Impact100 Philadelphia announces 2012 grant finalists

   Impact100 Philadelphia, a collective giving organization, has announced the five finalists for its 2012 grant awards totaling $242,000.  Two of the five finalists will be selected to receive $100,000 project grants at the group’s annual meeting on June 4th.  The remaining $42,000 will be awarded as operating grants to the other finalists.
   The finalists and projects chosen for 2012 are:

• Arts & Culture: The Village of Arts and Humanities, CRED Youth Arts Magazine
• Education: After School Activities Partnerships (ASAP), Debate and Chess: Philly's Next Generation of Strategic Thinkers
• Environment: Urban Tree Connection, Environmental Youth Leadership Program
• Family: The Women’s Center of Montgomery County (WCMC), Medical Advocacy for Child Victims of Domestic Violence
• Health & Wellness: Norris Square Neighborhood Project (NSNP), Urban Garden Program

   Representing the combined giving of 242 women, the $242,000 total grant funding is a nearly 50% increase over 2011.  With the 2012 grants, Impact100 Philadelphia will have awarded a total of $656,000 to local nonprofits since 2008. 
   This year, an initial pool of 203 applicants submitted letters of inquiry and 39 of these were invited to submit full project proposals.  Following a detailed review of the proposals, including site visits to 18 organizations, committee volunteers selected a finalist for each focus area.
   Last year, Impact100 Philadelphia members selected five area nonprofits to receive $164,000 in funding: a $100,000 project grant to the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC) and general operating grants to the Community Arts Center (CAC); Concern for Health Options: Information, Care and Education (CHOICE);, Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network (NPIHN): and Urban Tree Connection.
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