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IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, Inc. (IMPACT 100) is an organization of women committed to improving their community by providing substantial grants to nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Started in 2003 by four local women, IMPACT 100 has become the largest IMPACT 100 chapter in the world. The idea behind IMPACT 100 involves recruiting at least 100 women to donate $1,000 each and pooling those resources into one big grant for a qualifying nonprofit.
In the 20 years since the Pensacola chapter began, this organization of philanthropic women has donated more than $15 million in 142 grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the Escambia/Santa Rosa area.
IMPACT 100 has no paid employees or staff, so 100% of each member’s annual contribution of $1,000 is pooled and awarded to nonprofit organizations in increments of at least $100,000 grants.
To know and serve the community;
To collectively fund significant grants to charitable initiatives;
To set an example of effective philanthropy.
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area was conceived when our founder, Debbie Ritchie, read an article in People Magazine in 2003 about the original IMPACT 100 in Cincinnati, OH. Debbie talked to several friends about the idea. Together, they agreed to form an IMPACT 100 in Pensacola.
The mission of IMPACT 100 is accomplished through thousands of volunteer hours of the Board of Directors and its membership as well as many generous donations by community partners and sponsors. The Board of Directors is comprised of 27 volunteers, each serving two-year terms. The Board and its President, Kristin Longley provide strategic direction as well as the day-to-day work to meet our goals.
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