Impact100 Westchester

2017 Grants totaling $291,000 awarded at our Fourth Annual Meeting! Please see our latest press release for all the exciting details.

Our mission is to engage women in philanthropy and to collectively fund grants for charitable initiatives in the Westchester region.

The goal is to identify unmet needs in the region and provide transformational grants to Westchester nonprofit organizations.

In addition to funding projects, our rigorous review and evaluation of grant proposals will raise awareness of many charitable organizations while inspiring our members to become more personally involved with these charities.

Making an Impact... see a list of Grants Awarded to Date

To understand more about the power of women's collective giving, please view a TEDx talk about the impact of generosity by Wendy Steele, the founder of Impact100.

Learn about the nonprofit organizations that have been invited to submit Full Proposals in one or more of our Grant Cycles...Nonprofit Directory (Full Proposal Applicants)

Impact100 2017 Annual Meeting

Impact100 from Tripp Street Studio on Vimeo.

Volunteer New York!

We are thrilled that our very own Sharon Douglas was honored at the 2017 Annual Volunteer Spirit Awards Breakfast with a QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD.

Second Annual Day of Service, May 6, 2017:

More than 90 clients of PACE Women's Justice Center (last year’s grant recipient) and YWCA-White Plains "shopped" at a one-day women's clothing pop-up store and enjoyed food and activities with their children.

Impact100 on Network television! Please see ABC's Joe Torres interview Impact100 Co-President Amelie Kraus and LatinoU founder Shirley Acevedo Buontempo discuss First Gen Forward, a $100,000 grant winner in 2016 as well as the Impact100 grant process.

A must watch: Laura Valencia Gomez, a college student, describing the importance of the grant we gave to LatinoU.

All prospective members are invited to learn more about us:

Contact us for specific details.

Announcements and News

Impact100 awarded $291,000 to Westchester not-for profits in the 2017 Grant Cycle!!

Three $85,000 Project Grants were awarded to:

Community Based Services - Good Reasons Social Enterprise
My Sisters’ Place - Challenging Abuse with Technology (The "CAT" Project)
Yonkers Partners in Education - Expanding the Zone

Three $12,000 Operating Grants were awarded to:

Girls Inc. Westchester - Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
Neighbors Link - Parent-Child Together
Teatown Lake Reservation - Regional Environmental Science Education Center

Impact100 received the Access Award at Latino U's Annual Fall Benefit, "Visiones- A Celebration of Dreams" on November 3.

Impact100 was awarded Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation of the Year by the Association of Development Officers (ADO) on March 9, 2016.

Membership

Members

Renew for the 2018 Grant Cycle
Refer a friend
Host an information session
Questions? Contact us!

Prospective Members

We are excited to announce that we have over 291 members for the 2017 Grant Cycle.

If you are interested in learning more about Impact100 Westchester, please email us at members@impact100westchester.org.

Get some friends together in your home and we can present an Impact100 information session.

Links to Press & Videos

Impact100 Westchester in the News

Videos and Brochures about Impact100 Westchester

Nonprofits

2017 Grant Cycle
Key Dates

November 30, 2016: Information Session recommended for all nonprofits

January 4: Application portal opens

January 23: Letters of Inquiry due

February 14: Nonprofits invited to submit Full Proposals

March 7: Full Proposals due

April & May: Site visits conducted

May 19: Finalists announced

June 6: Annual Meeting

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