The Town of Palm Beach United Way is seeking letters of intent for its Impact the Palm Beaches Grant Program.
Donor Name: Town of Palm Beach United Way
State: Florida
County: Martin County (FL) and Palm Beach County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Impact the Palm Beaches is a philanthropic organization where women collectively award grants to nonprofits in Central and Northern Palm Beach County to ignite transformational change in the community.
Grant Focus Areas
- Arts And Culture
- Projects that cultivate, develop, educate, or enhance cultural and artistic climate.
- Education
- Projects that further the ability to educate and improve education.
- Environment And Animal Welfare
- Projects that improve, enhance or restore the environment and promote conservation and protection of natural resources and the welfare of animals.
- Family
- Projects that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families living in the community.
- Health And Wellness
- Projects that positively impact the physical and/or mental health and wellness of the members of the community.
Funding Information
- Impact members gather at their Annual Award Celebration to award $100,000 grant(s) to local nonprofits.
- The organization must use the full amount of the grant within two years of the award date.
The Town of Palm Beach United Way serves as the fiscal agent for Impact the Palm Beaches.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and designated as such for at least 19 months.
- The organization must be able to provide the following documents:
- IRS Form 990
- Financial statements audited by an independent accountant or accounting firm (a financial review or compilation prepared by a Certified Public Accountant will also be accepted)
- IRS 501(c)(3) Determination Letter
- Florida Department of Agriculture Solicitation Permit
- The project must serve the residents of Palm Beach County within the boundaries of:
- Lake Worth Road north to the Martin County line
- The Atlantic Ocean west to the Palm Beach County line
The entire $100,000 grant must be utilized within those geographical boundaries.
- Recipients of an Impact the Palm Beaches $100,000 grant are not eligible to receive a grant for at least 4 years from the date the grant was awarded. Organizations chosen as grant recipients in April 2023 are not eligible to receive a grant until April 2027. Merit award winners may reapply the following year. Recipients of a $100,000 grant cannot receive new grant funds through collaborations with another agency within the 4-year time period.
- The program or project may be new, an expansion of an existing program, or a collaborative effort between more than one qualifying agency.
Impact the Palm Beaches WILL NOT accept applications to support
- Activities outside the 5 focus areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Environments & Animal Welfare, Family, and Health & Wellness
- Programs that take place outside of the geographic area
- Debt reduction or operational deficits
- Fundraising campaigns or events
- Capital campaigns (definition below)
- * Capital Campaign: A capital campaign is an organized drive to collect and accumulate SUBSTANTIAL funds to finance major needs of an organization such as a building or major repair or remodeling project. Capital campaigns are different than requests for capital grants to fund specific equipment, building costs, vehicles or materials that are clearly wrapped around a program or a project serving clients of the organization. Impact the Palm Beaches WILL permit grant requests for capital projects.
- Endowments or memorials
- Bridge funding or interim financing
- Partisan or political activities
- Legal expenses
- Travel expenses
- Loans
- Grants to individuals
- Grants to private foundations
- Religious organizations for religious purpose
For more information, visit Town of Palm Beach United Way.
