ORG Impact Awards 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 27, 2026

Nominations are open for the ORG Impact Awards 2026. The .ORG Impact Awards is a worldwide awards program to acknowledge and have a good time people and organizations which have a connection to a registered .ORG area for his or her contributions, achievements and impression they’ve made of their communities.

From groundbreaking initiatives to steadfast changemakers, the .ORG Impact Awards acknowledge the profound impression occurring in communities throughout the globe. PIR is proud to shine a light-weight on the tireless efforts and relentless dedication of the .ORG Community and champion these working day by day to create constructive change and a greater tomorrow.

Category

The .ORG Impact Awards search to have a good time vital achievements by members of the .ORG neighborhood.

• Health and Healing: Recognizes a company devoted to advancing well being and effectively-being of their neighborhood by making certain entry to care, assets, and help.
• Quality Education for All: Recognizes a company breaking down boundaries to training, fostering studying alternatives that empower people, and creating pathways to a brighter future for all.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Recognizes a company fostering a extra inclusive and equitable world by breaking down boundaries, amplifying underrepresented voices, and driving significant change that creates alternatives for all.
• Environmental Stewardship: Recognizes a company main the best way in defending our planet, selling sustainability, and provoking communities to create a more healthy, extra resilient future.
• Hunger and Poverty: Recognizes a company who has made vital contributions and improvements to fight starvation, scale back poverty, and create lasting financial alternatives that uplift people and communities.
• Community Building: Recognizes a company whose efforts are strengthening the material of their neighborhood, fostering connections, and driving meaninful change on an area, nationwide, or world degree.
• Rising Star: Recognizes a person underneath the age of 30 by December 31, 2026, who’s shaping the longer term, demonstrating management, and driving impression via their ardour, innovation, and committment to constructive change.
• The .ORG Impact Awards .ORG of the Year – Recognizes a company for excellent achievement as evidenced by outcomes and/or contributions to its sector, constituents, neighborhood or society at massive. The finalists within the different seven classes are routinely eligible for this award.

Benefits

Winners will obtain a customized award and the flexibility to pick a non-revenue or NGO group of their option to obtain as much as a $50,000 contribution (relying on the award class). Nonprofit entrants are welcome to pick their very own nonprofit because the beneficiary of that donation. Individuals, for-income and neighborhood teams are welcome to pick any nonprofit they consider in to obtain the donation. Public Interest Registry reserves the suitable to approve any charitable donations.

• .ORG of the Year – $40,000 USD
• Category Winners – $10,000 USD
• Category Finalists (non-winners) – $2,500 USD

More importantly, they hope recognition via The .ORG Impact Awards will assist increase the profile of your .ORG and supply further validation to your applications. Additionally, winners could have the OPPORTUNITY to:

• Be featured extensively on-line in the course of the .ORG Impact Awards occasion in October 2026
• Use a devoted .ORG Impact Awards brand mark in promotional supplies
• Be featured in numerous .ORG digital platforms all year long, together with articles, movies, social posts, and extra.

Eligibility

• Open solely to people who’re no less than 18 years outdated and have permission to appoint the person or entity that makes use of or has a connection to .ORG area.
• Unfortunately, workers of Public Interest Registry and any of its father or mother and affiliate firms, in addition to the quick household and family members of every such worker should not eligible to appoint people or entities, or be thought of as a nominee for any award.

Nomination

Click here to nominate

For extra info, go to ORG Impact Awards.