Impact100 Louisville Grant

Impact100 Louisville Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Impact 100 Louisville Inc
Amount: Approximately US $100,000
Last Updated: March 13, 2026

Summary

Impact100 Louisville empowers women through collective giving by awarding substantial grants to local nonprofits focused on transforming lives in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Grants, starting at $100,000, are awarded in key areas such as arts, education, environment, family, and health. The organization emphasizes collaboration and community visibility, ensuring that all finalists benefit from the exposure. Eligible nonprofits must demonstrate sustainability, community support, and have operated under a 501(c)(3) status for at least 24 months.

Overview

Our Mission Our mission: Impact100 Louisville empowers women to transform lives through collective giving. What we do: We award large grants to Louisville and Jefferson County non-profits that work to transform lives. Background Impact100 Louisville is a community of women transforming lives through collective giving. We award grants in amounts of at least $100,000, possibly more. The exact amount of funds available for award in any given year depends upon the number of women who join the organization and will be announced at the end of our membership drive. By providing high impact grants to local nonprofit organizations, Impact100 Louisville is able to expose our membership and our community to valuable services provided by different organizations. Because Impact100 Louisville selects its grant recipients through a collaborative process among its members, its grant process might differ from those of other organizations. Impact100 Louisville believes its grant process benefits nonprofits including the non-grant recipients by increasing the visibility in the community for all finalists, not just the recipients, by exposing their important work to a large and diverse group of charitable minded women, as well as to our community overall. Focus Areas Grants must be applied in one of the following Focus Areas: Arts & Culture: Initiatives that cultivate, develop, and enhance the cultural and/or artistic climate of Jefferson County, Kentucky.Education: Initiatives that further the educational process or improve access to education for children and/or adults in Jefferson County, Kentucky.Environmental, Preservation or Recreation: Initiatives that will restore, preserve, revitalize or enhance the facilities, surroundings and/or recreational opportunities of Jefferson County, Kentucky. This category includes housing, urban planning, and community spaces.Family: Initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families living in Jefferson County, Kentucky.Health & Wellness: Initiatives that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of people living in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Types of Grants Grants funding will be considered for any of the following: Capacity Building: Funding is typically a one-time expense that assists the mission of the organization. Examples: technology upgrades, strategic planningProgram Support: Funding is given to expand or improve existing activities that support the organization's mission.Innovation: Funding for a new idea, method, or improvement.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. An organization is eligible to apply for the Impact100 Louisville grant if it:Is defined as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Serves the residents of Jefferson County, Kentucky, or is a recognized local chapter of a state or national organization serving this region. Is registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State.Demonstrates sustainability and community support, which is evidenced by public donations, volunteerism, and utilization of the organization‘s facilities and/or programming. Does not discriminate based on religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender. Submits only one grant application per year to Impact100 Louisville for the $100,000 grant in one of the five focus areas: arts or culture; education; environment, recreation, or preservation; family; health and wellness.Has not received an Impact100 Louisville grant in the past FIVE (5) years.Has operated under its own 501(c)(3) status for at least 24 months from the letter of intent application date.Grant Proposals eligible for the Impact100 Louisville grant must:Serve residents of, and expend at least 75% of funds in Jefferson County, Kentucky.Be for the full grant amount. The project‘s total budget may exceed the grant; but if so, the grant application must indicate how the remaining funds will be secured. Expend funds within 36 months of the award date.The project must have a positive IMPACT on our community and be sustainable.

Ineligibility

Impact100 Louisville will NOT provide grants for:Individuals Endowment funding Partisan, legislative, or political activity.Projects of individual churches, synagogues or other religious institutions unless a separate tax-exempt entity that is not under the umbrella of the church, synagogue or other religious institution exists for receiving Impact100 Louisville fundsFaith-based projects or programs which require participation in activities of a particular faith, denomination or religion in order to benefit from the project or programBenefits of the project or program must be available to any person, regardless of religious beliefs or practicesBenefits of the project or program must not be dependent on any person being required to participate in any religious activity, ceremony or serviceCapital improvements or renovations to property for the grant project if the organization does not own or have a lease of at least five years