New Jersey — Impact100 Garden State 2027 Signature Community Grants ($100,000; January 15)

Impact100 Garden State invites qualified 501(c)(3) public charities to apply for a 2027 Signature Grant of exactly $100,000 for one charitable program or project. Grant-supported activities may address arts and culture, children and families, education, environmental and recreational needs, or health and wellness. At least 51% of program beneficiaries must live in Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, or Union County in New Jersey; applicant headquarters may be elsewhere.

The 2027 online application portal is scheduled to open November 16, 2026. Completed applications are due January 15, 2027 at 5 p.m.; the funder does not specify a time zone on its application page. The funder caps completed submissions at 100, so it may close earlier if the limit is reached. Each organization may submit only one proposal. Signature applicants must request exactly $100,000 and plan to spend grant funds within three years. Finalists not selected for a Signature Award may instead receive a $10,000 unrestricted Mission Award; the Mission Award is an outcome of the same competition, not a separately open application.

Organizations must be 501(c)(3) public charities in good standing and meet new 2027 financial-health thresholds: operating expenses must not exceed operating revenue; liabilities/assets and debt/net assets ratios must be no more than 60%; at least three months of operating liquidity; and no negative net assets in two consecutive years. Required materials include the IRS Form 990 and Schedule A filed in 2026 where applicable, two years of audited or CPA-reviewed financial statements, more recent balance sheet, profit-and-loss and cash-flow statements, and the required 2027 project budget template. Supporting letters are required where partners must cooperate for delivery. Prior $100,000 grantees have a 24-month waiting period after final reporting.

The $100,000 Signature Award is restricted to the proposed program and may cover necessary staff salaries, training, equipment, rent, and supplies. Ineligible uses include debt or deficits, endowments, bridge funding, individual scholarships or payments, partisan activity, compulsory religious participation, and capital campaigns. No universal mandatory cash-match percentage is published; for larger projects, disclose the other funding sources. Grant agreements set milestone-based disbursement and quarterly reports, and recipients are scheduled to be announced at the June 9, 2027 Big Give event.

Read official application dates and steps at Impact100 Garden State 2027 Apply and current program eligibility and funding at Impact100 Garden State process and eligibility.