Impact100 South Jersey Grants: Core Mission Grant

The Impact100 South Jersey Grants: Core Mission Grant empowers women to collectively fund high-impact projects in Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Cumberland counties. By uniting over 100 women who contribute $1,000 each, the initiative aims to grant a minimum of $100,000 annually to vetted local organizations. Focus areas include women, children, families, education, and community health, supporting transformative projects that enhance community well-being and organizational capacity.

Impact100 South Jersey is a women’s collective giving group that seeks to bring together over 100 women as members who make $1,000 contributions that will be used to give high-impact grants to local organizations. The goal is to once a year give a minimum of $100,000 to organizations that are thoroughly vetted and selected by Impact100 South Jersey members.
Impact100 South Jersey is part of a growing international movement that empowers women to achieve a transformational change in their community.
Focus Areas
We have three focus areas for our grant applications:

• Women, Children and Families
• Projects that strengthen the lives of women, children, (including teens) or families.
• Education
• Projects that advance or improve access to learning opportunities for children, teens or adults.
• Community Health and Wellbeing
• Projects that seek to meet the basic needs of community members, or otherwise provide significant opportunities for improving physical or mental health.

Eligibility

We will award our grants to nonprofit organizations that serve Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Cumberland counties.Organizations eligible to apply for a grant from Impact100 South Jersey must:Be tax-exempt under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code, independent of a financial sponsor.Be headquartered in or have a satellite office in Burlington, Camden, Cumberland or Gloucester County, New Jersey.The proposed project must serve residents within one or more of the four counties.In possession of at least 2 full years (24 months) of audited financial statements including 990s.Have an annual operating budget above $300,000 and below $5,000,000.For the current grant cycle, the minimum budget requirement will change to $500,000. The maximum budget amount will remain at below $5,000,000.Applicants must:Propose the use of Impact100 South Jersey’s grant for a project that supports the organization’s core mission, such as increasing organizational capacity, program development, service expansion, capital improvements or similar efforts that will improve an organization’s effectiveness and efficiency.Submit a project budget of $100,000 or above.Have a plan to expend funds within 24 months.Have a plan for project assessment.Have a mission and/or programs or services that fit one of Impact100 South Jersey’s three Focus Areas

Ineligibility

If your organization is awarded the Core Mission Grant, it cannot reapply for the following three grant cycles.Grants will NOT be provided for:Debt reduction, operating deficits, interim or bridge funding or endowment funding.Individuals or private foundationsActivities that are religious or political in natureFund drives, annual appeals, fundraising events, or general capital campaigns.