Women-Led Grants Program Seeks Monmouth Applicants For 2024

SHREWSBURY, NJ — Impact 100 Jersey Coast, a volunteer philanthropic women’s organization, is now providing grant application information in a video series and soon in a virtual information session.

Nonprofits in Monmouth County can now learn more about the organization's eligibility requirements and how to apply for its $100,000 grants to be awarded this year.

To date, Impact 100 Jersey Coast, formed in 2015, has raised and awarded $2.88 million dollars benefiting 35 nonprofits in Monmouth County, it says.

The Impact 100 concept basically pools membership dues to raise the significant funds, and in the course of the year goes through an application and grant awarding process, with grants announced by mid-November. You can see information on the 2023 grants here.

Founded in 2015 by Heather Burke and Deirdre Spiropoulos, Impact 100 Jersey Coast was modeled after the first Impact 100 started in Cincinnati in 2001.

Both women were drawn to the Impact model because of its simplicity, its proven success and its impact, they say on its website. You can read more about the concept here.

These annual grants are an opportunity for local nonprofits representing a range of needs in the community to launch new initiatives and sustain their services, Impact 100 Jersey Coast says.

"Empowering local nonprofits through transformative grants is not just a mission, it’s a commitment to catalyzing change in the community," said Anne Yeh, grants chair for Impact 100 Jersey Coast.

Information series

To help with the application process, Impact 100 Jersey Coast now has information for the 2024 grants cycle with a video covering eligibility requirements and detailed information on the application process. Click here to see the video.

On April 10 at noon, Impact 100 will also host a virtual session offering both a Q&A and a conversation with a recent grantee. Register for the virtual session here. A Zoom link will be provided.

Impact 100 Jersey Coast is extending an open invitation to all nonprofit staff, board,

fundraisers, and grant writers whose organizations meet the following criteria:

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve and benefit Monmouth County.
• Fit within one of five focus areas: Arts and Culture, Children and Families, Education, Health and Wellness or Sustainability & Environment.
• Have been a registered 501(c)(3) organization for a minimum of three years and have an annual organizational operating budget of at least $100,000 in the current and immediately prior fiscal year (annual gross revenue of $100,000 and expenses of at least $100,000).
• 501(c)(3) nonprofits that do not meet the minimum operating budget and three-year existence can apply as a collaboration with a lead organization that meets all eligibility requirements.

For information on eligibility requirements and/or to register for the Grant Applicant Information Sessions, visit the Impact 100 Jersey Coast website.

If you have questions, contact Betsy McKnight or Keb Neff, nonprofit coordinator co-chairs for Impact 100 Jersey Coast at grants@impact100jc.org.

Membership information

Impact 100 Jersey Coast says it unites local women of different ages and backgrounds who contribute their charitable dollars, experience, and energy to make a tangible difference in our area.

The organization’s goal is to create a forum to raise awareness of our community’s most pressing needs and fund transformational grants to high-impact projects addressing those needs.

Impact 100 Jersey Coast membership for the upcoming year is open now until March 15.

Membership funds are pooled to award significant grants of at least $100,000 each to nonprofits, it says. According to the organization's video, the membership fee is $1,100 - pooled to create the significant donations.

Women throughout the area who would like to make an important and memorable impact in their community are invited to join this organization, Impact 100 Jersey Coast says..

For more information, visit Impact100JerseyCoast.org or contact the organization at
membership@impact100jerseycoast.org.