IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local philanthropy group, has announced their 15 grant finalists for 2017. Ten of the 15 nonprofit finalists will  receive $107,700 each at the philanthropy group’s annual meeting in October.

Finalists are:

Arts and Culture

• Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society Inc. for project: Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society Historical Center.
• Pensacola Delta Enrichment Center Inc. for project: Young, Gifted and Underprivileged — Warrington Arts Development Project.
• West Florida Historic Preservation Inc., doing business as UWF Historic Trust, for project: History and Storytelling Circle.

Education

• Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers Inc. for  project: Capstone Pet Place.
• Escambia County Public Schools Foundation for Excellence Inc., doing business as Escambia County Public Schools Foundation, for project: Swim, Soar and Fly into Science! Inspiring Hands-on Exploration of Our Natural World.
• Escambia County School Readiness Coalition Inc., doing business as Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, for  project: Grow with Me.

Family

• Horizons of Okaloosa County Inc., doing business as The Arc of the Emerald Coast, is a finalist for project: IMPACT 100 Dream Wheels for New Beginnings.
• My Father’s Arrows Inc. for project: Mama’s House.
• Young Men’s Christian Association of Northwest Florida Inc. for project: The Wheels on the Bus.

Environment, Recreation and Preservation

• Humane Society of Pensacola Inc., doing business as Pensacola Humane Society, for project: The Humane Express.
• Mother Wit Institute Inc. for project: Save the Ella L. Jordan Home — A Historic Place.
• Pensacola Lighthouse Association Inc., doing business as Pensacola Lighthouse & Museum, its project: Fresnel Lens Restoration.

Health and Wellness

• Community Organizations Active in Disasters Inc., doing business as Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies, for project: BRACED and Ready to Roll.
• Feeding the Gulf Coast Inc. for project: Serving the Community During Disasters.
• Santa Rosa Kids’ House Inc. for project: Changing for Children.

IMPACT 100’s annual meeting is scheduled for October 15 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front on Pensacola Beach. The three finalists from each focus area will make a presentation at the meeting. IMPACT 100 members will vote on two recipients in each focus area.This is the 14th year that IMPACT 100 will award grants to local nonprofit organizations. Since the inception of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area in 2004, the organization has awarded 77 grants to 60 different nonprofit organizations totaling $8,318,000. This year’s awards will bring the total awarded in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to $9,395,000 across 87 grants.

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