2026 Eligible to Apply Form

Thank you for your interest in a 2026 Impact100 SRQ Grant. To determine your eligibility to apply for a 2026 Grant, please submit this Eligible to Apply Form no later than May 1, 2026. This Eligible to Apply Form requests information about your organization and your planned initiative to provide us assurance that both your organization and your planned initiative satisfy our Grant Eligibility Guidelines. Before completing the Form, please review our Grant Eligibility Guidelines.

Please note that only eligibility to receive the Grant Application will be confirmed from the information provided. Submission of the Eligible to Apply Form does not guarantee grant eligibility or funding.

STEP ONE

Please submit this Eligible to Apply Form no later than May 1, 2026. Once you submit the Form, you will receive an email from Impact100 SRQ that confirms your submission. If you do not receive it, please check your spam folder.

STEP TWO

We will review your submission and if your eligibility to apply is confirmed, you will receive an email from Impact100 SRQ. If we have a question about your Eligible to Apply Form submission, we will send you an email from grants@impact100srq.org.

The Grant Application will be available starting on April 23, 2026, the day after our Big Reveal event. At the Big Reveal, we will announce our 2026 Giving Year membership numbers which will determine how many Grants we will award and each Grant's dollar amount.

If your eligibility to apply is confirmed before April 23, 2026, you will be notified of your confirmation, but you will not receive the link to the Grant Application until that date. If your eligibility to apply is confirmed on or after April 23, 2026, you will receive the link to the Grant Application in the confirmation email.

STEP THREE

The deadline to submit the 2026 Grant Application is June 30, 2026 at 12 NOON Eastern Standard Time. Only applications that adhere to our Grant Eligibility Guidelines will move forward to the Focus Area Committees for review.

If you have any questions about the Grant Eligibility Guidelines, contact grants@impact100srq.org.

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Last Name *

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Contact Information

Legal Name of Organization

Contact Name

Contact Title

Contact Email

Contact Phone Number

Address (Street, City, State and Zip Code)

Eligible to Apply Questions

If you answer "NO" to any of the Eligible to Apply questions, you may not be eligible to apply for this Grant. We will review the information you provide. If your eligibility is confirmed, you will receive a link to the Grant Application on or after April 23, 2026.

Is your organization a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code? If “No”, does your organization have an application for 501(c)(3) status pending approval by the IRS? If your organization is not defined as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, your organization is not eligible to apply.

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You must enter the EIN (Employer Identification Number) as stated on the IRS Department of the Treasury letter classifying your organization as a public charity. Failure to enter the EIN will result in a delay to receive the link to the application. Do not simply enter "FL"

Is your organization registered with the Florida Division of Corporations as a nonprofit organization (as reflected by your 2026 Annual Report being filed and available on the Florida Sunbiz website)?

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Is your organization registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) (required of all charities soliciting in Florida, excluding religious, education and government entities)?

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Provide your FDACS Charity Number. Enter N/A if exempt.

Will your organization have been in operation for a minimum of 24 months as at April 1, 2026 (since April 1, 2024)?

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Can your organization provide the following required Financial Statements and Tax Returns for the past two fiscal years? *
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Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet) for the past two fiscal years

Statement of Activities (Profit & Loss) for the past two fiscal years

Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet) and Statement of Activities (Profit & Loss) - for the interim period from the last fiscal year-end through March 31, 2026 or later

IRS Form 990 - for the two most recent years filed (if 990 is required for your organization)

No, we are not able to provide any of the Financial Statements and Tax Returns listed above.

If your organization cannot provide one of the required Financial Statements or Tax Returns, explain why.

Impact100 SRQ's Grant Eligibility Guidelines state that the organization must demonstrate the financial and operational capacity to implement, maintain and sustain the Initiative beyond the 24-month grant period. Impact100 SRQ does not require organizations to have gross revenues above a specific amount, but the financial statements of organizations that apply are reviewed to determine adherence to this Grant Eligibility Guideline. Accordingly before we determine your organization's eligibility to apply, we may request financial statements to determine adherence to this Eligibility Guideline.

Is your organization free of legal actions declared, including current and pending conflicts?

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If you answered “No” to this question, explain why.

Will the Initiative primarily serve and benefit the communities and residents of Sarasota and/or Manatee Counties?

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Is the Initiative a new project or program OR a significant, clearly defined expansion of an existing project or program? An expansion must be clearly defined and demonstrate one or more of the following to qualify:

a significant increase in the population currently served,
a broadened offering of services that reaches a new population group,
a significant expansion or enhancement of services offered to the current population, and/or
a significant improvement in the efficiency or effectiveness of the existing program or services

For an expansion, only the direct operating expenses that support the expansion will be funded.

A continuation of an existing program or service offering is not eligible for an Impact100 SRQ grant. Impact100 SRQ does not fund expenses that support the organization's current operations, programs or overhead expenses. *
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What type of expenses will be included in the Initiative's budget? Check all that apply. *
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New Staff Expenses

Existing Staff Expenses

Capital Expenses

Other Expenses

Not yet sure

Will the Initiative actions and activities that Impact100 SRQ will fund occur within the 24-month grant period that begins after the January 2027 grant award date and ends in January 2029? Requests for reimbursement funding must be submitted within 30 days of the end of the grant period.

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If your Initiative is a capital improvement or renovation to property, do you own the property or have a written property lease or other valid written agreement you can provide that demonstrates permission of the property owner to fully implement the Initiative?

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Are you planning to submit an application in collaboration with another nonprofit organization? If you intend to submit a collaborative application, note that both organizations must satisfy the Grant Eligibility Guidelines and provide required Financial Statements and Tax Returns. The organization identified as the primary organization must be the lead fiscal agent through which all Impact100 SRQ business is conducted. *
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If your Initiative is operationally dependent on support from other organizations, government agencies, or schools, collaborative letters of support must be provided with your application. Collaborative letters of support must demonstrate the other organization's agreement to participate in the Initiative, in specific ways, with specific data, and/or services.

In which Focus Area do you intend to apply. Keep in mind that your Initiative should align with your choice of Focus Area.

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Impact100 SRQ will not provide grants for:

Debt reduction, operational deficits, interim funding, bridge funding or endowment funding
Grants to individuals
Any type of arrangement whereby our grant funds are transferred, either partially or in their entirety, to any other person or entity including transferring funds to a third-party for the purposes of the third-party paying expenses on behalf of the Grant Recipient
Partisan, legislative, or political activity
Initiatives of individual churches, synagogues or other religious institutions will not be funded unless a separate, tax-exempt entity that is not under the umbrella of the church, synagogue or other religious institution exists for receiving Impact100 SRQ funds.
Faith-based initiatives or programs that require belief in or participation in a particular religion, denomination or faith. All program benefits must be available to anyone, regardless of their religious beliefs, and no one may be required to take part in any religious activity, ceremony, or service to receive those benefits.
Grant recipients of an Impact100 SRQ grant awarded in the last two grant cycles

Confirm that you will be able to verify and provide supporting proof of above, if applicable, during the grant application review process.

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Verification

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, all responses are accurate and have been approved by our organization's Executive Director or Board Chair.

Please note that only eligibility to submit an application is confirmed through the information provided, and submission of this Eligible to Apply Form does not guarantee grant eligibility or funding. Only applications that adhere to our Grant Eligibility Guidelines will move forward to the Focus Area Committees for review.

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Impact100 SRQ reserves the right to change its Grant Eligibility Guidelines without notice at any time.