The Greater New Orleans Foundation is currently accepting applications for the IMPACT Grants Program.
Donor Name: Greater New Orleans Foundation
State: Louisiana
City: New Orleans
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
The foundation aimed to give organizations what they need most—time to make an impact and the unrestricted dollars needed to do so.
Over the years they have worked to continuously improve the model with valuable input from nonprofit partners, members of the grants committee, and colleagues in the field. They feel the most recent redesign has allowed us to have an even greater impact.
Priority will be given to organizations that demonstrate one or more of the following:
- Strong leadership at the staff and board level
- Good fiscal management
- Growing track record of success
- Commitment to equity for communities and populations in high need
- Thoughtful involvement of community members as leaders and advisors
- Key contributions to the health and vibrancy of the communities they serve
- Advocacy on behalf of underserved communities at the community, legislative, judicial, and/or executive levels
- Creative engagement of multiple stakeholders to promote the creation of new public sources of support for nonprofit work
- Integration of individual, family, and community views into the assessment of needs and services as well as needed policy and advocacy initiatives
Funding Information
The average grant size is $20,000; grants may be larger or smaller.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations that serve the Greater New Orleans region are eligible to apply for funding. Organizations that are not tax-exempt but have a fiscal agent relationship with a 501(c)(3) organization are also eligible.
- Nonprofit organizations with a current IMPACT renewal grant are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants may only submit one application for the IMPACT program, including special funding categories.
For more information, visit GNOF.