At their "Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony" held last night at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, Impact100 SRQ announced the eight nonprofit Grant Recipients for its 2024 Giving Year. These transformative $109,500 grants will fund high-impact initiatives that address critical needs, improve lives, and strengthen our community in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

Impact100 SRQ's 876 voting members for the 2024 Giving Year heard presentations from ten nonprofit Grant Finalists, each proposing initiatives that aligned with their organization's mission of creating lasting community impact. Members then cast their votes, selecting eight of the ten Finalists to receive grant funding. The Grant Recipients were revealed live at the event, celebrating the power of collective giving and community collaboration.

"This year's Annual Celebration highlights the incredible power of women coming together to create meaningful change," said Pam Kandziora, President of Impact100 SRQ. "Every single member plays a vital role in helping us fund innovative initiatives that make a lasting difference in our community."

The eight Grant Recipients for the 2024 Giving Year, categorized by Focus Area, are:

The Circus Arts Conservatory

 

Children's Home Society of Florida 

The Florida Center for Early Childhood

 

SunCoast Blood Centers

 

Centerstone 

Foundation for Dreams, Inc.

NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Inc. 

Valerie's House

For women feeling inspired by the Impact100 SRQ mission, join us today to help make 2025 our most impactful year yet! Each new member strengthens our ability to fund even more transformative initiatives, increasing the number of grants we can award to local nonprofits and deepening our community impact. The Membership Drive for the 2025 Giving Year is open until March 26, 2025. To learn how to become a member, visit www.Impact100SRQ.org/membership.

ABOUT IMPACT100 SRQ 

Impact100 SRQ, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, is one of more than seventy chapters worldwide and joins its sister chapters in embracing the local collective giving model. Formed in 2018, Impact100 SRQ brings together a diverse group of women who annually fund transformational grants to local nonprofits in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The model is simple: at least 100 women each give a $1,000 tax-deductible donation, and together they collectively award grants in increments of at least $100,000 to local nonprofits in five focus areas: Arts, Culture & History; Education; Environment, Recreation & Animal Welfare; Family; and Health & Wellness. Each member's annual donation strengthens the power of giving and funds innovative initiatives that make a sustainable difference in our community. Since 2019, Impact100 SRQ has awarded 30 grants totaling $3,276,000 to local nonprofits, funding transformative initiatives that improve lives and strengthen our community.

 

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Top row from left: The Circus Arts Conservatory (Jennifer Mitchell, Emma Schwarzbauer, Zoltan Karpathy, with Gail Lisi of Impact100 SRQ) SunCoast Blood Centers (Don Campbell, Scott Bush, Brian Dryfhout, Bridget Harry with Roberta Scales of Impact100 SRQ)   2nd row: Children's Home Society of Florida (Jessie Garcia, Summer Pfeiffer with Nancy Platkin of Impact100 SRQ) Centerstone (Roger Johnson, Amy Wrightson, Jayne Tingley, Victoria Tiggas with Maria Mandler of Impact100 SRQ)   3rd row: Valerie's House (Amy Strom, Angela Melvin, Tara Zajas with Birgit Sroka of Impact100 SRQ) NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Inc. (Jake Hartvigsen, Jessica Polk, Beth Walters, Colleen Thayer with Sara Winer of Impact100 SRQ)  4th row: Foundation for Dreams, Inc. (Matt Faul, Valerie LaTour, Madison Raible, Annette Larkin, Elena Cassella with Toni Schemmel of Impact100 SRQ) The Florida Center for Early Childhood (Kate Reed with Ellen Foster of Impact100 SRQ)