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Impact Grant

An Impact Grant can play a key role in providing significant funding to projects that strengthen Pella by addressing major initiatives and promising opportunities. This grant seeks to create a meaningful impact around community issues.

One grant awarded annually. Grant range: $15,000 - $25,000.

Proposed Project Characteristics

Applications WILL BE CONSIDERED for projects that:

Address major local initiatives which significantly impact Pella.
Include evidence of a strong statement of community need.
Show strong probability for leveraged funding from other sources.
Demonstrate significant community impact, are broad and wide-reaching in nature, and are inclusive of the entire Pella community.
Expand existing, high performing programs.
Are collaborative in nature.
Show evidence of long-term planning for the project.
Are sustainable to ensure community impact well beyond the grant period.
Recognize and celebrate our community's heritage.
Show planning for outreach and accessibility to under-served populations.
Demonstrate evidence of organizational capacity to suggest a good opportunity for success.
Include a plan for evaluating success.

Grant Eligibility Requirements

Impact Grants are made only to charitable organizations or causes with 501(c)(3) status, or to governmental agencies serving a charitable purpose.
Funding is limited to projects that will significantly improve the quality of life for the residents of Pella.
Organizations should not submit applications for both an Impact Grant and a Board Directed Grant for the same project in the same year.
Organizations receiving an Impact Grant in the prior year are not eligible.
The Distribution Committee WILL NOT CONSIDER:
- Funding grants for completed projects.
- Grants for ongoing annual operating expenses or continued program funding.
- Grants to individuals.
- Projects not serving residents of the Pella area.

Grant Application Timeline

Application deadline is November 15th.
- Email to: - or -
- Mail to: Pella Community Foundation

Box 112

Pella, IA 50219

Semi-finalists will be required to make a face-to-face presentation of their proposal with the Distribution Committee in early January.
Award announced by February 1.
Awards luncheon early February.

Impact Grant Proposals

Please provide a brief overview of your organization including mission statement, focus areas, audiences served and strategic goals.
Share the anticipated timeline for this project, including a starting and ending date.
Articulate in detail the full scope of the project and the community need being addressed. Consider this an executive summary of your proposal. Be specific and concise.
Explain how this project addresses a major community initiative.
Describe why the organization is uniquely positioned to carry out this project and its capacity to implement the proposed project.
If this project includes a formal collaboration, share information about each partner and their contributions.
Include funding request amount and total project budget.
Show percent of the overall project budget being requested.
Organization’s total annual budget and financial statement.
Board of Directors list.
501(c)(3) Letter of Determination.

Impact Grant

An Impact Grant can play a key role in providing significant funding to projects that strengthen Pella by addressing major initiatives and promising opportunities. This grant seeks to create a meaningful impact around community issues.

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One grant awarded annually. Grant range: $15,000 - $25,000.

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Proposed Project Characteristics

Applications WILL BE CONSIDERED for projects that:

Address major local initiatives which significantly impact Pella.

Include evidence of a strong statement of community need.

Show strong probability for leveraged funding from other sources.

Demonstrate significant community impact, are broad and wide-reaching in nature, and are inclusive of the entire Pella community.

Expand existing, high performing programs.

Are collaborative in nature.

Show evidence of long-term planning for the project.

Are sustainable to ensure community impact well beyond the grant period.

Recognize and celebrate our community's heritage.

Show planning for outreach and accessibility to under-served populations.

Demonstrate evidence of organizational capacity to suggest a good opportunity for success.

Include a plan for evaluating success.

​

Grant Eligibility Requirements

Impact Grants are made only to charitable organizations or causes with 501(c)(3) status, or to governmental agencies serving a charitable purpose.

Funding is limited to projects that will significantly improve the quality of life for the residents of Pella.

Organizations should not submit applications for both an Impact Grant and a Board Directed Grant for the same project in the same year.

Organizations receiving an Impact Grant in the prior year are not eligible.

The Distribution Committee WILL NOT CONSIDER:

Funding grants for completed projects.

Grants for ongoing annual operating expenses or continued program funding.

Grants to individuals.

Projects not serving residents of the Pella area.

Grant Application Timeline

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Application deadline is November 15th.

Semi-finalists will be required to make a face-to-face presentation of their proposal with the Distribution Committee in early January.

Award announced by February 1.

Awards luncheon early February.

​

Impact Grant Proposals

Please provide a brief overview of your organization including mission statement, focus areas, audiences served and strategic goals.

Share the anticipated timeline for this project, including a starting and ending date.

Articulate in detail the full scope of the project and the community need being addressed. Consider this an executive summary of your proposal. Be specific and concise.

Explain how this project addresses a major community initiative.

Describe why the organization is uniquely positioned to carry out this project and its capacity to implement the proposed project.

If this project includes a formal collaboration, share information about each partner and their contributions.

Include funding request amount and total project budget.

Show percent of the overall project budget being requested.

Organization’s total annual budget and financial statement.

Board of Directors list.

501(c)(3) Letter of Determination.

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