Impact 100 Chicago’s mission is to award membership funded transformational grants to local non-profit organizations while empowering women to improve lives through philanthropy.

We invite you to join us on an inspiring and philanthropic journey. Whether you are a member or potential member, a grant recipient or in search of a grant, we hope you will find the information you need here.

Attention Members and Friends! 

The November virtual happy hour featured a Thanksgiving inspired cooking demonstration by Inspiration Kitchens, a 2016 impact grant winner.  Inspiration Kitchens is providing meals to shelters and other organizations in need. Find out more and learn how to support this great work! You can also provide items for the bagged lunches and hot-to-go meals Inspiration Kitchens provides to the Uptown neighborhood.  Donate items directly using this Amazon Wishlist!

We had an inspiring October virtual happy hour hearing about the critical, impactful work St. Leonard’s Ministries and Rebuilding Exchange are doing.  If you’d like to be a part of that work, please checkout the Plaid Ball at Rebuilding Exchange. St. Leonard’s is looking for volunteer tutors.  Check their website for more information.

Be Inspired with the power of the Impact 100 Model! Watch Wendy Steele, Impact 100 Founder, share the Impact 100 story.