Meet the 2026 Finalists
Five extraordinary nonprofits. One transformational $70,000 grant.
After reviewing 93 applications from nonprofits across Northeast Ohio, our members selected five outstanding organizations as finalists for our inaugural $70,000 transformational grant. Join us on Monday, August 10 for Meet the Finalists, where you can meet each organization, learn about their proposed projects, and experience the power of collective giving in action.
Arts & Culture
ThirdSpace Action Lab
Activating Memory, Building Futures: ThirdSpace Reading Room Living Archive Project
Education
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
The Queer Youth Initiative (QYou): Belonging, Safety, and Support for LGBTQ+ Youth in Schools
Environment, Preservation & Recreation
Holden Forests & Gardens
Working Woods for All
Family
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity
Critical Home Repair Program
Health & Wellness
Reid Wiley Charitable Foundation
Asthma Education and Resource Expansion Initiative
Empowering Women.
Transforming Greater Cleveland.
Empowering Women. Transforming Greater Cleveland.
Impact100 Cleveland brings women together to make a transformational difference through collective giving.
Each member contributes $1,000, and together we fund large-scale grants that support nonprofit organizations serving Greater Cleveland.
Every member has a voice, a vote, and the opportunity to be part of a powerful community creating change close to home.
IIn our inaugural year, 70 women came together to create a $70,000 transformational grant for Greater Cleveland. Now we're building toward something even bigger.
Our 2026 Grant Journey
✔ 93 nonprofit applications received
✔ 13 site visits completed
✔ Five finalists announced
○ Meet the Finalists • August 10
○ Members vote at The Big Give • October 1
Our members are now entering one of the most exciting stages of the grant cycle as they learn more about each finalist before voting to award our inaugural $70,000 transformational grant.
Part of a Global Movement
Impact100 Cleveland is proud to be part of a worldwide network of women using collective giving to transform their communities.
70+ Chapters
25 Years
4 Countries
What began as one woman's idea has grown into a movement that has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars to local nonprofits.
Now that movement is helping create change right here in Greater Cleveland. Learn more about Impact100 Cleveland or Impact100 Global.
At Least 100 Women Come Together
Each Woman Donates $1,000
$100,000 is donated to a Charity in Greater Cleveland