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Amway Impact Grants At Amway, we use the best of our business and the passion of our people to impact communities around the world. Amway is committed to providing community grants in support of non-profit organizations and programs that focus on health & wellness and empowerment. The Amway grant program is currently available to organizations in Kent County, Trout Lake, WA and Buena Park, CA. To explore if your organization is eligible for program funding, carefully review the criteria below. Applications are accepted from February 1 to 0ctober 1 each year. For returning applicants, new Amway grant requests are welcome 12 months from your last application date.

GRANT FOCUS AREAS

Health + Wellbeing

• Increase access to fresh, healthy foods
• Provide supplemental nutritional resources to families and children facing food insecurity
• Support optimal health for kids and their families through healthy eating education and training opportunities.
• Community Infrastructure and Programming support designed to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.
• Support mental wellbeing practices such as meditation and anxiety reduction or coping techniques that lead to a healthy mindset

Target audiences:

• Children
• Families and single parent households with school-aged children
• Rural and urban communities
• Traditionally underserved populations

Empowerment

Funding focus areas:

• Workforce & Entrepreneurship skill education
• Livelihood Education: Training and Development of life skills that support individuals to thrive (ex. financial literacy or basic management skills such as teamwork, problem-solving, etc.)
• Youth mentorship
• Youth leadership development
• Support addressing the individual and contextual barriers that hinder economic empowerment of marginalized and underserved populations

Target audiences:

• Women and girls
• Youth
• Traditionally underserved populations

Amway Grant Eligibility Requirements

Are you eligible?

• The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
• The offices of the organization are located, and primarily serves, our focus areas within Kent County, MI.
• Application must demonstrate the community need AND have associated outcomes
• If the applicant is a house of worship, it must demonstrate that it operates a social service program that is open to the public and involves no religious activities

Please note: Amway will consider funding portions of proposed projects, and collaborative projects will be given priority.

Amway Impact Grant funding does not support the following

• Religious endeavors
• Political, legislative or lobbying organizations
• Individuals seeking personal help, travel support, scholarships or loans
• Individual or team endorsements
• General awareness campaigns
• Marketing sponsorships, cause marketing or advertising projects
• Movie, film or television documentaries
• School athletic teams, bands, choirs, publications or advertisements
• Sporting fundraising events
• Athletic teams
• Organizations outside of Kent County, MI.

What’s the process?

1. Review focus areas and eligibility requirements
2. Complete application online
3. Amway Grant Committee will respond with a decision within 60 days
4. One application per organization will be considered annually
5. We may request a meeting or site visit to help us better understand your organization or program
6. Applications are accepted from February 1 to October 1 each year. For returning applicants, new Amway grant requests are welcome 12 months from your last application date.