All-women group for collective giving gives record amount to area nonprofits.
Impact100 Garden State announced four recipients of $100,000 grants and three recipients of $10,000 Merit Awards at its annual Big Give at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany on June 11. The grants were awarded based on a vote by Impact100 Garden State members. The $100,000 grant recipients are:
Freedom House
Program: The Family Afterward for Mothers and Their Children
Somerset Hills Learning Institute
Program: A Growing Need to Grow
Sparta Community Food Pantry
Program: Wheels to Waste Less: Food Collection and Distribution Program
YWCA Northern New Jersey
Program: Operation Sisterhood: Support for Servicewomen Returning to Civilian Life
The three remaining finalists each received a $10,000 Merit Grant. They are:
After-School All-Stars New Jersey
Great Swamp Watershed Association
The all-women, all-volunteer Impact100 Garden State organization pools member contributions to make high-impact grants. The group has donated more than $4 million to area nonprofits since it began grant-giving in 2013. This year a record membership of 426 women allowed Impact100 Garden State to give four $100,000 grants for the second year in a row.
“We celebrate each of the seven finalists who received grants this year,” says Impact100 Garden State President Celeste Campos of Warren. “Each one is doing essential work in its community and our support can help amplify their impact. We’re grateful to our generous members, whose contributions allow Impact100 Garden State to make a true difference in our communities. All women are welcome to join us!”
Nonprofits in Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex and Union counties are eligible to apply for Impact100 Garden State grants. To learn more about joining, donating or becoming a sponsor, visit www.impact100gardenstate.org.