Impact Grants Program Request for Proposal
July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023

The Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso is seeking proposals from Jewish religious institutions and nonprofit agencies and organizations affiliated with the Jewish community in El Paso. Complete proposals including budget worksheets are due by Monday, March 21, 2022, at 5:00pm to grants@jcfep.org.

Priority Area:	  Increasing Jewish engagement
Special consideration will be given to collaborative ventures focused on increasing Jewish engagement.

Eligibility
•	Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, synagogues and programs with a fiscal sponsor that serves the Jewish population of El Paso. This means someone with a great idea that partners with a Jewish organization as the fiscal sponsor would qualify.

•	Proposals should address the following criteria of:
			New programming 
			Program expansion

•	Individual organizations are eligible to apply for up to two (2) grants with a maximum combined total of $36,000.

•	Multiple organizations working together are eligible to apply for collaborative project proposals. These collaborative projects are not limited to the $36,000 cap.

   Exclusions
•	The Foundation does not fund any organization’s fundraiser.  
•	The Foundation does not fund capital improvement projects of any kind. 

Section 1: Project Name

1.1	  Amount Requesting:

1.2	  Organization Budget:

1.3	  Total Project Budget:

1.4	  Organization’s Mission Statement:

Section 2: Project Description – Observe word count restrictions

2.1	

 Project Status:     One time   New   Existing 

2.2	 Project Start Date:

2.3	 Project Summary: (Limit 100 words)

2.4	 Who is the target population? Describe in detail and provide examples. (Limit 100 words)

2.5	 How many people do you expect to serve? (Limit 50 words)

2.6	 Is this project performed in collaboration with partners?	Yes    No 
If yes, list the partner organization(s), their project responsibilities, key contact names and emails.

Section 3: Project Goals: Limit each response to 100 words.
3.1   Describe in detail goal(s) for the project. Add more goals if necessary.
Goal 1: Description

Activities

How will you know that you have achieved your goals? 

Goal 2:
A.	Description

B.	How will you know that you have achieved your goals? 

Measurement of success How will you measure the project’s success?

Section 4: Financial Information

4.1	 Project Budget

4.2	 Do you have 501(c)(3) certification or other charitable designation?  Yes  No 

4.3	 If no, are you applying using another non-profit’s 501 (c)(3) status?  Yes  No

4.4	Please indicate which financial practices your organization follows:
  Annual financial statements:   Compiled     Reviewed     Audited   
  Financial reporting to your Board:   Monthly      Quarterly  Annually     Other 

Section 5: Evaluation  The questions below will be used as an evaluation for each grant recipient.

5.1  The stated program goal(s) was/were:
5.2. Did the program meet the goal(s)?
        If yes, how?      If not, why?
5.3. Total number of participants:
5.4. If given the funds, would you repeat this program? What might you do differently if anything?

Section 6 – Organization Information

6.1	 Organization Website Address:

6.2	 Mailing Address:

6.3  CEO/Executive Director Name:

Email: 

Phone:

6.4	  Project Coordinator
Name:

Email: 

Phone:

Section 7: Certification & Signature

By signing your name and checking the “Agree” box, you agree to the following:
I certify that the information contained in this grant proposal and its attachments are
complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

CEO/Executive Director  ____________________________

   Agree	Date 	

   Board Chair/President  ____________________________

   Agree	Date

	          The Jewish Community Foundation of El Paso
7110 N. Mesa   El Paso, Texas 79912
915-842-9554