Box Impact Fund Terms and Conditions
Effective as of November 5, 2026
By applying for a Box Impact Fund Grant (a "Grant"), you hereby agree to the following terms and conditions with Box, Inc., its assigns, licensees, and legal representatives (collectively, "Box"):
- ORGANIZATION ELIGIBILITY
As a Grant applicant, you hereby confirm to Box that you are a nonprofit organization with recognized legal status in your respective country. If you are based in the United States, you must have 501(c)(3) status under the United States Internal Revenue Code. If you are based outside of the United States, you must have equivalent recognized charitable/nonprofit status in your respective country.
a. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) approval is required for organizations based in India.
b. An organization that is fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) is eligible to apply.
c. In compliance with OFAC sanctions, organizations based in OFAC countries are not eligible to apply. - MISSION ELIGIBILITY
We’re looking to support nonprofits with strategic technology needs, digital transformation projects, and creative solutions to enhance organizational efficiency and productivity. Projects solely funding the purchase of hardware or software will not be considered for this grant.
a. Your organization's project must support digital transformation projects in one of three areas, either
i. a project promoting child welfare, such as foster-care programming and services, legal services supporting children and young people separated from their parents, or services for orphaned children and young people; or
ii. a project supporting crisis response, such as providing up to date topographic data to resources on the ground or setting up mobile hotspots to enable communications in an area in the aftermath of a natural disaster; or
iii. a project focused on environmental protection, such as leveraging technology in the field for environment research, digitizing environmental records, or calculating the environmental impact from going paperless and moving to the cloud.
b. Grant applications will be evaluated on four criteria:
i. alignment with a digital transformation focus in the child welfare, crisis response, or environment areas,
ii. potential for impact and ability to make a difference in the aforementioned focus areas,
iii. the plan for inclusion of key stakeholder voices, buy-in and support; and
iv. the plan to achieve project scale, including possible challenges and how you will address them. - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION TIMELINE
a. Your organization must execute your project within 12 months from receipt of the Grant and report on outcomes achieved at the end of the 12-month period as outlined in your application. - USE OF FUNDS
a. Your organization should plan to spend no more than 10-20% on general overhead costs.
b. If you are selected as a finalist you may be asked for a more detailed breakdown of how you would use the $25k grant for your digital transformation project. - USE OF LOGO AND MARKS
You agree that Box may include your organization's name, trademark, trade name, logo or other symbol (collectively "Marks") in all advertising, promotional literature and other materials. - VIDEO/IMAGE RELEASE
You hereby give Box the irrevocable right to use any picture, video image, voice recording, photograph, or written story provided by your organization to Box (which includes, for avoidance of doubt, any material submitted by you as part of your Grant application) in all forms and media in all manners, including composite representations, for advertising, trade or any lawful purposes, and you waive any right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written copy, that may be created in connection therewith. - DATE AND DEADLINES
Grant applications must be received by Monday, November 30, 2026, 5pm PST. Grantees will be announced in early 2027. - NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Your organization does not have to be a current Box customer to apply. Neither you nor your applying organization have agreed to engage in a business transaction with Box as a condition or requirement of this potential Grant and you are not aware of any relationship that your organization, or any of the officers or board members of your organization, has with Box that could create a conflict of interest in connection with this potential Grant. - SERVICE RESTRICTIONS
Please note that Box and its technology partners may be required to limit access to the Box Service from organizations and individual users located in certain markets subject to economic sanctions. As of November, these markets include Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and the disputed regions of Ukraine. This list is subject to change at Box's discretion.