Impact100 SRQ Announces $864,000 in Grant Funds for 2025 at Big Reveal Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIMPACT100 SRQ Empowers Sarasota Nonprofits with Eight, $108,000 Grants – 10 Finalists Announced
November 18, 2025 (Sarasota, FL) — Impact100 SRQ is shining a spotlight on local changemakers! At today’s 2025 “Meet the Finalists” media event, the women-led collective announced the ten nonprofit finalists for its 2025 Giving Year, each selected for the opportunity to receive one of eight $108,000 grants to fund transformative, high-impact initiatives across Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
Impact100 SRQ’s 864 voting members will gather on January 20, 2026, at their Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium at the Bay. At this signature event, each finalist will present their initiative to attendees, after which members will vote for the eight nonprofits to receive funding. The eight grant recipients, each awarded $108,000, will be announced live, celebrating the powerful impact these initiatives will have across Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
The ten nonprofit Grant Finalists for the 2025 giving year are:
Arts, Culture & History Focus Area:
Florida Cultural Group
Initiative Name: Play it Forward: Outfitting a Home for Community Music
WSLR+Fogartyville
Initiative Name: Built for Belonging: Fully-Equipped, Flexible, Community-Driven Space for Creativity and Participation
Education Focus Area:
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County
Initiative Name: ReadingPals and Storytimers
Selah Freedom
Initiative Name: Safeguarding our Youth - See The Signs
Environment, Recreation & Animal Welfare Focus Area:
Oyster River Ecology
Initiative Name: Suncoast Community-Led Oyster Reef Revival
Save Our Seabirds
Initiative Name: Wings of Hope: Pelican Initiative
Family Focus Area:
Academy at Glengary, Inc.
Initiative Name: Blueprint of Self-Support (BOSS): A Family Affair
Manatee Children's Services
Initiative Name: Healing Paws, Helping Hands: Coordinating Treatment and Compassion for Child Abuse Victims
Health & Wellness Focus Area:
Hand Up To Victory
Initiative Name: Next Steps Sarasota
Loveland Center, Inc.
Initiative Name: Ride Together, Rise Together
To learn more about each grant finalist and their initiative, visit our website or read the executive summaries here.
Nonprofit organizations serving Sarasota and Manatee Counties seeking investment in innovative projects that make a high impact in the community are invited to submit an Eligible to Apply form when it becomes available in 2026. More information on our Grant application process will be announced at the Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony.
For women feeling inspired by Impact100 SRQ’s mission, NOW is the time to join. The Membership Drive for the 2026 Giving Year is open until March 26, 2026. If you would like to learn more about Impact100 SRQ and how to become a member visit www.Impact100SRQ.org/membership.
ABOUT IMPACT100 SRQ
Impact100 SRQ, a 501(c)(3) not for profit, is one of more than 75 chapters worldwide and joins its sister chapters in embracing the local collective giving model. Formed in 2018, Impact100 SRQ brings together a diverse group of women that annually fund transformational grants to local nonprofits serving Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The model is simple. At least 100 women each give a $1,000 tax-deductible donation, and together they collectively award grants in increments of at least $100,000 to local nonprofits in five focus areas: Arts, Culture & History, Education, Environment, Recreation & Animal Welfare, Family and Health & Wellness. Each member’s annual donation strengthens the power of giving and funds the innovative projects that make a high “Impact” and sustainable difference in our community.