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 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 fulfill
or leverage a 1:1 cash match.
- Projects must predominantly
benefit residents of Ingham, Clinton or Eaton counties in
Michigan.
Post Date -
17-Dec-2020