Now in its 26th year, the annual GSK IMPACT Awards program honors up to 10 local nonprofits with $50,000 unrestricted grants in recognition of their exceptional achievements, overall excellence, and best practices in contributing to a healthier Greater Philadelphia. This program is one of several charitable programs GSK offers in the United States as part of a commitment to building healthier communities and a healthy America.
CHALLENGE
Much of what influences our health happens outside the doctor’s office – in our communities. Factors such as access to healthy foods and recreational spaces undeniably contribute to our health. Where we are born, raised, live, and work matters to our health; yet too many individuals are living in communities that are hazardous to our health.
SOLUTION
The more we understand the connection between our health and our community, the more we can improve it. GSK is guided by their mission of helping people to do more, feel better and live longer. To achieve this mission, GSK goes beyond discovering, developing, and delivering new medicines, vaccines, and healthcare products and addresses health challenges where they often start – in our communities.
There are a variety of factors that contribute to a healthier community that have been identified in the County Health Rankings & Roadmap model developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Through the GSK IMPACT Awards, we seek to recognize and honor exemplary nonprofit organizations that are making measurable IMPACT on these community health factors.
CRITERIA
IMPACT is an acronym that represents the guiding principles and criteria for this awards program. We seek organizations that demonstrate that they are:
- Innovative – continually improving with vision, creativity, and leadership in solving pressing community health challenges
- Measured – capturing quantitative and qualitative data to inform the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the program(s) and can demonstrate measurable outcomes
- Partnered – engaging in meaningful collaboration within and across sectors
- Accountable – maintaining good governance, including sound financials, strategic and diverse leadership, strong management and stable operations
- Community-centered – being inclusive, responsive, and adaptive to the changing needs and circumstances of the community
In addition to the above criteria, applicants will also be assessed on their commitment to racial equity as demonstrated by the organization’s mission and leadership.
IMPORTANT DATES IN THE TWO-STEP PROCESS:
Step 1 - Registration: Organizations must first register online using Philadelphia Foundation’s portal. The registration period will close on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. GSK will assess the eligibility of your organization. If your organization’s registration is approved, you will be sent an email with information to access the portal again to complete the application for a GSK IMPACT Award.
Step 2 - Application: Eligible registrants will be invited to submit an application online using Philadelphia Foundation’s portal. Applications must be completed in full by Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
To learn more about the the GSK IMPACT Award Registration and Application process, eligibility criteria and more, please visit our website by clicking here.
