Jackson Community Foundation - Community Grant Page

2020 Community Impact Grants

In 2020, there will be one Community Impact Grant round for requests up to $20,000. Community Impact Grant proposals are reviewed by the JCF Grants Committee and, when appropriate, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). Through our online system, applicants must first submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) briefly describing the proposed project. Among other things, this allows the JCF Grants Committee and/or YAC to determine if the project is consistent with our Grantmaking Guidelines and aligns with our Community Investment Priorities. Based on these reviews, some organizations are invited to submit a full grant application. Grants are awarded based on review scores and discussions by the JCF Grants Committee and/or YAC. JCF staff are liaisons between grant applicants and granting committees and do not have a vote in grant decisions.

Grant Amount: Up to $20,000

Eligible Applicants: 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, school districts, churches and units of government benefiting Jackson County, Michigan

Letter of Intent Deadline: TBD in August 2020

Full Grant Application Deadline for those invited to submit a full application: Due by 5 PM on October 19, 2020

Award Announcement: By the end of November 2020

Application &

Supporting Documents:

Letter of Intent Form

Project Budget Template

Program Outcome

Outcome Instructions & Example

Collective Impact Definitions

General Grant Application Documentation

Project Narrative (which may include a Program Logic Model)
Project Budget and Budget Narrative
List of the organization’s governing board and their affiliations, and Conflict of Interest Policy
Letters of support
Organization’s current annual operating budget
Most recent Annual Audit or Form 990