Grant Standard & Funding Principals
Our Grants are awarded only to projects or programs which make a high impact by transforming lives – with obvious, significant change during the granting period.
In addition to our primary focus on high impact, we award local and global organizations based on these five principles:
- Sustainability: Organizations that strive for self-reliance and are committed to lasting change.
- Education: Organizations that make education a priority – for the recipients, the organization as a whole, and the community.
- Community Building: Organizations that demonstrate teamwork and collaboration among individuals and organizations with common interests.
- Innovative: Organizations that strive for original and courageous solutions, using new approaches to achieve their goals.
- Measurable: Organizations that are results-oriented with specific achievable objectives and action plans.
To qualify for an Impact Giving Grant, an organization must be a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our guidelines continue to evolve. Our criteria may change without prior notice.
We Grant To:
- Organizations demonstrating bold innovative ventures.
- Organizations that meet the needs of recipients who have the fewest resources.
- Organizations that fit specifically in one of our eight Giving Categories.
- Organizations that fit within Grant Standards.
- Organizations that are sponsored by an Impact Giving Partner.
We Do Not Grant To:
- Any religious organization unless their programs are available to the general public, broadly promoted and entirely free of religious programming and/or proselytizing.
- Political parties, candidates, or partisan political organizations
- Labor or fraternal organizations, athletic or social clubs or associations
- Fundraising, Marketing, Advertising events or sponsorships
- Individuals
- Organizations who redistribute funds to other organizations or individuals