Annual Awards Celebration
IMPACT100 GREATER MILWAUKEE
The Annual Awards Celebration
The Big Give
June 2, 2026
5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Italian Community Center (631 E. Chicago Street, Milwaukee)
Join us as we celebrate our 2026 Impact100 grant finalists and vote to award $445,000 in transformative grants to nonprofit organizations across Greater Milwaukee.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Social Hour | 5:30-6:15 pm
Cash bar and passed hors d’oeuvres
Meet the five grant finalists and learn about their projects
Dinner & Awards Celebration | 6:30PM
Finalist presentations
Live voting by Impact100 members
Announcement of grant recipients
Guest Hosts
Kathy Mykleby, former WISN-TV anchor
Natalie Shepherd, CBS 58 anchor
TICKETS
Register by May 18, 2026
Individual Ticket: $80
Celebration Table: $2,000
Guests are welcome!
How to Vote
Only Impact100 members during the 2025/2026 season will have the opportunity to cast a vote for the grant awards. This means your membership fee was paid by December 31, 2025. Please check out Member Profile to confirm your email address and membership status.
Thank You to Our Amazing Volunteers!
We have a record-breaking number of members this year! Almost 25% of our membership served as Grant Committee members. We received 93 Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations located in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties. Of that, 31 organizations were invited to submit full grant proposals and our Grant Committees conducted several site visits and ultimately determined our five finalists. Thank you to everyone who dedicated their time and effort to these results!
Thank You to Our Incredible Sponsors!
The generous support of our sponsors helps fund our programming, host impactful events, and elevate our recruitment initiatives. We would love to grow our network of sponsors and encourage employers in the greater Milwaukee area to support their employees in joining Impact100 through corporate charitable matching programs. Interested in being a Sponsor or Create an Employee Match Program? Please contact Vicki Krizek at Sponsorships@impact100mke.org or check out our Sponsorship Packages!