Membership Explained
Impact100 Westchester is an all‑volunteer women’s collective giving organization made up of 250+ dynamic, caring women. By the end of our 13th grant cycle, we have awarded over $3.5 million to local nonprofits.
Our mission is to support Westchester County nonprofits and to educate and engage women of all ages in thoughtful, strategic philanthropy. We achieve this through collective charitable giving, and meaningful opportunities for connection and learning.
Our membership model and grant cycle overview:
Important note: If you are a grant writer or employee of a nonprofit organization that applies for an Impact100 grant during a given grant cycle, you may not participate on any Grant Review committee (Transformational Project and Core Mission) or Finance committee, nor may you attend any first round Virtual Site Visits open only to Grant Review committee members.
Why become a member?
- multiply your dollars: we dramatically increase our power to address unmet needs when we pool our funds each grant cycle.
- address significant needs in Westchester County: although Westchester is very affluent,
28% of Westchester residents are living paycheck-to-paycheck
(ALICE
- Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), while another 10% are in poverty.
- you decide how involved you'd like to be: join a committee, participate in an educational session, be part of a day-of-service or just attend the Annual Meeting Celebration.
- meet like-minded, dynamic women: through our work evaluating nonprofit applications as a group, our connections with each other deepen and naturally lead to lasting professional relationships and friendships.
