The Impact100 Oakland County Grant Process

Letter of Intent: Nonprofits are encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). This simple questionnaire can be accessed via our website and typically becomes available in early May. 

Grant Application: If eligible, nonprofits are invited to submit a grant application, due late June or early July. 

Committee Reviews: Grant review committees, composed of volunteer members of Impact100 Oakland County, review the applications and financials, discuss the merits of each, chose two or three semi-finalists, perform site visits and identify finalists. Nonprofits are notified of review decisions mid-September. One finalist from each of the five focus areas is selected and asked to submit an executive summary of their proposal. This summary is emailed to the entire membership of Impact100 Oakland County prior to our Annual Grant Awards Ceremony. 

Annual Grant Awards Ceremony: Representatives from the finalist organizations make a short presentation at the November annual meeting. Each Impact100 Oakland County member votes at the meeting or by absentee ballot for her preferred grant recipients. The organizations receiving the most votes will receive the full grant awards. The grant recipients are announced at the conclusion of the ceremony!