Impact Las Vegas Foundation Grants

Impact Las Vegas Foundation Grants is sponsored by Impact Las Vegas Foundation Inc.. Empowers women to collectively fund projects that positively transform the Las Vegas community.

Impact Las Vegas Foundation Inc. - Application Process DATE EVENT Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10am-noon Grant Information Meeting for Nonprofit Organizations Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 Grant Announcement and Press Release January 16-30, 2026 Grant Evaluation Training Completion Friday, February 6th, 2026 Letters of Inquiry (LOI) Due date Friday, February 27, 2026 LOI Review Due Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 Grant Applicants Announced and Invited Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Grant Applications Due date Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Grant Application Review Completion Monday, April 27, 2026 SemiFinalists Announced and Notified Week of May 18th, 2026 Site Visits Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 Finalists Announced Sunday, June 7th, 2026 Annual Meeting and Grant Award STEP ONE – SUBMIT A LETTER OF INQUIRY Each applicant must complete the Letter of Inquiry (LOI) and submit via our online portal (SlideRoom) including uploading a copy of the organization’s IRS determination letter confirming the organization’s nonprofit status.

Letters of Inquiry (LOI) are due before midnight FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th, 2026 Impact Las Vegas reserves the right to reject a Letter of Inquiry for any reason, including a missed deadline, incomplete information, or for not following all instructions. Volunteer members will review the Letters of Inquiry, focusing on the funding request for the organization's project or program expansion.

Following this review, grant applicant organizations will be chosen to proceed with step two of our grant process. Invited applicants will be notified as soon as possible that they have been chosen to continue on with the grant process. All organizations submitting LOI's will be notified of their process status at the same time.

We anticipate notifying all applicants WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026 Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Portal STEP TWO – SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION Each applicant invited by I mpact Las Vegas to continue with the application process will be sent a link to our online Grant Application, and must submit all required information and attachments by the deadline. Only those organizations chosen to submit will be considered at this phase of the process.

The Grant Application will be due by before midnight WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026 Any applications submitted via a different method, not using the required format, or incomplete will not be considered. Impact Las Vegas Grant Review Committees will review all grant applications and will select semi-finalists.

Semi-finalists to be announced MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026 Committee members will then contact the semi-finalist organizations to schedule a site visit to occur around the week of May 18th, 2026 . Organizations not selected as semi-finalist candidates will also be notified of their status during this time period.

The objective of the site visits is to complete a general due diligence review and to investigate and resolve any remaining questions regarding the organization or the proposed program or project. We anticipate that a site visit will take approximately 60 minutes of dedicated time and we request the participation of the executive director, the project/program manager, a board member and a financial representative.

A schedule and agenda will be suggested prior to the visit. STEP FOUR – FINAL DECISION PROCESS At least two finalists will be selected WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th, 2026 . Information about each finalist will be made available to all Impact Las Vegas members as soon as possible following their selection.

Representatives from each of the finalist organizations will be invited to the Impact Las Vegas SUNDAY, JUNE 7th, 2026 Annual Meeting to make a short 10 minute presentation about their project or program to all of the members. Impact Las Vegas members will then vote by individual ballot in person at the annual meeting (or by absentee ballot submitted previously submitted) to select the grant recipient(s).

The voting results will be tabulated and announced live and in person at the meeting. ____________________________________________________________ Impact Las Vegas is committed to acting with integrity in all of our relationships, and to selecting our grant recipients through an honest and fair process. To that end, we have adopted a formal Conflict of Interest policy for all of our members.

We respectively request all grant-seeking organizations to honor our policy and refrain from calling or contacting Impact Las Vegas members during the grant selection process, particularly Grant Review Committee members. All members are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the grant process.

_____________________________________________________________ Impact Las Vegas accepts grant applications for the following focus areas: Culture : Initiatives, projects or programs that cultivate, develop and enhance the cultural and/or artistic climate in Southern Nevada.

Education : Initiatives, projects, or programs that further the educational process or improve access to education for children and/or adult residents of Southern Nevada. Environment : Initiatives, projects or programs that aim to preserve or improve natural resources, encourage conservation, and/or that restore, preserve, revitalize or enhance historical facilities or surroundings of the Southern Nevada area.

Family : Initiatives, projects or programs that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families in the Southern Nevada area. Health & Wellness : Initiatives, projects or programs that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of people living in Southern Nevada. Impact Las Vegas Foundation Inc. is a Nevada nonprofit corporation exempt from federal taxes under U.S. Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).

All contributions may be tax deductible pursuant to the provisions of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software