Women’s Impact Fund Grant

The Women’s Impact Fund Grant aims to enhance the lives of women and children in Suffolk and Western Tidewater by fostering long-term positive change. This initiative supports established non-profits and mandates measurable outcomes to demonstrate its effectiveness. Eligible applicants must be nonprofit entities with at least two years of operation, ensuring funds are exclusively used for designated programs and accountable reporting is provided within specified intervals.

Purpose of Grants
To positively impact the quality of the lives of women and children in the City of Suffolk and Western Tidewater.
Goals
To foster long-term positive changeTo promote existing non-profits supporting women and childrenTo demonstrate measurable outcomes proving a positive difference in the lives of women and children in our communit

Eligibility

Be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) or other tax-exempt entity sponsoring a charitable project with a public benefit that serves residents of Suffolk and Western Tidewater.Be an organization that has been in operation at least twenty-four months.Be able to provide a copy of the financial documents listed at the end of this Grant Process document.Be able to utilize 100% of the funds awarded by WIF for the specified program area.Be able to provide an outcome report to the WIF Board of Directors at six- and twelve-months intervals after award of grant.

Ineligibility

Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply only if the faith-based organization is part of a collaborative grant application. Applications from religious organizations cannot be used to advance a faith-based program.Private foundations are not eligible to apply.Applications that are requesting or include funding to support general operating expenses, debt reduction, operational deficits, stand-alone events, legal expenses, endowments or memorials, bridge or interim financing, partisan or political activities will not be considered.