No. Due to the volume of applications that are anticipated, all applications must conform to the space allotted. We know this is challenging, so appreciate your hard work and understanding!

No. Each organization may submit only one application per grant cycle and must choose the program area in which the grant request will be considered by the Grants Committee. You will need to determine the program area that best aligns to the emphasis of your grant request; for support, please email grants@womensimpactfund.org.

Yes. As of the 2021-2022 grants cycle, Women’s Impact Fund will only accept grant applications for unrestricted operating support. This is in response to feedback from our grantees, as well as continued learning about trust-based philanthropy and through our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. 

No. The organization must be located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and/or the majority of the clients you serve must be located in Mecklenburg County. If your organization is part of a state or national organization, you should focus your application and submitted financial information on Mecklenburg County, NC.

No. Unrestricted operating funds should not be used for capital campaigns.

No. Unrestricted operating funds should not be placed into endowments.

Yes. Organizations may apply for funding in this 2023-2024 cycle if they received funding from Women’s Impact Fund in, or prior to, 2021. For example, if an award was made in May 2021, the nonprofit may submit an application in the fall of 2023 for a potential award in May 2024 (thus receiving a grant three years since the prior award).

Yes. However, note that our application questions may be adjusted slightly from year to year.

Each year the Women’s Impact Fund typically receives more than 100 applications for consideration. Twenty organizations (four in each program area) become finalists and thus have the chance to appear on our membership ballot; all Women’s Impact Fund members are given the opportunity to vote on these grant requests. In May 2023, we ultimately made seven grant awards.

The Women’s Impact Fund will confirm receipt of all applications via email following the deadline in October 2023 with additional details on what to expect. You can find the timeline of our annual grants cycle at the top of our Grants Process webpage.