When the COVID-19 pandemic reared its head in March 2020, the Community Investments Program was preparing to launch a new grant year. With incomprehensible need increasing across the country, the Elks National Foundation made the decision to not fund new Impact Grants that year and only fund renewals. The ENF reallocated the $200,000 budgeted for new projects to other CIP grants for Elks Lodges to provide pandemic relief.

After a long break from new Impact Grants, the program is back in full swing. On December 17, the ENF announced a new class of Impact Grant recipients on a special episode of Take A CIP. Fourteen Lodges across the country will make a meaningful difference in their communities in so many ways by educating youth about sustainability, creating community gardens, providing support for survivors of abuse and assault, and so much more.

These 14 Lodges join the ranks of existing Impact Grant recipients. Impact Grant renewals will be announced on January 31, 2022.

Check out the list of projects here. (PDF)