“While we were all certainly disappointed not to be selected as a finalist, I have to say that everyone here felt honored and privileged to have made it as far along in the process as we did. It really was a terrific experience – from the initial LOI to the site visit (which was one of the better site visits I’ve ever experienced!).”

--Grant Applicant

How to Apply

By September each year, deadlines and dates for the upcoming grant cycle are posted to the Important Dates page in this section. Application forms are posted mid-December, once the membership closes and the funding total is known for the year.

Please do not call or contact Impact100 members. Members are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the grant process to avoid any potential conflict of interest.

Step 1. Letter of Inquiry
Applicants must download and submit a Letter of Inquiry, following a form and instructions available under Forms to Download.  Letters of Inquiry must be sent by email to grants@impact100philly.org by the January deadline (see the Important Dates page in this section for this year’s deadline.) Other detailed instructions are included within the Letter of Inquiry application form.

Step 2. Invitation to Submit a Full Proposal
Impact100 reviews all Letters of Inquiry and notifies applicants if they have been selected to submit a Full Proposal. All applicants will be notified of this decision, typically in early February.

Step 3. Full Proposal
Applicants invited to submit a Full Proposal must send it by U.S. mail, postmarked by the February deadline (see the Important Dates page in this section for this year’s deadline.)

Step 4. Site Visit
Impact100 Focus Area Committees review all proposals and notify applicants if they have been selected for a site visit. All applicants will be notified, even if they are not selected.

Step 5. Selection of Finalists
Finalists will be selected by mid-May. They will receive guidelines for making presentations to the Impact100 membership at the Annual Meeting.

Step 6. Finalist Presentation
Finalists will be invited to make a presentation at the Impact100 Annual Meeting, to be held in early June.

Step 7. Selection of Grantee
Impact100 members will vote by individual ballot at the Annual Meeting in early June, and that vote will determine the grant recipients.

Step 8. Payment of Grant
Prior to the release of funds to the $100,000 project grantee, the recipient must complete a Grant Agreement. Impact100 will distribute project grants in installments, depending on the nature of the project.

Step 9. Reports and Evaluation
Grantees must submit periodic reports on the project to Impact100 as specified in the Grant Agreement.

Request to Grant Applicants: Please do not call or contact Impact100 members, as all members are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the grant process. Questions about the grant process may be sent by email to grants@impact100philly.org.