Impact100 Wichita Falls Grant

Impact100 Wichita Falls empowers women to participate in philanthropy through transformational grants of at least $100,000. The program focuses on five key areas: Arts & Culture, Education, Family, Health & Wellness, and Environment. Eligible nonprofit organizations must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entities serving specific counties and submit only one application annually. Grants support innovative projects and require sustainability plans post-funding, aiming to bring long-lasting positive change to the community.

The Impact 100 Model
The Impact100 model is readily available to all communities who wish to implement it. The model is designed to empower women to see themselves as philanthropists and overcome the barriers women have historically faced in this arena. The model is designed for transformational grant-making within local communities, with a minimum grant size of $100,000.
Focus Areas
We provide nonprofit organizations with grants in increments of at least $100,000 across five broad Focus Areas:
Arts & CultureThis area includes high-impact initiatives that cultivate, develop, educate, preserve and enrich the arts and cultural climate.Cultural programs, participation in the arts, arts educationEducationThis area includes high-impact initiatives that advance learning opportunities and access to education for children and/or adults.Educational opportunities for children and/or adults, especially those that address lingering educational disparities affecting our communityFamilyThis area includes high-impact initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families, including seniorsHealth & WellnessThis area includes high-impact initiatives that improve the mental and/or physical wellness of people.EnvironmentThis area includes high-impact initiatives that enhance or restore natural resources or facilities, including those that encourage research, public awareness, and education relating to the environment and conservation of our natural resources and/or promote animal welfare.Conservation and preservation of natural resources; environmental justice; parks and recreation; agricultural sustainability; environmental education and climate action.
Types of Grants
Impact100 Wichita Falls grant awards are meant to be transformational, enabling you to pursue a dream that you might otherwise be unable to complete. An appropriate funding request could be for services performed in a new way (innovation), more services of the same kind provided more often to the current population (deepening), or expanding current services to a new population (expansion). These types of grants might include additional staff and the accompanying operational costs. However, a sustainability plan should be a part of the grant proposal to demonstrate the continuance of such a program after grant funding is expended.
Grants will be considered for:
Seed Money or Start-up Grants: Ideally, this type of grant would fund a new effort that aligns with the mission of the organization, with a sustainability plan in place after the start-up period.Program Grants: The ideal program grant for Impact100 Wichita Falls to consider will contain an element of innovation, deepening or expansion (see above).Facility or Equipment Grants: Also referred to as capital or bricks-and-mortar grants, these grants help an organization purchase a physical asset that supports its mission and programs in a new or innovative way.

Eligibility

Organizations eligible to apply for an Impact100 Wichita Falls 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 in the counties of Wichita, Archer, Clay, and Wilbarger.The grant funds must be expended within 24 months from the time the award is granted.Each organization may submit only one grant application per year.

Ineligibility

Grants will not be provided for:General operating expenses or overheadDebt reduction or operational deficitsGrants to individualsEndowment fundingInterim or bridge fundingPartisan, legislative or political activityAlthough a church is ineligible from applying for a grant, a separate tax-exempt public charity that is not under the umbrella of the church, synagogue or other body of worship can apply if the grant is for a project that is not restricted to a particular faith, denomination or religion.For example, funding cannot be used to advance faith-based programs, but it can be used by a faith-based organization to address social issues.