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 in which you are seeking funding, and how it may have a substantial impact.
• Amount of request and what it would be used for.
• 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:

Brad Seligman
Executive Director
The Impact Fund
125 University Avenue, Suite 102
Berkeley, CA 94710
Email: bseligman@impactfund.org
Fax: (510) 845-3654


Step Two

Upon 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 Deadline 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 should include:

• An original and 18 collated, double-sided copies of the application, by 12pm NOON (PST) on the appropriate deadline date. Each copy should include the following:
• One page cover letter, which is the first page of the application (form provided)
• One page Applicant Description (form provided)
• Proposal Summary (up to 8, double-spaced pages)
• Detailed, Proposed Budget (form provided)
• In addition, please provide one (1) copy of the following:
• One copy of your organization's IRS determination letter for a 501c3 organization. (if applicable).
• Two (2) copies of the complaint (court documents), if already drafted and/or filed.
• If you are a non-profit, 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.
• Most recent status or case management statement
• 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.
  • Please do not bind your application. Staples or binder clips are fine.
  • Please waive signature requirements on UPS, FedEx or Express Mail documents.
  • E-mailed or faxed proposals will NOT be accepted.

Proposal Applications can be retrieved as both Word and Adobe formats.

**All questions in regards to 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:

Brad Seligman
Executive Director
The Impact Fund
125 University Avenue, Suite 102
Berkeley, CA 94710
Email: bseligman@impactfund.org