At its 2025 "Big Reveal" at Oak Hollow Farm, Impact 100 Baldwin County leaders announced they will award six $94,000 grants in the fall to nonprofits serving Baldwin County.

Totaling $564,000, these grants will fund programs that make a difference in the quality of life for residents of this region.

Each year, Impact 100's grants are given in direct relation to the number of members who join or renew their membership. The more members, the larger the amount of grants given. Thanks to Impact donors, every dollar of a member's $1,000 contribution goes directly in the grant pool. The membership drive, which concluded March 31, led to over 554 Baldwin County women joining or rejoining.

"Impact 100 Baldwin County made history this membership year (2025) with over 554 total members, which includes a record-breaking number of 119 new members!" Impact 100 Baldwin County President Nancye Wolfe said. "We are incredibly grateful to our members, new and returning, who make it possible for Impact 100 to continue its mission to transform the lives in Baldwin County by awarding high impact grants."

Impact 100 Baldwin County is in its 18th year of grant making. The organization was established in 2008 by Irene Meehan, who had read about similar organizations in Cincinnati and Pensacola. That year, 82 members joined, and Impact 100 awarded a single grant of $82,000. Since then, this all-volunteer women's philanthropic organization has distributed over $5.9 million, soon to be over $6.5 million, in grants in Baldwin County.

Grants are awarded in the five focus areas of arts, culture and recreation; education; environment and preservation; family; and health and wellness. Nonprofits have until May 15 to submit their letters of intent, and June 5 is the deadline for submitting grant applications.

Impact 100 members volunteer to serve in groups to evaluate the grant applications and select finalists, with the entire membership voting to select the five grant recipients at the Evening of Impact event Oct. 21.
For more information, visit www.impact100BaldwinCounty.org.