Impact100

Grant Process:

Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis members pool their $1,000 annual donation to fund large grants of $100,000. The grants are awarded in June each year to local charitable organizations. Proposals are solicited for programs or projects in five focus areas: arts & culture, education, environment, family and health & wellness.

Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis' funding cycle begins July 1st of each year until June 30th of the next year. In June, at the members' Annual Meeting, nonprofit grant finalists present their proposal, the membership votes, and grant awards are announced to the winning nonprofit organizations. Each member of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis has one vote in determining the grant recipients.

Members of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis serve on the focus area committees to evaluate the grant proposals. The committees select one finalist in each area. In June all members have the opportunity to vote for grant recipients.

Four-Step Grant Application Process

Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis has a four-step grant application process:

Letter of Inquiry: Due by 7 p.m. on January 15, 2010. Each applicant must submit a Letter of Inquiry on the form provided by Impact 100 no later than the above deadline using the online link provided by Impact. Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis will not accept a faxed or e-mailed Letter of Inquiry and the Letter of Inquiry must be received by the deadline. Impact 100 members will review all of the submitted Letters of Inquiry and, on or before Feb. 22, 2010, invite certain organizations to complete a Full Grant Application. Impact 100 will acknowledge each Letter of Inquiry received.
We strongly suggest the document below be used as a worksheet to formulate your proposal prior to completing your online submission. Preparing your response to the questions in the document below will allow you to easily copy and paste into the online survey. In past years, nonprofits have experienced problems when they attempted to complete the online proposal over several days instead of in one session.

Impact 100 Indy Letter of Inquiry Worksheet (MS Word)

The online link to enter your Letter of Inquiry on Survey Monkey is now closed for 2010. Thank you for your online submissions.

Full Grant Application: Due by 5 p.m. on March 18, 2010. Each organization invited by Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis to complete a Grant Application must submit its application no later than 5 p.m. on March 18, 2010. Full Grant Applications must be dropped off c/o Emily Brown at UBS, 8888 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis, IN, phone 816-1846 between the hours of 8am-5pm Thursday, March 18. Due to the size of the materials being requested, it is not recommended you mail this information. If you wish to deliver your proposal prior to March 18, please contact us at grants@impact100indy.org in order to make other arrangements. Any documents received after 5 p.m. on March 18, 2010 will not be considered. By May 10, 2010, Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis will select a finalist in each of the five focus areas.
Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Full Grant Application

Site Visit: Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis will select two to three semifinalists in each of the five focus areas and conduct site visits prior to the first of May, 2010.

The objective of the site visit is to complete a general due diligence review and to investigate and resolve any final questions. Site visits require approximately 90 minutes of dedicated time, and should include the participation of the executive director, program manager, a board member and a financial representative. An interview schedule will be established prior to the visit.

Presentation to Membership: June 10, 2010. Information about each finalist will be mailed to all Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis members. A representative from each of the five finalists will be invited to Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis' annual meeting to make a short presentation about their proposal to all of our members. Impact 100 members will then vote on the finalists, with each member casting one vote and the majority deciding on the grant recipients. The annual meeting is currently scheduled for June 10, 2010.

Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis reserves the right to reject a Letter of Inquiry or a Grant Application for any reason, including if it is late or incomplete in any way. Carefully read each Grant Document Download for detailed instructions.

Impact 100 Grant Agreement

Nonprofit organizations which have been awarded a primary grant from Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis of $100,000 must sign the Impact 100 Grant Agreement prior to receiving the first grant payment from Impact 100. A general version of this agreement is included below for your review:
Impact 100 Grant Agreement

All grant finalists that are not the ultimate recipient of the primary grant provided annually by Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis will receive an equal division of the residual funds or residual grant. Residual grants are provided to the finalist organizations on an unrestricted basis. Residual grant recipients will receive distribution of funds accompanied by a cover letter outlining the requirements of the receipt of funds. The deposit of the funds by the residual grant recipient will constitute agreement to the terms of the cover letter.

Residual grant recipients will not be subject to the same reporting requirements as full grant recipients. Instead, residual grant recipients will provide a short written report identifying how the receipt of such funds strengthened the organization. The format of this report will be provided to the residual grant recipients in advance of its due date.

Correspondence

The Letter of Inquiry will be submitted online as detailed above. The Full Grant Application should be delivered to Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, Vice President of Grants, at the location stated above. If you have any questions, please send an email to grants@impact100indy.org