Nonprofits Eligible for $40k Awards

GlaxoSmithKline will recognize community-based nonprofits that provide access to healthcare for the underserved. Up to ten organizations in the Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia and in the City of Camden, N.J. through it IMPACT Awards.

The $40,000 awards are given to organizations for success and achievements in their current, overall work – not just new or specific initiatives. Applications will be accepted through March 28, 2012, 4 p.m.

Every year the GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards recognize, highlight and reward innovative healthcare nonprofit organizations that have a significant impact on their communities.

To qualify for a GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT award, applicants must: 

• be physically located in an eligible county;
• provide access to healthcare services (primary mission and resource allocation);
• have annual total operating expenses between $160,000 and $3 million, as documented in the organization’s most recent fiscal year financial statement; and
• have been in existence as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for at least five years as of 2012.

The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards will be presented at a ceremony in Philadelphia in late 2012. For more details and to apply, please visit the GlaxoSmithKline site or call GlaxoSmithKline Community Partnerships at 215.751.5171.