Impact 100 Palm Beach County

What Impact 100 Palm Beach County does

Impact 100 Palm Beach County is a Boca Raton, Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit collective giving organization founded in 2011 that pools individual contributions from women members to fund large grants for local nonprofits serving southern Palm Beach County. Women members contribute $1,000 annually plus a small administrative fee; 100% of the $1,000 contribution is directed to grants. For every 100 members, the organization awards a $100,000 high-impact grant to a vetted 501(c)(3) nonprofit in one of five focus areas: Arts/Culture/Historic Preservation, Education, Environment/Animal Welfare, Family, and Health/Wellness. The organization has no proprietary technology; it operates on a standard nonprofit SaaS stack including MemberLeap for membership management, a dedicated Proposal Portal for grant applications, Constant Contact for newsletters, FlippingBook for digital publications, and Zoom for nonprofit training.

The core offering is a structured nine-step grantmaking process comprising nonprofit training workshops, Letter of Intent submission, full proposal review, site visits, finalist presentations at the annual Grand Awards Celebration, and member voting. The business model derives revenue from member contributions (directed entirely to grants), administrative fees, corporate sponsorships (which are acknowledged to be essential because the admin fee does not fully cover operations), and the Sun Circle supplementary giving program. Operations are lean: one paid administrative employee (salary underwritten by a donor) and 34 volunteer board members, with the three founders (Tandy Robinson, Lisa Mulhall, and Cindy Krebsbach) still active after 16 years.

Since founding, Impact 100 PBC has invested approximately $8.5 million across 137 grants in southern Palm Beach County (81 high-impact grants plus 56 merit grants), growing from 148 founding members to 804 women in the 2022-2023 cycle, enabling eight concurrent $100,000 grants. The organization became independently tax-exempt in 2018 after operating under the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin County as fiscal sponsor from 2011.

Name

Impact 100 Palm Beach County

Legal name

Impact 100 Palm Beach County

Website

https://impact100pbc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Impact 100 Palm Beach County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit collective giving organization founded in 2011 that pools $1,000 annual contributions from women members to award $100,000 high-impact grants to nonprofits across five focus areas in southern Palm Beach County, having invested $8.5M across 137 grants to date.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Philanthropy Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Collective giving philanthropy
• Women's giving circle
• Nonprofit grant funding
• Community impact grants
• High-impact grantmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: Women contribute $1,000 annually (plus administrative fee). Every dollar of the $1,000 contribution goes directly toward nonprofit grants. The administrative fee covers operational costs and credit card processing fees. 100% of member contributions are used for grant funding.
2. Sponsorships: Corporate and individual sponsors help cover operational costs, support membership growth initiatives, and fund unforeseen business expenses. Sponsorships are essential as the administrative fee does not fully cover operational costs.
3. Sun Circle: Additional giving program allowing members to make extra financial contributions beyond the standard $1,000 membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Impact 100 Palm Beach County operates a women's collective giving program in which individual women members each contribute $1,000 annually, with 100% of member contributions pooled to award $100,000 high-impact grants to vetted 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving southern Palm Beach County. For every 100 members, one $100,000 grant is awarded in each of five focus areas (Arts/Culture/Historic Preservation, Education, Environment/Animal Welfare, Family, and Health/Wellness), with members voting on grant recipients at the annual Grand Awards Celebration.

Product overview

Impact 100 Palm Beach County is a women's collective philanthropy nonprofit organization that operates as a single, unified program centered on awarding $100,000 high-impact grants to local nonprofits. The organization's core offering combines a membership program ($1,000 annual contribution) with a structured nine-step grant application process spanning nonprofit training, Letter of Intent review, full proposal submission, site visits, and final member voting at the Grand Awards Celebration. The portfolio includes five Focus Areas (Arts/Culture/Historic Preservation, Education, Environment/Animal Welfare, Family, and Health/Wellness) that organize grantmaking, supplemented by merit grants for non-winning finalists. Supporting programs include Dream Big nonprofit educational events, the Impact Insider newsletter, Heart of Our Mission digital magazine, volunteer committee opportunities, and corporate sponsorship tiers (Dream Big Sponsors, Grand Awards Sponsors, Annual Sponsors, and Sun Circle donor circle). The organization uses MemberLeap for membership management, Constant Contact for email newsletters, FlippingBook for digital publications, and Zoom for training materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership Program ($1,000)
• $100,000 High-Impact Grant Program
• Merit Grant Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 81 $100,000 high-impact grants and 56 merit grants awarded over 15 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Impact 100 Indian RivercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Original inspiration and mentorship source. Indian River chapter (in Vero Beach) shared their model, by-laws, policies, procedures and mentored the founders. This collective giving model became the foundation for Impact 100 PBC.
• Neiman MarcusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner that hosted the organization's 10-Year Anniversary Celebration in March 2022. Provided venue and ongoing support for the organization.
• Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed as the organization's back office and grant platform during early years (2011-2017). Provided mentorship, shared documents, policies and procedures. The organization became its own independent 501(c)(3) in 2018.
• Wendy SteelecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder of the original Impact 100 model (Global Impact). Provided guidance and inspiration to the founding team on establishing the collective giving organization.
• Warner-Prokos PhotographyminorOthersPhotography services provider credited on the website for capturing organization's events and activities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area: Another Impact 100 chapter serving the Pensacola Bay Area in northwest Florida. Operates the same collective giving model with women members pooling $1,000 contributions into $100K grants.
• Impact 100 Atlanta: Sister Impact 100 chapter in metropolitan Atlanta applying the same women's collective giving model to award $100K high-impact grants across five focus areas.
• Impact 100 Sonoma: Sister Impact 100 chapter serving Sonoma County, California. Operates the same women-led collective giving model with $100K transformation grants.
• Impact 100 Traverse City: A direct Impact 100 sister chapter applying the same collective giving model (women contributing $1,000 each to pool $100K grants) in northern Michigan. Most comparable in structure and grant size to Impact 100 PBC.
• Impact 100 Cincinnati: Sister Impact 100 chapter operating the same collective giving model in the Greater Cincinnati region. Comparable member-driven, multi-focus-area $100K grant program.
• Impact 100 Indian River: The original Impact 100 chapter based in Vero Beach, FL, that directly mentored and provided the playbook (by-laws, policies, procedures) to Impact 100 PBC's founders. Operates the identical $100K collective-giving model for women members.
• Women's Foundation of Palm Beach County: Local Palm Beach County organization also focused on mobilizing women philanthropists and channeling resources to community nonprofits. Same mission lens (women + local impact) with different grantmaking structure.

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Palm Beach County: Major community fundraising organization serving the same Palm Beach County geography with a broader portfolio of programs, partner agencies, and workplace giving campaigns. Overlapping donor pool and service area.
• Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties: Established community foundation that served as Impact 100 PBC's fiscal sponsor from 2011-2017. Operates a much broader portfolio of philanthropic funds, DAFs, and grantmaking across a wider geography.

Others

• Philanthropy Together: National nonprofit network that supports and convenes collective giving circles and giving circles across the U.S. Acts as an ecosystem enabler and advocacy body for organizations operating the same model as Impact 100 PBC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/gbWYb3eLWSE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact100pbc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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