Impact.
Impact100 Greater Milwaukee is celebrating over a decade of making a difference! For 11 years, we have proudly awarded transformative grants to nonprofit organizations across the Greater Milwaukee community. Through the power of collective giving, our members have supported impactful initiatives that strengthen, uplift, and enrich lives. Join us as we honor this milestone and continue our commitment to creating positive change together.
What's Next
Nonprofit Information Session!
October 8, 2026 at 10:00am
First Business Bank, 17335 Golf Parkway, Brookfield WI 53045 – Garden Conference Room
Register to attend our 2026 information session!
View our 2025 information session deck for a preview.
Become a member!
Join Impact100 today - Give together, fund local change!
Membership counts towards eligibility to vote at The Big Give in June 2027!
Membership closes on December 31st
Grant Applications are open!
Our grant cycle is open through December 3rd, 2026!
Learn more about how to apply for a grant from Impact100.
Apply for a grant by submitting your application today!
Quick access to the Letter of Inquiry, due 12/3/2026.
We awarded $445,000 on June 2nd!
2026 GRANT RECIPIENTS
Four $100,000 grants awarded
Kinship Community Food Center
Kinship Catering Pilot Launch
Grand Avenue Club
Digital Learning and Employment Center
MacCannon Brown Homeless Sanctuary
Digital Learning and Employment Center
FRIENDS, Inc.
Safety Expansion Project
$45,000 Merit Award Winner
America’s Black Holocaust Museum
Enhanced Visitor Experience Initiative
You can read more about the projects we funded!
Project Summaries
2026–2027 Board of Directors
Meet the women of Impact 100 who coordinate programming, grants, and community initiatives. As a volunteer-driven organization, their contributions support Impact 100's role as an impactful philanthropic resource for our community.
With heartfelt gratitude, we thank our Board of Directors for their leadership, service, and dedication to Impact 100 and our community. We are excited to welcome the 2026–2027 Board as they begin a new year of meaningful impact.
Meet the women leading the year ahead and learn more about the “why” behind their commitment.
Who We Are.
We are empowered women who join together as members, each contributing $1,000 to fund transformational, sustainable change.
What We Do.
We annually award $100,000 grants to rigorously chosen nonprofits to strengthen our Greater Milwaukee community.
Our Impact.
Since distributing our first grants in 2016, we‘ve awarded $3.6+ million in grants to 44 nonprofit organizations in our Greater Milwaukee Community.
Thank you to all 445 members, sponsors, nonprofit applicants, and community supporters for making our 11th year so impactful! Join us for our 12th year!
Empowered.
We engage, develop and inspire women to collectively effect sustainable, transformational, and impactful change in the Greater Milwaukee community. We invite you to become a member, apply for a grant, or support or sponsor us.
Membership
Impact 100 Greater Milwaukee by the numbers
33 $100,000 GRANTS GIVEN
Every member gives $1,100 annually, $1,000 of which goes to our grants. More members = more $100,000 grants, so we strive to grow our membership for the community‘s benefit.
48 ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED
Founded in 2015, we‘ve supported 44 nonprofit organizations changing lives in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington Counties.
445 Members strong
We started with five members. Now we‘re more than 400 women in the Greater Milwaukee area giving as one and transforming philanthropy.
Our Grantees
Learn more about the organizations benefiting from the $4.1+ million dollars we‘ve given over the past 11 years.
