The Impact Fairfield County Grant will provide restricted funds to develop new programs/projects; enhance, expand, or strengthen existing programs/projects; and/or improve organizational capacity that advances the nonprofit organization’s core mission.
Donor Name: Impact Fairfield County
State: Connecticut
County: Fairfield County (CT)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/11/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Funding Information
Impact Fairfield County transformative grants are in the amount of $100,000 to be spent over 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must be:
- Classified as a “public charity” with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Operating in, serving residents of, AND fully expending funds in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- In possession of three years of independently audited financial statements.
- A new awardee, i.e. not a recipient of a $100,000 Impact Fairfield County grant in the previous three years (e.g. If you were awarded a $100,000 Impact Fairfield County grant in May 2023, you are not eligible to apply for an Impact Fairfield County grant until after May 2026).
- Grants proposals must:
- Be a new program/project; enhance, expand, or strengthen an existing program/project(s); and/or improve organizational capacity that advances the nonprofit organization’s core mission.
- Have a total budget of at least $100,000, including salaries and other labor costs, supplies, capital investments, and other program/project expenses.
- Utilize no more than 20% of funds for general operating costs.
- Demonstrate that the program/project funding is distinct from general operations.
- Use the full amount of the grant within 24 months.
- Have a high impact on the organization, beneficiaries, and/or community.
- Benefit under-resourced populations in Fairfield County.
- Have a high impact on the organization, beneficiaries, and/or community.
- Be fully utilized within Fairfield County and for the full benefit of Fairfield County residents.
- Impact Fairfield County will not provide grants for:
- Debt reduction, operating deficits, or interim or bridge funding.
- Pass-through funding.
- Scholarship funding directly to individuals (including direct grants for legal aid).
- Membership, entrance, or participant fees.
- Endowment funding.
- Individuals, or private or community foundations.
- Activities that are partisan, legislative, or political in nature, including lobbying and organized advocacy.
- Fundraising events, fund drives, or annual appeals.
- Medical Research.
- Pet or animal welfare.
- Capital funding not central to the success of the proposal.
For more information, visit Impact Fairfield County.
