Applications are now being accepted for the Impact100 Greater Milwaukee Grant.
Donor Name: Impact100 Greater Milwaukee
State: Wisconsin
County: Milwaukee County (WI), Ozaukee County (WI), Washington County (WI), Waukesha County (WI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Impact100 Greater Milwaukee challenges your established nonprofit organization to think creatively about the needs of your community. Dream big, know your plan and how you’ll measure the outcomes, and you could earn a grant to make a transformative, impactful and sustained change in the greater Milwaukee area.
Focus Areas
All programs or projects must fall within one of the following Focus Areas:
- Arts & Culture
- Projects or programs that cultivate, develop, educate or enhance the artistic and/or cultural climate in the Greater Milwaukee area.
- Education
- Projects or programs that improve or advance educational opportunities for children and/or adults in the Greater Milwaukee area.
- Environment & Revitalization
- Projects or programs in the Greater Milwaukee area that 1) preserve, enhance, revitalize or restore facilities, spaces or surroundings; 2) promote the protection and welfare of animals; or 3) encourage conservation.
- Health & Wellness
- Projects or programs that positively impact the mental or physical health of people living in the Greater Milwaukee area.
- Family
- Projects or programs that strengthen or enhance the lives of children, adults and families living in the Greater Milwaukee area.
Funding Information
$100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for a grant, your organization must meet the following eligibility requirements.
- 501(C)(3)
- Be recognized as a tax-exempt charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and have been operating as a 501(c)(3) for a minimum of 36 months prior to applying for the grant.
- Location: Greater Milwaukee
- Be located in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington or Waukesha County. All grant monies must be used for a proposed project or program that provides services to people who live in these geographic areas.
- Total Revenue
- Your total annual revenue must be between $500,000
- and $7 million per part 1, line 12 of your 990 form for each of the 3 most recently filed years. Submission of 3 most recently filed 990’s is required. The minimum revenue threshold has been increased in advance of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions change in financial reporting requirements.
- Financials
- Have three years of independently prepared financial statements
- Spending Plan
- Expend the full amount of the grant within 24 months of the award.
- Licensure
- Your organization’s corporate and charitable licenses with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions are current at the time you submit your Letter of Inquiry.
- General
- Submit only one application each year. An organization that has received a grant of $100,000 from Impact100 Greater Milwaukee may not reapply in the following three years.
What Impact100 Greater Milwaukee does not fund?
- General operating expenses, debt reduction, operating deficits, interim or bridge funding.
- Memorials or endowments.
- Individuals or private foundations.
- Activities that are partisan, legislative or political in nature.
- Legal expenses.
- Religious-focused projects or programs where the grant is for the principal benefit of the organization’s own members or adherents.
- Fund drives, annual appeals or fundraising events.
- General capital campaigns unrelated to a specific project or program.
For more information, visit Impact100 Greater Milwaukee.
