IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area is pleased to announce the 20 Grant Finalists selected for 2026. Thirteen of the 20 nonprofit Finalists will each receive a grant of $101,000 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Annual Meeting on October 11, 2026.
IMPACT 100 membership in 2026 is at an all-time high with 1,313 women. As a result of this record-breaking growth, IMPACT 100 will be able to celebrate and showcase more transformational nonprofits. A grand total of $1,313,000 in grants will provide a greater IMPACT for Pensacola Bay Area than ever before.
This is the 23rd year that IMPACT 100 will award grants to local nonprofit organizations. Since its inception, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has awarded 177 impactful grants totaling $18,700,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
The 20 Finalists selected by IMPACT 100’s Focus Area Committees are as follows:
ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
- Ballet Pensacola, Inc.
Project: A Holiday Classic Restored: Updating The Nutcracker Costumes and Lighting
- Pensacola Children’s Chorus, Inc.
Project: Driven to Sing: Connecting Choir & Community with Transport & Performance
- Pensacola Museum of Art Guild, Inc.
Project: Best in Show: Projecting the PMA into the Future
- University of West Florida Foundation, Inc.
Project: WUWF Mobile Live Events Access and Preservation Project
EDUCATION
- Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, Inc.
Project: Flight Adventure Deck: Elevating the Future
- Santa Rosa Education Foundation, Inc.
Project: Little Red School House: Expanding Access, Increasing IMPACT
- The Pensacola Mess Hall, Inc.
Project: Moving Science After School
- Umbrella Learning Academy Corporation
Project: Regulation Station: A Secure Sensory & Social-Emotional Learning Center
ENVIRONMENT & RECREATION
- Friends of Pensacola State Parks
Project: Rebuilding Long Pond Boardwalk
- Keep Pensacola Beautiful, Inc.
Project: Moving Beyond Trash: Reforestation and Invasive Species Removal
- Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program, Inc.
Project: Stories from the Bay: Inspiring Stewardship Through Estuary Encounters
- Winterfest of Pensacola, Inc. (dba Five Flags Trolley)
Project: IMPACT 100 All Access Express
FAMILY
- A HOPE, Inc. (dba Snip Happens)
Project: Safer Surgeries for Family Pets
- Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Project: Building Promise: A Habitat-Family Promise Partnership
- Pregnancy Resource Center, Inc. (dba Life Options Clinic)
Project: Parenting Education and Resource Building
- South Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries, Inc.
Project: Driving Hope for Families
HEALTH & WELLNESS
- 4EVR DEZ
Project: Beyond the Dress: A Resource Hub for Teen Girls
- Health and Hope Clinic, Inc.
Project: Expanding Access to Dental Care
- Sacred Heart Foundation
Project: The Willow Boutique, An Impactful Space
- The Seven Project, Inc.
Project: Pedaling Beyond Limits
About IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, Inc.
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, Inc. is an organization of philanthropic-minded women committed to improving their community by providing substantial grants to nonprofit organizations in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. Grants are distributed in five focus areas: Arts, Culture & History; Education; Environment & Recreation; Family; Health & Wellness. Membership is open to any woman, age 18 or over, who makes an annual tax-deductible donation (membership fee) of $1,000 by March 1 of any calendar year. The entire contribution is used to fund grants. Website is www.impact100pensacola.org.
