HOW TO APPLY
2026 Important Application Dates
Eligibility opens March 1 and closes April 1, or when we reach 60 eligible applicants
Full Proposal Application Due Online – May 14, 5 PM
Semi-Finalist Site Visits Take Place – Late Summer/Early Fall
Finalists Notified – Mid-October
Annual Membership Meeting – November
APPLICATION STEPS
The deadline for submitting the Eligibility Form is April 1, 2026, or when we reach 60 eligible applicants. Eligible applicants will be invited to submit an application form that is due on May 14th, 2026 at 5 PM.
Approved applicants will be asked to complete the grant application form via Submittable.com, where applicants will be asked to create a user account before being prompted to complete the Eligibility Form.
To review eligibility criteria, please visit our Grant Eligibility page
Grant Review Committees (GRCs) comprised of members, evaluate grant applications. After Committees’ discussions, semifinalists are selected and site visits are scheduled. Site Visits take place in late Summer/early Fall.
GRCs select finalists for the Impact100 Grant and at our Annual Meeting:
- Each member casts a single (and equal) vote for a nonprofit of her choice.
- The grant recipient(s) is determined by majority vote and announced at the close of the meeting.
Grant recipients will sign a Grant Agreement, outlining all reporting requirements. An Impact 100 Jersey Coast Grantee Liaison will stay in regular contact with the organization. Interim and final reports will be reviewed and key details shared with the wider membership.
For your convenience, we have consolidated the information on our website into a printable PDF: