In a historic year of membership for Impact 100 Baldwin County, the all-women nonprofit that supports projects to improve and enhance quality of life in the area, has narrowed its application pool to 10 finalists for its 2025 grant cycle.

For the first time since its inception in 2008, the group will award six grants rather than five, made possible by membership reaching 554, which includes a record-breaking 119 new members. In total, $564,000 will be awarded in the nonprofit's 18th year. Each winning project will receive $94,000.

Impact 100 funds the grants by pooling $1,000 donations from each member. This model of philanthropy is known as a giving circle, and its goal is to make a significant impact in the community through large grants to area nonprofits.

The organizations and projects that have been named finalists, by category, are:

ARTS, CULTURE AND RECREATION:

Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre (ESRT) — Lighting the Stage for the Next Generation

South Baldwin Community Theater — Project Room to Grow

EDUCATION:

Fairhope Point Clear Rotary Youth Club — Growing Together: Enhancing Pre-K Access and Nutrition in Baldwin County

South Baldwin Literacy Council (SBLC) — Building for Brighter Futures: Capacity Expansion to Expand Educational Services

ENVIRONMENT AND PRESERVATION:

Hope Community — Anna T. Jeanes Nature Trails

Magnolia Springs Volunteer Fire Department — Protecting Lives and Environment in Harder to Reach Areas

FAMILY:

Sea Glass Initiative — Access in Motion Transportation Initiative

The Arc of the Gulf Coast Inc. — Bricks of Belonging: A Home for The Arc of Gulf Coast

HEALTH AND WELLNESS:

Community Hospice Foundation of Baldwin County — Healing Harmonies

Thomas Hospital Foundation — Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program