In June, we announced our five finalists for our founding year $105,000 grant, and in September, we announced Access Youth as our 2021 grant recipient.
Congratulations to the women and men behind these extraordinary organizations and programs. Thanks so much to Nosrat Tarighi and Stefanie Vale at DC MultiMedia Production for their help in producing our zoom event.
Grant solicitation and all stages of the grant review process are conducted entirely by volunteers who are current members of Impact100 DC.
Learn more about the process from our Focus Area Committee Chairs:
Arts & Culture
Cultural programs, participation in the arts, arts education
Education
Educational opportunities for children and/or adults, especially those that address lingering educational disparities affecting our community
Family
Strengthening and enhancing the lives of children and families, including seniors
Health & Wellness
Improvement of people’s mental and/or physical well-being.
Environment
Conservation and preservation of natural resources; environmental justice; parks and recreation; agricultural sustainability; environmental education and climate action.
Each Focus Area Committee ultimately selects a single finalist to compete for the $100,000 grant at our Annual Meeting. Meet our 2021 finalists above!
Organizations eligible to apply for the Impact100 grant must be: