Donors don't give to institutions.
They invest in ideas and people
in whom they believe.
- G.T. Smith
Welcome to Impact Giving!
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I invite you to discover more about our vision and values by exploring our web pages.
If you are interested in applying for an Impact Giving Grant please view our Grant Standards and Funding Stipulations pages to confirm you are eligible for our grant application process. You can find our Giving Categories below.
Reviewing these pages will help you determine if your nonprofit organization qualifies as a potential Impact Giving Grant recipient.
Our grant-making process requires that an organization be sponsored by one of our Partners. A Partner is any woman who has contributed her full annual donation to Impact Giving. Grant Application Process.
Please contact me with any questions you may have regarding our grant giving philosophy at sam@impactgivingnow.org or 949-715-2521. We wish you great success and look forward to learning more about your organization and your specific funding request.
Sam Dawson, Grant Chair
Grant Categories
Arts & Culture - Artistic expressions of culture -- past, realized, and hoped for -- add exponentially to the education of ourselves, of others, and of our future generations. We give grants that foster the creation and sharing of new art as well as the preservation of traditional art forms. Our goal is to enrich our world by broadening the access to art and culture, and to encourage the involvement of new and diverse audiences.
Environment - We value the health of the environment, and support natural resource management and strategies that balance conservation and sustainability. We focus on restoration, preservation, and sustenance in alternative energies, clean water, clean air, natural habitats, and green spaces.
Health & Human Services - We focus on health as a means to prevent and eliminate disease and illness. We support organizations that are dedicated to overcoming physical, social, and emotional disorders which encumber society; and which provide superb care to the current victims of these ailments.
Human Rights - We support advocacy, protection efforts, and educational opportunities which focus on the full range of human rights nationally and abroad. We support organizations which address the most vulnerable issues in trafficking, torture, gender-based violence, asylum, and immigration. We focus on economic, cultural, and social issues, as well as civil and political rights.
Hunger & Shelter - Food and shelter are two primal needs in life, yet our world’s population struggles to find both. We sponsor programs that provide solutions to the eradication of hunger and homelessness; that focus on sustainability of access to food, shelter, clothing, and medical supplies. Priority is given to projects that meet the most basic needs of those with the fewest resources.
Women & Children - Women & children continue to be among the most vulnerable of populations in society. We grant organizations that protect and empower women and children, and provide access to meet their physical, emotional, educational, professional and health-related needs.