Impact100 Martin Awards Half a Million Dollars in Grants to Local Nonprofits
Stuart, FL – Thanks to the members of Impact100 Martin, half a million dollars in grants to local nonprofits will make their impact felt in Martin County in 2025.
Impact100 Martin is a dynamic member-driven organization of women philanthropists who each contribute $1,000 a year to make a difference in their community. The funds are pooled to create grants in the impactful amount of $100,000 each. Grants are awarded annually within five categories: Arts & Culture, Education, Family, Health & Wellness, and Environment, Preservation & Recreation.
“Our members are amazing,” said Impact100 Martin President Maureen Cotter. “Their excitement about what our grants have achieved over the past seven years and their determination to improve the quality of life for all of our residents resulted in us exceeding our goal of 500 members. That positioned us to award five $100,000 grants for the first time, pushing us over the $2 million mark in our short history.”
Presentation of the grant finalists and membership voting for the final five recipients took place at Temple Beit HaYam on April 9, 2025.
The projects receiving $100,000 Impact Grants this year are: Banner Lake Club, Banner Lake Connections; Project LIFT, Buildup: Empowering Martin County’s Next Generation of Skilled Workers; Friends of the Everglades, Everglades Edudome Experience – Young Friends of the Everglades; House of Hope, Preserving Healthy Food for Our Community; and SafeSpace, Security and Safety Upgrades at Martin County Domestic Violence Shelter.
“We’re especially proud,” Cotter said, “of the diligence our members show in diving deep into the needs of the community and assessing both the impact and sustainability of each project. Each member has a vote, and our members have demonstrated that they take their vote very seriously.”
Founded in 2017, Impact100 Martin has now awarded a total of $2.3 million in grants to local nonprofits. All of the projects that received awards in past years, as well as those receiving grants for 2025, are described on the Impact100 Martin website, www.impact100martin.org.
To learn more about Impact100 Martin, membership opportunities, and the impact that $2.3 million in women’s philanthropy is having on Martin County, go to www.impact100martin.org.
ABOUT:
Impact100 Martin is a nonprofit organization with a mission of creating positive, lasting change in the community through collective giving. Founded in 2017, it is a chapter of the national Impact100 Movement founded by philanthropist Wendy Steele to transform communities through the power of women’s philanthropy. It is a member-driven organization that Awards Grants in $100,000 increments each year to local nonprofits in the areas of Arts & Culture; Education; Family; Health & Wellness; and Environment, Preservation & Recreation. Detailed information about membership, grants, and community impact is available at the website www.impact100martin.org/ or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Impact100MartinFL