Grants to Nevada nonprofit organizations for programs and capital projects to fill a range of community needs in eligible locations. Funding areas of interest include health and wellness, family, environment, education, and culture. The project or program to be funded must be implemented in and serve the residents of Southern Nevada.
Impact Las Vegas accepts grant applications for the following focus areas:
Culture:Â Initiatives, projects or programs that cultivate, develop and enhance the cultural and/or artistic climate in Southern Nevada.
Education:Â Initiatives, projects, or programs that further the educational process or improve access to education for children and/or adult residents of Southern Nevada.
Environment:Â Initiatives, projects or programs that aim to preserve or improve natural resources, encourage conservation, and/or that restore, preserve, revitalize or enhance historical facilities or surroundings of the Southern Nevada area.
Family:Â Initiatives, projects or programs that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families in the Southern Nevada area.
Health & Wellness:Â Initiatives, projects or programs that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of people living in Southern Nevada.
The project may be a capital project, new program, an expansion of an existing program, or a collaborative effort of several agencies.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Additional Criteria for Eligibility
To qualify for an Impact Las Vegas grant, an organization must be classified as a “public charity” with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) and 509 (a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, operate within and provide services in Southern Nevada (or be a recognized chapter of a State, regional, or national nonprofit serving this area).
Submitting grant organizations should have been in operation for a minimum of 24 months and have an operating budget sufficient to confirm the organization’s ability to manage the project or program.
Ineligible
An organization that has received a grant of $100,000 or more from Impact Las Vegas may not reapply in the following two years.
Impact Las Vegas will not fund grants for any of the following activities or expenditures:
- General operating expenses or overhead
- Debt reduction or operational deficits
- Grants to individuals
- Endowment funding
- Interim or bridge funding
- Partisan, legislative, or political activity
- Projects of individual churches, religious organizations or bodies of worship that are intended to benefit only their specific denominations or congregations, or are exclusive with respect to others of differing beliefs.
- Private foundations
- Annual appeals or fundraising drives, activities or events
- General capital campaigns unrelated to a specific project or program
- Advertising
Pre-Application Information
2023 Letter of Inquiry Deadline: February 1, 2023
All applicants must first submit a letter of inquiry. Letters of Inquiry are due in early February of each year. Applicants approved to continue with the process will be invited to submit the approved Impact Las Vegas grant application. Full applications are then due from eligible nonprofit organizations in March and in June.
