Impact100 DC Grant Program

The Impact100 DC Grant Program empowers women to support nonprofit organizations tackling systemic inequities in the Washington, DC area. As a volunteer collective, we have awarded over $550,000 since 2021, prioritizing projects in arts, education, health, and community welfare. We require a clear budget plan for the full $100,000 award and prioritize proposals from organizations that serve historically marginalized communities.

Since 2021, we have awarded over $550,000 in funds to nonprofit organizations on the front lines of change in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Focus Areas
Arts & Culture Includes projects that foster greater exposure to or participation in the arts, expand arts education, or use art as a medium for creative expression. Priority will be given to programs that target residents in underserved communities that have lacked access to quality arts programs.Environment, Preservation & RecreationIncludes projects that focus on improving or preserving the natural and/or built environments; promoting environmental justice, fighting climate change, and/or conserving natural resources; creating, restoring, or revitalizing recreational facilities or spaces; and enhancing community safety, particularly in communities which disproportionately lack green space and access to natural resources, recreational facilities, and safe communities, due to disinvestment and inequitable development.Education Includes projects that expand or improve learning opportunities for students of all ages who lack access to a quality education, including projects focused on providing early childhood education, language and literacy skills training, and tutoring and mentoring, as well as programs focused on improving high school graduation rates and or enrollment in higher education, especially for populations that have experienced systemic racism or discrimination, including returning citizens and immigrant communities.FamilyIncludes projects that support the lives of individuals, children, families, and seniors, especially but not limited to immigrant communities, the LGBTQ+ community, and people of color, focusing on housing, living wage, food insecurity, job skills training, and other basic needs.Health and WellnessIncludes projects that address access to health care and that seek to improve the physical or mental health of people who experience discrimination, including people of color, the disabled, and incarcerated individuals and returning citizens, as well as projects that foster healthy living habits and holistic wellness.
Funding
We require all proposals to include a plan and budget utilizing the full $100,000 award.
You may submit a proposal in excess of the Impact100 DC grant amount as long as:
you are clear about where funds to cover the remaining costs are expected to come from, andyour proposal budget clearly specifies what portions of the total project budget the Impact100 DC grant will fund.

Eligibility

Organizations eligible to apply for the Impact100 grant must be:Tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, independent of a financial sponsor (local affiliates may apply under the 501(c)(3) of the national organization).Located in and serve residents of the District of Columbia, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Arlington, and/or Fairfax Counties; or the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church.In possession of at least 3 full years (36 months) of independently audited or reviewed financial statements.To be eligible, an organization’s annual revenues (i.e. operating budget) must be within the $300,000 to $5 million range for each of the three year periods prior to applying. That said, in instances where your organizational budget would have met the $300,000 threshold figure, but for the economic fallout from Covid-19, the application provides an opportunity to explain those circumstances.Each organization can only submit (or participate as a formal partner on) one application per year.We fund capital projects that directly relate to the organization’s activities, however, we will not fund general capital campaigns.We require Impact100 DC grant funds to be spent within 24 months of being awarded.

Ineligibility

We will not fund:debt reduction, operating deficits, interim or bridge funding, or endowment fundingindividuals or private foundationsactivities that are religious or political in naturefund drives, annual appeals, fundraising events, or general capital campaignsWe are currently unable to accept applications through a fiscal sponsor.