Grant Eligibility

Impact100 Hunterdon’s goal is to provide transformational funds to organizations that benefit Hunterdon County, and to highlight unmet needs in the areas of: Arts & Culture, Children & Families, Education, Environment, Preservation & Recreation, and Health & Wellness. Funding must be used within a 3-year period from award date and grantees must comply with all reporting requirements. Successful grantees will have demonstrated a clear benefit to the Hunterdon community with solid outcomes.

Applicants may be denied for any of the following reasons:

Request for general operating expenses, rather than project or program-related expenses
Seeking funding for anything other than capital projects, significant expansion of or changes to existing programs, and/or new initiatives
Geographic Area Outside of Hunterdon County (project must significantly benefit Hunterdon County community)
Agency budget of less than $300,000
Administrative costs over 25% (based on content contained in a 990 filing)
Organization in operation for less than 3 years
Faith-based groups (exceptions will be considered for those that can demonstrate inclusiveness, regardless of beliefs, and who are committed to not proselytizing to project participants)
Politically affiliated groups
Known terrorists groups
Organizations without proper 501c3 status
Three consecutive years of net ordinary losses
Funding cannot be fully expended within three years
Individual recipients (i.e. scholarships, loans, gifts, etc.)
Required documents not included
Grant guidelines not followed
Request is for special events or fundraising activities
Unwillingness to allow a site visit, if requested

NOTE: If any of these apply to an applicant, they are welcome to write a short explanatory paragraph in their grant submission that addresses the criteria and indicates why their application should still be considered. While this will be considered, it does not mean that the application will be accepted.

If you’d like to be kept informed about the grant process, receive the application when it’s released, or have any questions please contact Lawrence Brooks at lbrooks@binnaclehouse.org or (973) 207-2880.

As we continue to grow and evolve, Impact100 Hunterdon reserves the right to change its eligibility criteria without notice at any time.