GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFITS

IMPACT KC

2010 GUIDELINES FOR GRANT SEEKERS*

Who We Are
Impact KC is a group of philanthropic and civic-minded individuals dedicated to making a substantive impact to the well-being of the Kansas City metropolitan area through volunteerism, fund raising and education. Impact KC receives funding from our general membership, and the fund is administered by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Click here to view the Impact KC website. 

Grantmaking
We will award one-time grants to one to four organizations through an annual application process. Generally, the range of our grants will be $15,000 to $25,000.

Eligibility
Grants are made only to organizations that are exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and organizations that serve the metropolitan Kansas City area.

Areas of Interest
Impact KC makes grants across a wide range of areas, with an emphasis on providing funds that will have a substantive impact on a tangible project or defined purpose. Some of the areas are:

• Aging;
• Arts and Culture;
• Community Development;
• Education/Youth Services;
• Health and Life Sciences;
• Social Services/Families.

The following will be excluded from consideration:

• Individuals, political parties, candidates or political activities;
• Post-secondary educational institutions or any organization benefiting such institutions;
• Religious organizations for denominational programs/purposes.

Guidelines
If Impact KC has any questions regarding your proposal, a member of the Steering Committee may contact you via phone or letter requesting further information or an appointment for a site visit.

The recipient of any grant from Impact KC must use the funds awarded for the specific purpose(s) as outlined in the original grant proposal.  Impact KC requires a semi-annual report detailing expenditures to date, planned expenditures and interim results of the program.  Additionally, Impact KC may ask for one to two site visits during the year.

Timeline

 Procedures for Grant Seekers

1. Organizations must attend an Impact KC Grant Information Session in order to be eligible to submit an application to Impact KC in 2010. Sessions have concluded for 2010 and organizations that were unable to fulfill this requirement are invited to apply in 2011. 
2. Review your organization's nonprofit profile to ensure that all information is current. For questions about updating your profile or having REVIEWED status, please contact the Donor Relations and Education Team at 816-842-0388 or webmaster@gkccf.org.
3. All proposals must be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. on the due date through the internet grant application module (iGAM).
4. The iGAM grant application will be made available 6 to 8 weeks prior to the deadline.

iGAM Instructions

1. iGAM does NOT work in conjunction with nonprofit search.
2. When the iGAM grant application is made available (4 to 8 weeks prior to the deadline) the link will be posted here.
3. When the iGAM grant application is made available you will be prompted to create a username and password, unless previously done so.
4. Users are encouraged to create a single username and password for your organization to be shared among staff.
5. Save the iGAM homepage to your web browser favorites to access draft and submitted applications: www.grantrequest.com/SID_1164?SA=AM. This address is new, as of February 15, 2010.
6. A compatible web browser must be used, either Internet Explorer version 6 or higher or Fire Fox version 1.5 or higher and have cookies enabled.
7. Once logged in, users can view pending and historical applications, but not applications saved under other usernames.
8. If you have questions regarding iGAM, please contact the Donor Relations and Education Team at 816-627-3425 or grants@gkccf.org.

Due to the high volume of applications, Impact KC will review only applications submitted through the online grant application module. Please do not include supplemental information.

Questions
Please contact Michele Gray at mgray@gkccf.org or 816-627-3425 if you have any questions or need additional information.