​​Proposed Project Characteristics

• Addresses 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.

• Collaborative in nature.

• Show evidence of long-term planning for the project.

• 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 range up to $25,000.

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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 that do not receive an Impact Grant will be considered for a Board Directed Grant.

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Applications will not be considered for:

• Completed projects.

• Ongoing annual operating expenses or continued program funding.

• Individuals.

• Projects not serving residents of the Pella area.

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Grand Application Timeline

• Application deadline: October 15th.

• Apply Online.  NOTE: Only on-line applications accepted.

• Award announcements and luncheon in November

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Impact Grant Proposals

• 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.  List the local organization's contact name, phone number and email address along with a Statement of Support document from the collaborating organization.

• 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.

• TIP: Use word processing software to compose and edit the application field contents. When complete copy and paste each field into the on-line form.