IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area is pleased to announce the fifteen grant finalists selected for 2025. Twelve of the fifteen nonprofit finalists will each receive a grant of $103,500 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Annual Meeting on October 19.
This is the 22nd year that IMPACT 100 will award grants to local nonprofit organizations. Since its inception, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has awarded 165 impactful grants totaling $17,492,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
The fifteen finalists selected by IMPACT 100’s Focus Area Committees are as follows:
ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
Greater Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Project: Drumroll, Please: The Sound of a New Century
Pace Band Boosters, Inc.
Project: Every Note Matters: Powering the Next Generation of Musicians
West Florida Railroad Museum, Inc.
Project: Embracing the Future
EDUCATION
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Project: W.A.V.E.-Warriors Achieving, Valuing, and Exploring
Escambia County School Readiness Coalition, Inc. (dba Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County)
Project: Classroom on Wheels
Girls Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc.
Project: Wheels of Possibility: A Gateway to Learning
ENVIRONMENT & RECREATION
Greater Pensacola Junior Golf Association, Inc. (dba First Tee Gulf Coast)
Project: Truly Impacting Warrington Youth
PYC Satori Foundation, Inc.
Project: Bridging the Gap in Youth Sailing
Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida, Inc.
Project: Moveable Habitats, Meaningful Messages
FAMILY
Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.
Project: Equal Access Express
Wesley Haven Villa, Inc. (dba Methodist Homes of Alabama & Northwest Florida)
Project: Rolling with a Purpose: Connecting Seniors to Care and Community
Wounded Veterans Relief Fund, Inc.
Project: Veteran Family Homelessness Prevention
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Community Organizations Active in Disaster, Inc. (dba Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies (BRACE))
Project: BRACE Mobile Support and Resiliency Unit
Feeding the Gulf Coast
Project: Nutrition Equals Seniors Thriving
Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Inc.
Project: Healing House and Garden
About IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, Inc.
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, Inc. is an organization of philanthropic-minded women committed to improving their community by providing substantial grants to nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Grants are distributed in five focus areas: Arts, Culture & History; Education; Environment & Recreation; Family; Health & Wellness. Membership is open to any woman, age 18 or over, who makes an annual tax-deductible donation (membership fee) of $1,000 by March 1 of any calendar year. The entire contribution is used to fund grants. Website is www.impact100pensacola.org.