Organizations eligible to apply for an Impact100 Newport County grant must be:
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).
Serve the Newport County area.
Has been in operation for a minimum of 24 months and is able to provide Financial Statements and Tax Returns.
Projects eligible for the Impact100 grant must:
Serve residents of, and expend funds fully in, the Newport County area.
Be a transformational project for the organization in fulfilling its mission and providing its services.
Be a capital project, new program, expansion of an existing program, or a new or expanded collaborative effort of multiple nonprofit organizations.
Have a total project budget for the full Impact100 grant amount.
Expend funds within 25-36 months of the award date.
Benefits of the project or program must be available to any person, regardless of religious beliefs or practices.
Be designated by the applying nonprofit organization for one of the following Focus Areas:
Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation: Cultivate, develop and preserve the artistic, cultural, and historic character of our community.
Education: Improve educational opportunities for children and/or adults, especially those that address lingering educational disparities affecting our community.
Environment, Recreation & Animal Welfare: Conserve, restore, or improve the natural environment, provide enhanced recreational opportunities, or promote the welfare of animals.
Family: Strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families, including seniors.
Health & Wellness: Improve the physical and/or mental health and wellness of the people in our community.
Impact100 Newport County will not provide grants for:
General operating expenses or overhead (Items of an operating or overhead nature may be requested if applicable to the new initiative or project to be funded by Impact100 Newport County.
Debt reduction or operational deficits.
Grants to individuals.
Endowment funding.
Interim or bridge funding.
Partisan, legislative, lobbying or political activity.
Capital improvements or renovations to property for the grant project where the organization does not own or have at least a five-year lease or written agreement.
Projects of individual churches, religious organizations or bodies of worship that are intended to benefit only their specific denominations or congregations, or are exclusive with respect to others of differing beliefs.
Faith-based projects/programs which require participation in activities of a particular faith, denomination or religion in order to benefit from the project or program.
Benefits of the project or program must be available to any person, regardless of religious beliefs or practices.
Benefits of the project or program must not be dependent on any person being required to participate in any religious activity, ceremony or service.
As we continue to grow and evolve, Impact100 Newport County reserves the right to change its eligibility criteria without notice at any time.
