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Impact The Palm Beaches Announces

Start Of $100,000 Grant Process For Local Nonprofits

Impact the Palm Beaches is seeking applications from
local nonprofit organizations interested in receiving a
$100,000 grant to create effective change in Palm Beach
County. The 2024/25 grant process opens on September
29 and initial proposals must be submitted by October 25.
Eligible Central and Northern Palm Beach County
nonprofits may apply for grant funding that supports their
mission, programs, or services.
“As we kick off our 10th year, Impact the Palm Beaches
remains committed to partnering with local organizations
to make a meaningful and long-lasting impact on the
communities they serve,” shared Lisa Johnson, 2024/25
copresident of Impact the Palm Beaches. Impact has set
a goal of 500 members this year. “As our membership
continues to grow, we are able to support an increasing
number of organizations and initiatives, expanding our
efforts to uplift communities.”
For eligibility requirements and more information,
please visit www.impactpalmbeaches.org. 2024 Impact the Palm Beaches Impact Grant winners
Impact the Palm Beaches seeks to fund programs and
projects that reach underserved populations and address $100,000 grants. The full amount of membership is tax- women who want to find an efficient and collaborative
or satisfy unmet needs, solve a problem, or create an deductible. Impact grants fund the following service means of creating transformational change in their
opportunity for strategic change, can demonstrate specific areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Environment and community. Women can become as involved as they wish
measurable outcomes, and are sustainable well into the Animal Welfare, Health and Wellness, and Family. in the process.
future. Impact 100 is a worldwide organization with more The Town of Palm Beach United Way is the fiscal agent
Nonprofits can submit applications that align with than 60 chapters and steadily growing. Their motto is of Impact the Palm Beaches.
any of the five Impact focus areas: Arts and Culture, “One Woman, One Meeting, One Vote.” It is designed for Photo by Capehart
Education, Environment and Animal Welfare, Family,
and Health and Wellness. Grant requests can include new
or expansion of existing programs and initiatives. Impact
also considers requests for capital projects.
“Impact has awarded grants that address a variety
of needs in our community, including mental health,
affordable housing, homelessness, food insecurity, job
training, arts funding, hygiene, high school graduation,
marine preservation, foster care, and so much more,”
said Missy Agnello, Grant Committee Cochair. “We are
excited to continue working with our area nonprofits to
ignite change in our community.”
Impact grants will be awarded at an Annual Awards
Celebration on April 30, 2025, at the Kravis Center.
Since its establishment in 2015, Impact the Palm 747-PALM
Beaches has granted almost $2 million to local nonprofit
organizations that are making transformational changes 747-7256
in our community.
*The three $100,000 Impact Grants winners for
2024 were the American Association of Caregiving
Youth (Caregiving Youth Project), Healthy Mothers,
Healthy Babies (Basics4Babies Emergency Pantry), and
The Lord’s Place (Project Divert: A Homeless Shelter
Diversion Pilot 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).
To learn more about the Impact the Palm Beaches grant
recipients, visit ImpactPalmBeaches.org.
Impact members contribute $1,100 annually, which
includes a $100 administrative fee, and each member’s
$1,000 donation is pooled together to fund multiple

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