Impact100 Sonoma members who attended the January 30, 2010 Founding Members reception. (‘Zanne Photography)


Impact100 Sonoma is a women’s giving circle that brings together at least one hundred women in a common purpose: to award an Impact Grant of $100,000 every year to a Sonoma Valley nonprofit organization that would otherwise not have access to this level of funding.  Membership is open to all women who make a tax-deductible donation of $1,000 and Members pool their contributions and make a $100,000 grant to a nonprofit organization they collectively choose.    Every dollar donated by our Members goes directly toward the grant.

The grant recipient will be selected by a vote of the membership after a detailed process of reviewing the grant proposals that are received.

The mission of Impact100 Sonoma is to increase the number of women involved in local philanthropy, raise awareness of the unmet needs of nonprofits in Sonoma Valley, inspire Members to become more involved with these charities, and make an impact on the long-term sustainability of our nonprofit community. We seek to fund critical needs, new ventures, and innovative ways to solve problems. 


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June 10, 2010

The Founding Members voted to award their first $100,000 Impact Grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley (BGCSV). With the $100,000 grant, BGCSV Executive Director Dave Pier explained that the organization will now be able to dedicate a Teen Programs Director and two Program Assistants to serve more than 250 Sonoma teens.   This program will be accomplished in partnership with Sonoma Valley Education Foundation/Teacher Support Network, the Sonoma Valley Film Society and Sonoma Valley Unified School District.  Impact100 Sonoma also awarded a $2,500 grant for operational funds to each of the four runner-up organizations: The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art; The Sonoma Ecology Center; Social Advocates for Youth; and the WillMar Center for Bereaved Children.
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