Meet the 2026 Finalists
Five outstanding nonprofits have been selected as finalists for Impact100 Cleveland’s inaugural $70,000 transformational grant.
Selected from 93 applications, each organization represents one of our five focus areas and is advancing a project designed to create meaningful, lasting impact across Northeast Ohio.
Arts & Culture
Project: Activating Memory, Building Futures: ThirdSpace Reading Room Living Archive Project
A 15-month arts and cultural education initiative that will help Cleveland residents preserve and share the history of their schools and neighborhoods through storytelling, oral history, visual art, youth engagement, and community archiving.
Education
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
Project: The Queer Youth Initiative (QYou): Belonging, Safety, and Support for LGBTQ+ Youth in Schools
An expansion of the Center's signature youth wellness program into six additional Cleveland-area schools, providing weekly support, leadership development, academic assistance, meals, and wellness resources for approximately 180 new LGBTQ+ students over two years.
Environment, Preservation & Recreation
Project: Working Woods for All: Reducing Barriers to Forest Stewardship through Educational Workshops and Implementation Scholarships
An initiative that combines educational workshops and stewardship scholarships to help private landowners improve the long-term health and resilience of Northeast Ohio's forests.
Family
Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity
Project: Critical Home Repair Program
A project that will provide critical roof and gutter repairs for low-to-moderate-income homeowners in Lorain, helping families remain safely and securely in their homes.
Health & Wellness
Reid Wiley Charitable Foundation
Project: Asthma Education and Resource Expansion Initiative
A regional initiative expanding asthma education and providing life-saving asthma management resources to students across the 43 school districts served by Akron Children's Hospital School Health Services.