CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS |
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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) |
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THE 2024 GRANT RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED! What an extraordinary evening we shared at the Impact100 SRQ 6th Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium! The energy in the room was electric as our members listened to inspiring presentations from our 10 Grant Finalists and cast their votes for our eight Grant Recipients.
Thanks to the steadfast dedication of our members, we proudly awarded 8 transformational grants of $109,500 each to local nonprofits, empowering them to bring their initiatives to life and create a lasting impact in our community.
A huge congratulations to all of our Grant Finalists! Your unwavering commitment to driving positive change continues to inspire and energize us.
We are thrilled to announce that since 2019, our collective efforts have infused over $3.27 million into the community, supporting innovative projects that address urgent needs and create meaningful, long-lasting change. Together, we are shaping a brighter future—and this is just the beginning! |
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The Circus Arts Conservatory Circus Arts Conservatory's Magnet School Program Expansion for Booker Middle and Sarasota High Schools
The proposed Circus Arts Conservatory's Magnet School Program Expansion for Booker Middle and Sarasota High Schools initiative will enroll and educate more students in a unique and innovative circus-centric learning program in its existing Magnet School Program with the funding of two additional coaches, class material and training attire. |
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Children’s Home Society of Florida Pathway to Health and Success
The proposed Pathway to Health and Success initiative will provide nutrition and other educational classes and access to meat, dairy and fresh produce for area families by expanding Food Pantry and Parent Resource Center services to Manatee and Daughtrey Elementary Schools in Manatee County. The Florida Center for Early Childhood Starfish Academy Transformation Project
The proposed Starfish Academy Transformation Project initiative will enhance its early education program by creating a new welcoming and authentic learning environment that inspires curiosity and collaboration with the purchase of classroom furniture for its preschool. |
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ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION
& ANIMAL WELFARE |
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SunCoast Blood Centers Sun-Powered Lifesavers: Transforming Bloodmobiles for a Sustainable Future
The proposed Sun-Powered Lifesavers: Transforming Bloodmobiles for a Sustainable Future initiative will reduce noise and air pollution and ensure a quiet, reliable, environmentally sustainable, and cost-effective blood collection system by converting two bloodmobiles from gas-powered generators to solar and battery-powered generators. |
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Centerstone
Centerstone's Transformative Children's Wing and New Evidence-Based Therapies to Support Children and Families in Crisis
The proposed Centerstone's Transformative Children's Wing and New Evidence-Based Therapies to Support Children and Families in Crisis initiative will allow clinical staff to more deeply address children who have experienced trauma by transforming a portion of the Sarasota outpatient clinic into a sensory room in their new Children's Wing. Foundation for Dreams, Inc. Dream Oaks 2.0: A New Chapter
The proposed Dream Oaks 2.0: A New Chapter initiative will enhance experiences for children with special needs and chronic illness who attend the Dream Oaks year-round residential and day camps and facilitate coordination of programs by significantly updating their administration building. |
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NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Inc. Journey to Mental Wellness
The proposed Journey to Mental Wellness initiative will increase access to and therefore participation in NAMI’s “You Are Not Alone” (YANA) wellness drop-in centers, reducing depression, improving physical health outcomes, and helping individuals take an active role in their care, with the purchase of a 15-passenger van and hiring of a part-time driver. Valerie’s House Supporting Grieving Children in Our School System
The proposed Supporting Grieving Children in Our School System initiative will expand its peer-to-peer grief support services to additional Sarasota County schools, helping students process their grief in a free and accessible manner, with the hiring of a new full-time group program coordinator. |
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Discover the 2024 Grant Recipients and their proposed initiatives by visiting our website. |
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On behalf of the 2024 Impact100 SRQ Board of Directors, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the incredible volunteers who contributed to the success of the Annual Celebration. Your dedication, hard work, and passion made this event truly extraordinary, and we couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for being an essential part of our mission! |
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Keep Impact Self Sustaining (K.I.S.S.) |
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We hope you will continue your collective giving journey with us by renewing for the 2025 giving year. Better still, please consider joining at 110% and take advantage of the K.I.S.S. (Keep Impact Self-Sustaining) Member Challenge.
Renew now at 110% and your additional 10% ($100) will be equally matched thus automatically doubling to $200. All K.I.S.S. funds are used for chapter expenses, and this challenge will only be available until generous donor matching funds are depleted. |
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To empower women to collectively fund transformational grants to nonprofits in Sarasota & Manatee Counties.
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