Community Impact Grants

This program is designed to help local non-profits address unmet needs and unique program opportunities. Consideration will be given to requests of greater than $5,000 when circumstances warrant, however in most cases, grant awards of up to $5,000 will be made to help address critical and emerging issues in our community.

Preference will be given to programs that meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Reach a broad segment of the community
• Assist those whose needs are not adequately met by existing services
• Promote cooperation among organizations and are developed in consultation with other organizations and planning groups
• Improve the organization's effectiveness
• Encourage sustainability of the grantee through matching gifts and funding from other sources
• Promote accessibility of programs and events to include "underserved and underrepresented" populations

Unless circumstances are extremely unusual, grants for the following purposes will NOT be considered:

• Religious purposes
• Political purposes
• Endowments
• Capital campaigns
• Annual fund drives
• Programs that create an indefinite, long-term commitment by the Foundation

Grants will not be made to individuals. No grants will be awarded to organizations that discriminate as to race, gender, sexual preference, age, disability, creed, or ethnic group.

Community Impact Grant Eligibility
Community Impact grant requests will be accepted from qualified 501(c)(3) organizations located in the Hall County area.

Community Impact Grant Requirements
Only complete applications, with all questions answered, will be forwarded to the grant committee. No handwritten or faxed proposals will be accepted. All proposals must include an application cover sheet, program narrative and budget summary (refer to Program Narrative page). Please don't staple grant proposals. Keep in mind proposals may be copied for distribution to the grant committee and any graphics should copy well. Proposals that do not follow the format provided will not be forwarded to the grant committee for review.

Community Impact Application Timelines
Grant applications will be due March 1 and September 1. When the 1st falls on a Saturday or Sunday, grant applications will be due the Monday immediately following. Grand Island Community Foundation must receive eight (8) complete sets of the Community Impact grant application by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the grant application deadline. (Applications postmarked on this date, but received on a later date will not be accepted.) Please mail or hand-deliver grants.