grants.
Once a year, Impact members gather at our Annual Award Celebration to award $100,000 grant(s) to local nonprofits. Since 2015, Impact has invested over $2 million.
grant committee.
The Grant Committee is charged with reviewing and scoring all of the grant applications received by Impact. Once members have individually reviewed and scored the proposals, the committee meets to narrow them down and vote on a list of finalists that will present to the entire Impact membership for the opportunity to receive an Impact grant.
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Serving on the Grant Committee requires a time commitment, but is incredibly informative and rewarding. Members must be either paid in full for the year or current with their installment plan and available to score applications and attend most meetings. Click the calendar link above to review the timeline.
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Missy Agnello, Linda Ladove and Laura Szynal are chairs of the 2025-2026 Grant Committee.
If you would like to join the Grant Committee or have any questions about being a member, please contact Missy, Linda and Laura via email at impactpbgrants@outlook.com.
Adopt-A-Family
$100,000
Impact Grant Recipient
Hispanic Human Resources Center
$100,000
Impact Grant Recipient
YWCA
Palm Beach County
$100,000
Impact Grant Recipient
Center for Family Services
$19,000
Impact Merit Grant Recipient
Families First
$19,000
Impact Merit Grant Recipient
Roots and Wings
$19,000
Impact Merit Grant Recipient
2025 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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TBA
2024 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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The Lord's Place
American Association of Caregiving Youth
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
Take Stock in Children
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2023 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Wounded Veterans Relief Fund
Alzheimer's Community Care
Center for Child Counseling
Families First
2022 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County
Vita Nova
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Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
Project LIFT
2021 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Clinics Can Help
West Jupiter Community Group
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
FAU Brain Institute
2020 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Center for Trauma Counseling
Habitat for Humanity
The Lord's Place
2021 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Clinics Can Help
West Jupiter Community Group
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
FAU Brain Institute
2020 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Center for Trauma Counseling
Habitat for Humanity
The Lord's Place
2019 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Center for Child Counseling
Community Partners/Parent-Child Center
Meals on Wheels
2018 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Project Lift
The Pediatric Oncology Support Team (POST)
2017 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Palm Beach Dramaworks
Memory Trees
The Lord's Place
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2016 IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS
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Live Fresh
Take Stock In Children
Legal Aid Society
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Grant Focus Areas​
Impact the Palm Beaches has identified
the following five focus areas:
ARTS & CULTURE
Projects that cultivate, develop, educate, or enhance culture.
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EDUCATION
Projects that further the ability to educate and improve education.
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
Projects that improve, enhance or restore the environment and promote conservation and protection of natural resources and the welfare of animals.
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FAMILY
Projects that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families living in our community.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
Projects that positively impact the physical and/or mental health and wellness of the members of our community.
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Impact the Palm Beaches requests each applicant to select ONE focus area under which the application is to be considered. The choice of focus area does not impact review of the application.
What Impact Does NOT Fund​​​
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Activities outside our 5 focus areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Environment & Animal Welfare, Family, and Health & Wellness
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Programs that take place outside of our geographic area
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Debt reduction or operational deficits
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Fundraising campaigns or events
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Capital campaigns *
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Endowments or memorials
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Bridge funding or interim financing
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Partisan or political activities
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Legal expenses
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Travel expenses
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Loans
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Grants to individuals
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Grants to private foundations
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Religious organizations for religious purposes
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* Capital Campaign: A capital campaign is an organized drive to collect and accumulate SUBSTANTIAL funds to finance major needs of an organization such as a building or major repair or remodeling project. Capital campaigns are different than requests for capital grants to fund specific equipment, building costs, vehicles or materials that are clearly wrapped around a program or a project serving clients of the organization. Impact the Palm Beaches WILL permit grant requests for capital projects.
The Grant Process
Impact the Palm Beaches annually grants awards of $100,000 to local nonprofit agencies that meet our eligibility requirements to help them fund high-impact projects. The number of $100,000 grants awarded each year is determined by how many members have joined Impact. For each member, $1000 is pooled to create grants. For every 100 members, a $100,000 grant is awarded. For residual funds under $100,000, merit grants are awarded.
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There is one grant cycle per year beginning around September and ending in April/May. Grants finalists are identified after detailed review and evaluation by the Grants Review Committee and selected for final award based on vote by the membership at our Annual Awards Celebration. In April 2025, we awarded $358,000 across six agencies.
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Nonprofit agencies are encouraged to apply through a Letter of Intent (LOI) as long as the agency meets all the grant eligibility requirements. In the Letter of Intent, agencies will provide an overview of their program or project, community need, target population and success measurements along with a financial budget for the program or project. Grant Committee members review agency submissions and will vote on which Letter of Intent applications to advance to the next stage of the process.
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We seek to fund programs that:
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Reach underserved populations and address or satisfy unmet needs
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Solve a problem or create an opportunity for strategic change
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Create long term positive impact
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Are well-defined, studied, and deliberate
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Can demonstrate specific, measurable outcomes
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Are sustainable well into the future
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See grant timeline for the grants process and steps in 2025/2026.
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Questions regarding the grant process, eligibility or timeline, please contact impactpbgrants@outlook.com
Grant Process Steps
Step 1 - Letter of Intent
Applicants submit a Letter of Intent providing an overview of their program/project, community need, target population and success measurements along with a financial budget. Grant Committee members evaluate and vote to determine which applications move forward to the next step.
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Step 2 - Request for Proposal
Applicants are notified whether they have been selected to submit a Request for Proposal providing additional details about the agency and proposed program/project. Grant Committee members evaluate and vote to determine which applications move forward to the next step.
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Step 3 - Site Visits
For the selected applicants, Grant Committee members meet with agency leadership, tour facilities and resolve any remaining questions. Grant Committee members evaluate and vote to determine which applications move forward to the next step.
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Step 4 - Final Decision
Finalists present their proposed project to all Impact members at the Annual Award Celebration and grant awards are determined by vote of the members.
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Step 5 - Reporting
Grantees will be required to submit periodic reports to Impact the Palm Beaches on the progress of the relevant project or program.
Grant Eligibility
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To apply for an Impact the Palm Beaches grant, the applicant must meet precise qualifications and be able to provide specific documents.
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Please click the button below and thoroughly review the criteria before applying.
If you have questions regarding eligibility, please contact impactpbgrants@outlook.com
Letter of intent
Once eligibility is determined, completing a Letter of Intent is the first step in our process. A program grant is to support the direct expenses fo a specific program of the agency. A capital project grant is funding used to expand/renovate facilities, or purchase major equipment such as vehicles and computer systems.
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Please note: there is one application for both programs and projects. Instructions and the application can be accessed using the buttons below under the 'Complete the Letter of Intent.'
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Letter of Intent opens Monday, September 15, 2025
Letter of Intent closes Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Noon
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If you have any questions, please contact impactpbgrants@outlook.com