Impact 100 Announces 10 $106,000 Community Grants

October 19, 2015

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropy group, awarded 10 grants Sunday worth $106,000 each to community groups.

Grant winners announced Sunday were:

ARTS & CULTURE

Ballet Pensacola, Inc.
Project:  Elevate – 21st Century Productions for Ballet Pensacola

Pensacola Museum of Art, Inc.
Project: Expanding and Protecting the Vaults for PMA’s Fine Art Collections

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EDUCATION

AMIkids Pensacola, Inc.
Project:  AMIkids Careers

Learn to Read of Northwest Florida, Inc.
Project:  Public Awareness Campaign – The Most Powerful Organization That Nobody’s Heard Of

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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION & PRESERVATION

Coast Watch Alliance, Inc.
Project:  “Research to Restaurant”, Affecting a Sustainable Seafood Resource by Taming Lionfish

Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola, Inc.
Project:  VMP Venue Enhancements and Infrastructure Improvements

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FAMILY

Children’s Home Society of Florida, Inc. collaborating with Escambia Community Clinics, Inc.
Project:   Weis Community School Family Playground

Lutheran Services Florida, Inc.
Project:  Transportation to Healing, Hope and Help

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Bay Area Food Bank
Project:  Northwest Florida Healthy Food Distribution and Milton Warehouse Expansion Project

Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.
Project:  REAP’s Second Chance Re-Entry Program

“At the end of today, more than $7,236,000 has been distributed to non profits in Escambia and  Santa Rosa counties in the form of significant grants that make a lasting impact,” said Cyndi  Warren, President of IMPACT 100.

IMPACT 100 hopes to keep the momentum going into next year by increasing membership to more women in our 13th year of working with nonprofits in the community.

Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Impact 100 Announces 10 $106,000 Community Grants”

  1. Jan on October 20th, 2015 4:46 am

    Thank you! IMPACT 100 is fabulous. Even the non profit organizations that apply and don’t win, or even make the finals receive great visibility and often significant support for their organizations.