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Impact The Palm Beaches Awarded $396,000 To Five Local

Nonprofits At Ninth Annual Impact Awards Celebration

Impact the Palm Beaches hosted the Ninth Annual
Impact Awards Celebration on April 17, at the Cohen
Pavilion, Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. During this
exciting evening, Impact the Palm Beaches awarded high-
impact grants totaling $396,000 to nonprofit organizations
in Palm Beach County.
The winners of the three $100,000 impact grants
were the American Association of Caregiving Youth
(Caregiving Youth Project), Healthy Mothers, Healthy
Babies (Basics4Babies Emergency Pantry), and The Lord’s Erin Standish, Aleese Kopf and Kristen Grace Kurian, Lisa Johnson, Christina
Place (Project Divert: A Homeless Shelter Diversion Pilot Perrone Delvecchio Anne Messer, Julie Dow, Angela Williams
Initiative). Additionally, two $48,000 merit grants were
awarded to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (for the rehabilitation
flight cages for large birds) and Take Stock in Children
Palm Beach County (for the program expansion in Central
and Northern Palm Beach
County).
“This is my favorite
night of the year,” said Lisa
LaFrance, 2023/24 president
of Impact the Palm Beaches.
“The work these nonprofits
are doing in the community
is changing lives. The
desire our members have to
support these nonprofits is Lisa Schnider and Eileen
a refreshing expression of Berman Impact the Palm Beaches 2024 grant recipients
compassion. When people
come together to accomplish The 2024 Impact event was an exhilarating and
a purpose-filled goal, it feels inspiring evening. The finalists presented their requests
like anything is possible. Lisa LaFrance and Hollani for funding to Impact the Palm Beaches members, a vote
Our members voted Davis was taken, and the awards were immediately distributed.
and distributed multiple Since its establishment in 2015, Impact the Palm
$100,000 grants and sizable merit grants. Everyone went Beaches has granted almost $2 million to local nonprofit
home a winner.” organizations that are making transformational changes
Before the presentations began, more than 300 members in our community.
and guests enjoyed cocktails and light bites while mingling To learn more about the Impact the Palm Beaches grant
with the finalists. Hollani Davis, an Emmy-winning TV recipients, visit ImpactPalmBeaches.org.
anchor of Today on 5 on WPTV, served as the event emcee. Carrie Browne, LeeAnne Tina Munroe and Janet
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