Now in its 15th year, the women of Impact 100 Palm Beach County have announced semifinalists for its next round of giving.
Impact 100 succeeds as a collective, bringing together women to each donate $1,000. Last year, the group distributed $837,000 to 12 charities in Palm Beach County. The group is aiming to have 1,000 members to be able to reach $1 million in donations annually.
This year’s semifinalists are:
Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation
- aZul – Fashion, Art & Design, Inc. – FashionAble 101 Expansion
- Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts – Fragments Reimagined
- Boca Raton Museum of Art – Foundations in Wonder: Art for Early Learners
- The Synergy Network – Synergy South: Arts, Innovation & Sound for Youth
- Visual Adjectives SEEDS – Digital Ink
Education
- Back to Basics, Inc. – Back to Basics Uniform Expansion Program
- Best Foot Forward Foundation, Inc. – Foundations Sparks Lab
- Boca School for Autism – Bridge to Success: Empowering Neurodiverse Entrepreneurs
- Fresh Rx, Inc. – Farm-to-Community: Fresh Express Mobile Education Unit
- Nova Southeastern University – Empower Palm Beach: Pathways – Law and Medicine
- Rise and Shine Christian Academy, Inc. – The Glades Region IT Program
- St. John Community Promise d/b/a The Community Promise – The B.A.L.A.N.C.E. Project
- Take Stock in Children Palm Beach – College for Kids Initiative South County
Environment & Animal Welfare
- Healthy Aquatics Marine Institute of Florida Inc. d/b/a The Reef Institute – Rebuilding Reefs for Delray & Boca
- Marine Education Initiative – From Sea to Soil
- Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Inc. – Safety Net Community Pet Clinics
- Soil & Soul – Reforestation in The Set
Family
- American Association of Caregiving Youth, Inc. – Caregiving Youth Project – Single Parent Project
- City House – Delray Beach, Inc. – Children’s Home and Hope
- Delray Beach Public Library – Every Home a Library: Stories That Speak
- Dress for Success – More Than The Dress: Empowered for Success
- The Jacob S. Zweig Foundation d/b/a In Jacob’s Shoes – Sneakers Outfitted for Scholars and Athletes
- YMCA of South Palm Beach County – YMCA Water Smart: Saving Lives, Safer Communities
Health & Wellness
- FLIPANY, Inc. – HYPE: Health Youth Practices Everywhere
- Florida Atlantic University Foundation (College of Nursing) – Mind at Work: Dementia Engagement Career Stations
- For the Children, Inc. – Youth Wellness Center
- Restoration Bridge International – RBI Students’ Safety and Sustenance
- St. Ann Place Outreach Center – Homeless Case Management in Boynton Beach
- The Soup Kitchen, Inc. – TSK Meals on Wheels South
Finalists will be announced on April 7 at Neiman Marcus, Town Center at Boca Raton. Then on April 28, during the 15th Anniversary Grand Awards Celebration at Boca West Country Club, finalists will make a presentation sharing their projects and why they deserve funding. Impact 100 Palm Beach County members then vote, with winners announced the same afternoon.
For more information, visit impact100pbc.org.
