The Capital Region Community Foundation is seeking applications for the Impact Grants Program to increase the long-term impact of an organization or program, increase the organization’s ability to reach under-served populations, or enable two or more nonprofits to work collaboratively to create transformative and sustainable community change.

The Capital Region Community Foundation is a public charity organized as a collection of permanent endowments. The income from these endowed funds is awarded to provide charitable funding to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities, for projects and programs that predominantly benefit residents of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties, Michigan. 

Funding Information

Amount: $10,000 to $75,000

Criteria

• To apply for Impact funding, projects must meet at least one of the following Impact Criteria:
  • Significantly increase the long-term impact of an organization or program, not to provide cash assistance for ongoing operations. Operating expenses are defined as routine expenses in an organization’s operating budget, including expenses related to existing, ongoing programming, occupancy, administration, etc. They do not award grants for operating deficits. For example: Impact grants will not purchase food for a pantry, but their committee may consider purchasing equipment that would allow a food pantry to stock healthier fresh food options.
  • Significantly increase the organization’s ability to reach under-served populations, not to simply serve more people. For example: Impact grants will not be made to support additional people utilizing an existing program, but committee may choose to fund some costs to expand the program to serve a new population. To qualify, the need must be substantiated along with a detailed sustainability plan.
  • Enable two or more nonprofits to work collaboratively to create transformative and sustainable community change. For example, two organizations serving the same constituents may implement a new or expanded program together that would otherwise be impossible without collaboration.
• Impact grantees are not eligible for funding in consecutive years.
• All Impact Grants must fulfill or leverage a 1:1 cash match.
• Projects must predominantly benefit residents of Ingham, Clinton or Eaton counties in Michigan.

For more information, visit Capital Region Community Foundation.