Applicants are invited to apply for the 2024 Impact Fairfield County Grant.
Donor Name: Impact Fairfield County
State: Connecticut
County: Fairfield County (CT)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
The Impact Fairfield County Grant will provide restricted funds to develop new programs; enhance, expand or strengthen existing programs; and/or improve organizational capacity that advances the nonprofit organization’s core mission. The transformative grants are in the amount of $100,000 to be spent over 24 months, of which up to 20% is allowed to be allocated toward general operating expenses, as needed.
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, CT.
- Targeting under-served populations.
- In possession of three years of independently prepared, audited financial statements.
- A new awardee (not a recipient of an Impact Fairfield County $100,000 grant for a period of at least three years).
- Grants proposals must:
- Have a total budget of at least $100,000, with no more than 20% of funds to be used for general operating costs.
- Use the full amount of the grant within 24 months.
- Have a high impact on the organization, beneficiaries and/or community.
- Be fully utilized within Fairfield County or for the full benefit of Fairfield County residents.
- Preference will be given to organizations that clearly link the investment to the organization’s core mission and demonstrate why this is a good time to invest.
Ineligibility
Impact Fairfield County will not provide grants for:
- Debt reduction, operating deficits, or interim or bridge funding.
- Endowment funding.
- Individuals, private, or community foundations.
- Scholarship funding directly to individuals.
- Activities that are religious or partisan, legislative, or political in nature.
- Fundraising events, fund drives, or annual appeals.
- Medical Research.
- Pet or animal welfare.
- Capital funding not central to the success of the proposed grant.
- Pass-through funding.
For more information, visit Impact Fairfield County.
