PENSACOLA, FL, March 19, 2024 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area is pleased to announce its 2024 membership drive has successfully concluded with a total of 1,208 members. The highest number of members ever! On October 13, 2024, IMPACT 100 will give back to the community $1,208,000 by awarding twelve significant project grants of $100,670 each to nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
Over the past twenty years, IMPACT 100 has awarded grants totaling over $16 million in 153 grants to deserving nonprofit organizations in the Greater Pensacola Bay Area. After awarding the 2024 grants in October, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will have funded grants totaling over $17 million.
“It is my privilege to serve with the 1,208 members of IMPACT to support the nonprofits who do such important work in our community. The spirit of philanthropy is alive and well among us as demonstrated by the record-breaking number of women who have chosen to be a part of IMPACT 100 in 2024. Through our collective giving, we have already contributed over $16 Million to the Pensacola Bay Area. This year we will add another $1.2 million to that grand total, continuing our mission of effective philanthropy.” said Kristin Longley,
President of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area.
“For over twenty years, the women of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area have supported nonprofit organizations through truly
transformative projects that benefit thousands of families in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties,” Longley continued.
On Thursday, April 18th, IMPACT 100 will host a free nonprofit workshop and social for nonprofits considering applying for a grant. The event will feature the dynamic Darrick McGhee. McGhee’s diverse background as an entrepreneur, lobbyist, pastor, and blogger brings a wealth of knowledge on driving positive change, particularly in Florida. Nonprofit leaders are urged to get more details and register for the workshop at www.impact100pensacola.org/nonprofit-workshop.
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