Impact100 Greater Milwaukee Awards $445,000 in Grants
MILWAUKEE – Impact100 Greater Milwaukee, a women’s nonprofit based on collective philanthropy, awarded $445,000 in grants to five nonprofit organizations at their awards event, “The Big Give,” held at the Italian Community Center the evening of June 2, 2026. Following brief presentations by the organizations that had been named as finalists, and voting by the membership, four organizations were awarded $100,000 grants. They are:
- Kinship Community Food Center
- MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary
- FRIENDS, Inc.
- Grand Avenue Club
The grantees now complete the projects they have proposed within the next 24 months. Each will create lasting impact within their organizations and the greater Milwaukee community. Detailed information about their projects can be found on our website. In addition, an unrestricted grant of $45,000 was awarded to America’s Black Holocaust Museum. This grant may be used for any purpose in service of their mission. As the 2026 Merit Award Winner, America’s Black Holocaust Museum retains eligibility to apply in the 2026-27 grant cycle for a $100,000 award.
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About Impact100 Greater Milwaukee
Formed in 2015, Impact100 Greater Milwaukee is an organization of women combining their collective gifts to award $100,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations to strengthen the Greater Milwaukee community in five key areas:
- Arts and Culture
- Education
- Environment and Revitalization
- Health and Wellness
- Family
Each member contributes $1,000 annually to the grant fund, which is then awarded to nonprofit recipients through a rigorous grant selection process. The amount available to grant is determined by the membership number each year. In the 2025-26 grant cycle, 445 members donated $445,000. Organizations eligible for grants are established nonprofits from Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha Counties. Impact100 targets mid-size nonprofit organizations (revenue between $300,000 – $7 million) for which six-figure gifts might otherwise not be attainable.
Following the June 2nd Annual Awards Celebration, Impact100 has exceeded $4.1 million in cumulative giving to nonprofits since its first grant awards in 2016. A complete list of our past grantees can be found on our website at https://www.impact100mke.org/grantees. Impact100 Greater Milwaukee, a registered 501(c)(3) organization, operates as an all-volunteer organization. Visit http://impact100mke.org for more information.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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