How to Apply for Grants
Step One
All new and/or returning applicants are required to submit a Pre-Application proposal, prior to the submission of a full proposal. Pre-Applications should be no more than two pages, and should include the following information:
- A brief description of your organization and/or firm;
- Attorneys and/or firms who will be working on the case, contact name, phone number, address and email;
- Brief summary of the case for which you seek funding, and how it may have a substantial impact;
- Amount of request and for what it would be used; and
- How you heard about the Impact Fund's grant program
Pre-Applications are accepted on a continual basis. Applicants who submit a Pre-application are notified promptly whether or not to submit a full proposal. Pre-Applications may be submitted by mail, fax, or in the body of an email (no attachments, please) to:
Jocelyn D. Larkin, Executive Director
The Impact Fund
125 University Avenue, Suite 102
Berkeley, CA 94710
Email: jlarkin@impactfund.org
Fax: (510) 845-3654
Step Two
Upon our review of the Pre-Applications, all grantees will receive notification either requesting or rejecting the submission of a proposal. All applicants who are invited to submit an application will have their applications reviewed by the Impact Fund's Board of Advisors, who meet on a quarterly basis. Please carefully review the Grants Deadlines page for further information. All previous grant reporting must be up-to-date before an applicant can apply for future funding.
A complete proposal application package should include:
- One (1) copy of your organization’s IRS determination letter for a 501 (c) (3) organization (if applicable)
- Two (2) copies of the complaint (court documents) if already drafted and/or filed
- If you are a nonprofit, please supply two (2) copies of your most recent financial statement or audit. If this is a group application, financial reports from all co-applicants are required
- One (1) copy of your most recent status or case management statement; and
- An original, plus 18 collated, double sided copies of the application form (provided) which includes: an Applicant Description, Case Summary and Detailed Proposed Litigation Budget.
Please do not submit:
- Additional documents such as: pleadings, newspaper articles, declarations, brochures, etc.;
- A full proposal application, unless invited to do so by the Impact Fund after the Pre-application process; and
- Please waive signature requirements on UPS, FedEx or Express Mail documents;
- Please do not bind your application (Staples or binder clips are fine); and
- Please do not send proposals by fax or email. They will not be accepted.
Proposal Applications are available in either Word or Adobe Acrobat formats.
All questions regading grants should be emailed to: grants@impactfund.org, or call Kiki Poe at (510) 845-3473 ext.314.
Proposals, including all attachments, should be mailed to:
Jocelyn D. Larkin, Executive Director
The Impact Fund
125 University Avenue, Suite 102
Berkeley, CA 94710
Email: jlarkin@impactfund.org