the preliminary applications in late February and decides which will be invited to submit a full grant application.
- Full applications are due April 12, 2021, review by the committee in mid-June, and notification to grantees by the end of June 2021.
- Funds must be requested within one year of the grant approval date, once the 1:1 cash match has been secured.
Application Process
- PLEASE NOTE: BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Please be prepared to complete and submit the document in one session – this online application will not allow you to save a draft and return to the document at a later time.
- To prepare, they recommend you practice on a sample Impact application so you can gather all your information before prior to beginning the application.
- You will not need to create an Adobe account to use the Adobe Sign application. At the end of the application, you will be asked to provide a digital signature. Upon signing, you will immediately receive an email with a link to confirm that it is you. This step is required and only takes a few seconds.
- Once you confirm your email, the application will automatically be submitted, and you will immediately receive a copy of your completed form by email for your records.
- There are no required attachments at the Preliminary Application stage.
For more information, visit https://ourcommunity.org/nonprofit-support/grants-at-the-community-foundation/impact-grants
