Deadline: 7-Feb-22
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
- Impact grantees may not receive funding in consecutive years.
- Impact Grants require a 1:1 cash match be secured before the grant is paid.
- 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, such as costs for 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 help a food pantry stock healthier options to improve community health.
- Significantly increase the organization’s ability to reach underserved populations, not to simply serve more people: For example: Impact grants are not designed to increase the number of people utilizing an existing program, but rather to help expand a successful program to serving a new high-need population. You must substantiate the need and provide 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.
For more information, visit https://ourcommunity.org/nonprofit-support/grants-at-the-community-foundation/impact-grants