Grant Applicants
New for the 2010 Grant
Overview
Impact100 Philadelphia
will award $139,000 in June 2010, divided as follows:
• a $100,000 project grant, awarded to the first place grant finalist chosen by membership
vote at the Annual Meeting;
• a $20,000 operating grant, awarded to the second place
grant finalist; and
• a $19,000 operating grant, awarded to the third place grant finalist.
All applicants will apply for the Impact100 $100,000 project grant and
will not apply for unrestricted operating support.
This allocation above follows the new grant policy approved by the board of Impact100, in
May 2009, in order to allow grant funds to be distributed to more recipients. For more
detail about this modification, please see the
Impact100 Grant Amount Policy.
A second important change to the 2010 grant is that applicants may allocate up
to 15% of grant funds to organizational overhead expenses.
Please see the Eligibility and Grant FAQ tabs in the Grant Applicants section for
more information.
Impact100 Philadelphia's
mission is to engage women in philanthropy and collectively to fund grants
to charitable initiatives in the Philadelphia region. The goal each year is
to provide high-impact grants that raise the profile of deserving but lesser-known
organizations, and that highlight unmet needs in the region.
Focus areas for the grant include Arts & Culture, Education, Environment,
Family, and Health & Wellness. The grant recipient will be selected by
a vote of the membership, after a detailed process of reviewing
the grant proposals that are received.
Impact100 Philadelphia funds projects that:
• are conducted by organizations with limited funding
on this scale
• have a long-term positive impact
• reach a significant number of people
• benefit an underserved population
• are new programs or expansions of existing programs
• have a minimum total budget of at least $100,000
Organizations must apply under one of Impact100's Focus Areas. We recognize that many
organizations and projects can fit into more than one Focus Area, but applicants must
choose only one for their proposal. Please see the FAQ section for more about
selecting a Focus Area. To see descriptions of finalist projects for the 2009 and 2010 grants, click here
Grant Recipients
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•Arts and Culture: projects that cultivate, develop, and enhance
the cultural and artistic climate
•Education: projects that further the educational process or
improve access to education for children and/or adults
•Environment: projects that restore, preserve, revitalize or
enhance physical or natural surroundings, including indoor and outdoor recreational
facilities and other buildings or structures
•Family: projects that strengthen and enhance the lives of
children and families
•Health & Wellness: projects that improve the mental and/or
physical well-being of people
Applying for a grant is a two-step process. Prior to submitting a full proposal,
each prospective applicant must submit a Letter
of Inquiry. Letters of Inquiry must be postmarked by
Friday, January 15, 2010 and may not be faxed or sent via email.
All Letters of Inquiry will be reviewed, and during the week of February 8,
2010 Impact100 Philadelphia will inform applicants if they are invited to
submit a Full
Proposal. Full proposals must be postmarked by Wednesday,
February 24, 2010. During Impact100’s review of Full Proposals, some
applicants may be selected to receive site visits. Click here to see a
full
list of the 36 full proposal
applicants, and the 14 organizations that received a site visit for the 2009 grant.
Grant finalists will be announced by Friday, May 14, 2010, and will
be asked to make a presentation to the members of Impact100 Philadelphia at
our Annual Meeting on Monday, June 7, 2010. Members will vote at
the meeting and the grant recipient will be announced that evening.
We recommend you read through the other sections of the website’s Grant
Applicants menu before proceeding. Please note that only organizations with annual
operating budgets between $400,000 and $5 million are eligible for the Impact100
Philadelphia grant. In addition, an organization must have been in operation at
least 36 months prior to applying for an Impact100 grant.
Impact100 Philadelphia is a member of Delaware Valley Grantmakers.
