West Palm 100

What West Palm 100 does

West Palm 100 Inc. is a Florida-domiciled nonprofit organization founded in 2001 and headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL, that channels local community resources to children, families, and neighborhoods in the West Palm Beach area. Its operations are entirely volunteer-run, with zero compensation paid to leadership and a stated pass-through model in which 100% of funds raised are directed to selected charities. The organization operates without a traditional technology platform: its digital stack is limited to a website, PayPal donation processing, Google Forms for grant/scholarship applications, and Google reCAPTCHA for spam control on its contact form. There are no proprietary products, no API, no mobile application, and no AI/ML components.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: recurring membership dues that confer discounted event access; transaction-fee revenue from monthly social events including the signature "Happy Hour for a Cause" fundraiser at local venues, lunch & learns, and holiday toy-drive parties; and direct donations via PayPal or debit/credit card. The core offerings are organized into four programs: Happy Hour for a Cause (monthly social fundraising events), Service Events (monthly volunteer activities such as house-painting, beach cleanups, and reading to the elderly), Grant Programs (three types — event fundraising, volunteer provision, and monetary donations up to $5,000 — for 501(c)(3) nonprofits), and the Rachael Bonlarron College Scholarship for local female high school graduates enrolling in local universities.

Go-to-market is community-led and relies on word-of-mouth, the westpalm100.com website, a Facebook page (@theRealWestPalm100), email newsletters, and in-person events. Customer segments are horizontal: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the West Palm Beach area are the primary beneficiary segment, while community members who donate, join, or volunteer, and female local high school graduates eligible for scholarships, form secondary persona segments. Cumulative fundraising since founding exceeds $600,000 and cumulative volunteer hours exceed 50,000. The 2026 grant cycle disbursed approximately $14,500 across roughly 30 named nonprofit partners spanning youth services, arts, education, healthcare, food security, and family services.

Name

West Palm 100

Legal name

West Palm 100 Inc.

Website

https://westpalm100.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West Palm 100 is a Florida nonprofit founded in 2001 that raises funds through membership dues, social events, and donations to provide grants, volunteer service, and scholarships supporting children, families, and nonprofits in the West Palm Beach area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• Community fundraising events
• Nonprofit grant programs
• Volunteer service events
• Local community support
• College scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Members pay dues to join West Palm 100 and receive benefits such as discounted admission to social events.
2. Social Events Revenue: Revenue generated from social events including Happy Hour for a Cause, lunch & learns, and holiday toy-drive parties.
3. Donations: Direct donations from supporters made through PayPal or debit/credit card on the organization's website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Palm 100 is a volunteer-driven nonprofit that raises and distributes funds to local 501(c)(3) organizations serving West Palm Beach through monthly social fundraising events (Happy Hour for a Cause), three types of grant programs (up to $5,000 in monetary donations, event fundraising, and volunteer provision), college scholarships for local female high school graduates, and direct donation processing. The organization asserts that 100% of funds raised go directly to selected charities, with all leadership team members serving as unpaid volunteers.

Product overview

West Palm 100 is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of community support programs rather than a traditional product platform. The core offerings include: Happy Hour for a Cause (monthly social fundraising events at local venues), Service Events (monthly volunteer activities for member charities), Grant Programs (three types: event fundraising, volunteer provision, and monetary donations up to $5,000), and College Scholarships (specifically the Rachael Bonlarron Scholarship for local high school graduates). The organization also processes donations through PayPal. All funds raised through membership dues, social events, and donations go directly to supported charities, with no compensation taken by the volunteer leadership team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Happy Hour for a Cause A monthly social fundraising event held at local bars featuring complimentary appetizers where event proceeds are donated to that month's selected charity. This is West Palm 100's signature fundraising event for nonprofit beneficiaries.
• Service Events Monthly volunteer activities supporting local charities including house-painting, beach cleanups, event staffing, reading to the elderly, taking children to special events, and serving food during holidays. Each event provides volunteers to help with a specific community need.
• Grant Programs Three types of grants offered to 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving the West Palm Beach area: Happy Hour for a Cause (event fundraiser with net proceeds donated), Service Event (volunteer provision), and Monetary Donations (up to $5,000 for specific projects or programs).
• College Scholarships (Rachael Bonlarron) The Rachael Bonlarron West Palm 100 Scholarship supports girls graduating from West Palm Beach public high schools and enrolling in local universities.
• Donation Processing Accepts monetary donations through PayPal and credit/debit cards to support the organization's community empowerment mission. The organization states that 100% of funds raised go directly to selected charities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of funds raised go directly to selected charities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pace Center for GirlscoreOthersPrimary grant recipient receiving $3,500 in 2026. The organization supports girls in Palm Beach County, Florida, providing girls with academic and social-emotional programs.
• Latin Quarter of WPBcoreOthersGrant recipient receiving $2,000 in 2026. Organization dedicated to supporting the Latin Quarter neighborhood of West Palm Beach.
• Rohi's Liberation StationcoreOthersGrant recipient receiving $2,000 in 2026. Literacy and educational resource center serving the West Palm Beach community.
• WPB Center for Arts & TechnologycoreOthersGrant recipient receiving $1,500 in 2026. Organization providing arts and technology education and programs in West Palm Beach.
• Dreyfoos School of the Arts FoundationcoreOthersGrant recipient receiving $1,000 in 2026. Foundation supporting the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts, a public high school in West Palm Beach.
• Alzheimer's Community CareminorOthersService event recipient. Receives volunteer support for events and activities.
• Fresh RxminorOthersService event recipient. Receives volunteer support.
• Girl Scouts of Southeast FLminorOthersService event recipient. Receives volunteer support.
• Junior Achievement of the Palm BeachesminorOthersService event recipient. Receives volunteer support.
• The Lord's PlaceminorOthersService event recipient. Receives volunteer support for homeless services and workforce development programs.
• Palm Beach HarvestminorOthersService event recipient. Receives volunteer support for food rescue and hunger relief programs.
• Rachael BonlarroncoreOthersNamed scholarship established in honor of Rachael Bonlarron. Available to girls graduating from West Palm Beach public high schools and enrolling in local universities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Nonprofits First: Capacity-building organization serving nonprofits in Palm Beach County. Already a WP100 grant recipient, demonstrating shared geography and grantee-provider roles with overlapping sector networks.
• Leadership Palm Beach County: Community-leadership nonprofit in West Palm Beach that overlaps WP100's volunteer base and nonprofit partner network (already listed as a service event recipient). Comparable in mission-building role but focused on civic-leadership training rather than grantmaking.

Broad incumbents

• Quantum Foundation: Palm Beach County-based private foundation focused on health, education, and community. Issues significantly larger grants than WP100, but targets overlapping nonprofit populations in the same regional market.
• The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties: Established community foundation serving the same Palm Beach County geography. Operates a much larger endowment, manages donor-advised funds, and issues multi-year grants to nonprofits - the dominant institutional grantmaker in WP100's footprint.
• United Way of Palm Beach County: Major volunteer-driven community fundraiser serving the same West Palm Beach geography. Differs by operating through workplace giving campaigns and a broader programmatic agenda, but competes for the same local donor attention and nonprofit partnerships.

Direct peers

• 100 Women Who Care: Collective-giving franchise model where local chapters pool member contributions to fund a single nonprofit per meeting. Closely mirrors WP100's small-grant, community-event, women-engagement approach.
• Impact 100: National collective-giving network in which members pool dues to issue large grants to local nonprofits. Very similar operating model to West Palm 100 (membership-funded, volunteer-run, 100% pass-through to charities) but structured around a single large annual grant rather than monthly events.

Regional players

• Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County: Federated community fundraising organization serving the same West Palm Beach geography. Uses membership dues and events to fund a portfolio of nonprofits, demonstrating an alternative scaling model for WP100's volunteer-driven charter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theRealWestPalm100
• Xx.com/RealWestPalm100
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-palm-100

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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