IMPACT 100 Names 2018 Finalists For $100K Grants

September 13, 2018

IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropic group, has announced 15 grant finalists for 2018. Eleven of the 15 nonprofit finalists will each receive a grant of $100,300 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Annual Meeting in October.

The 15  finalists selected by IMPACT 100’s Focus Area Committees are as follows:

ARTS & CULTURE

• First City Arts Alliance, Inc. dba First City Art Center
Project: Creating Space for Educating and Inspiring Youth

• Pensacola High School Band Boosters Association, Inc.
Project: Music is for Everyone at PHS

• Pyramid, Inc.
Project: Bringing the Arts to the Underserved in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties

EDUCATION

• Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, Inc.
Project: Return to the Wild

• Escambia County Public Schools Foundation for Excellence, Inc.
dba Escambia County Public Schools Foundation
Project: Swim, Soar, and Fly into Science Inspiring Hands-on Exploration of Our Natural World

• Santa Rosa County 4-H Association, Inc.
Project: 4-H Field Education Facility

ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION & PRESERVATION

• Miracle League of Santa Rosa County, Inc.
Project: Miracle Field of Dreams

• Mother Wit Institute, Inc.
Project: Save the Ella L. Jordan Home – A Historic Place

• Veterans Memorial Park Foundation of Pensacola, Inc.
Project: Restoring Veterans Memorial Lighting

FAMILY

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Inc.
Project: There’s No Place Like Home

• Sacred Heart Foundation, Inc.
Project: “Paw”erful Medicine – Using Animal-Assisted Therapy to Make “Ruff” Days a Little Brighter

• Young Men’s Christian Association of Northwest Florida, Inc. dba YMCA of Northwest Florida
Project: The Wheels on the Bus

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• KlaasKIDS Foundation, Inc.
Project: Missing Child Response & Child Exploitation Prevention

• Opening Doors Northwest Florida, Inc. dba EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless, Inc.
Project: Opening Doors on a Mission to Reach, Respond, Restore

• Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc. dba REAP
Project: REAP’s Women’s Re-entry Portal – Pathway for Success

Since its inception in 2004, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has awarded 87 grants totaling $9,395,000. With the addition of this year’s awards, IMPACT 100 will have awarded 98 grants totaling $10,498,000.

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Comments

2 Responses to “IMPACT 100 Names 2018 Finalists For $100K Grants”

  1. Denny on September 13th, 2018 2:40 pm

    Thanks to all those who share their blessings with those less fortunate.

  2. Jerry C. Cummings on September 13th, 2018 1:18 pm

    What an immense blessing Impact 100 is to NW Florida. I would not be able to make the choices you must make. Too many needy organizations – but they have an annual chance to be chosen. Your requirements are appropriate and necessary to make your choices. God Bless each and every one of you.

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