Impact 100 awarded a total of $430,000 in grants to seven local nonprofits to support innovative projects focused on benefiting communities and residents across Greater Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati chapter of the grant-making organization provided four $100,000 prizes and three finalists each received $10,000.
- CityLink Center – $100,000
- Cornerstone Renter Equity – $100,000
- Last Mile Food Rescue – $100,000
- UpSpring – $100,000
- The Bridge Adaptive Sports and Recreation – $10,000
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southwest Ohio & Transform – $10,000
- Ohio Justice & Policy Center – $10,000
Winning organizations received the highest rankings on member ballots. Details about awarded programs are available below.
Impact 100 honored the winners during its 2024 Annual Awards Celebration on Sept. 19 at Music Hall.
“We congratulate each of our nonprofit recipients and look forward to seeing the considerable impact they will have on our community,” said Impact 100 President Janet Collins.
Making an impact on the Queen City and around the world
Founded in Cincinnati in 2001, Impact100 is an organization for female philanthropists looking to make a greater impact by pooling their financial resources together. All membership dollars go directly toward grants.
Impact 100 grants serve to support local nonprofit organizations and their commitment to improving and transforming their communities in one of five key IMPACT areas: Culture, Education, Environment, Preservation & Recreation, Family and Health & Wellness.
Over the past 23 years, Impact 100 has grown into a movement with chapters in more than 50 U.S. cities and two foreign countries.
Together, the organizations have awarded more than $105 million in grants, including more than $7 million to nonprofits in the Greater Cincinnati region totaling over $7 million.
Information about this year’s winners as well as information about the 2025 application process are available on the Impact 100 website.
“We are proud of all of our nonprofit finalists, and invite the community to view their wish lists and donate items that could benefit their work and the people they serve,” Collins said.
2024 Impact 100 – $100,000 Grant Recipients
CityLink Center’s Every Mothers Advocate program. They’ll use the money to add a second care coordinator, who will support and guide up to 75 volunteer advocates as they provide one-on-one, ongoing support to empower at-risk moms to increase their resilience, overcome risk factors, and achieve stability for their children, preventing approximately 150 children from being separated from their mothers and entering the foster care system.
Expansion of Cornerstone Renter Equity’s Renter Equity Club. The money will allow the organization to expand membership and community engagement for the program, which supports low-income families to identify personal and financial goals and provides opportunities to earn money for long-term savings.
Last Mile Food Rescue’s Last Mile Market. The grant will enable the expansion of the market to Price Hill. Already operating in Avondale four days a week, this mobile, farmer-style market delivers free, fresh, rescued food directly to communities with limited access to healthy options.
UpSpring’s Extending Hope for Homeless Youth Across Greater Cincinnati. Money will go toward expansion of UpSpring Summer 360°, UpSpring After School and the UpSpring Resource Collaborative. Program growth includes moving into Butler and Clermont counties in Ohio as well as adding new sites in Hamilton County in Ohio and Boone and Kenton counties in Northern Kentucky. The program will support at least 415 new students in their academic and social-emotional needs over a three-year period.
2024 Impact 100 – $10,000 Award Recipients
The Bridge Adaptive Sports and Recreation’s adaptive mountain biking program. The project aims to remove barriers for the disability community to independently explore and exercise in nature by purchasing a fleet of adaptive bikes, improving accessibility of park trails across the Tri-State and creating regular mountain biking opportunities.
NAMI of Southwest Ohio & Transform’s support for LGBTQ+ individuals with mental health conditions. Funding will go toward the development and piloting of a new, collaborative support group model that will provide mutual support and resources for adult LGBTQ+ individuals who also have a mental health condition.
Ohio Justice & Policy Center’ Advocating for Incarcerated Women program. It will support the hiring of a dedicated attorney to lead OJPC’s Women’s Project, addressing critical issues such as human trafficking, domestic violence, and self-defense against abuse, to ensure justice and empowerment for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.
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