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One of our 2024 general operating grantees, Hispanic Family Center, has since rebranded. Their new name: Healthy Families and Communities (HFC). Last year, the organization received $27,500 that is being used to create a Mental Health Healing Garden in Camden. Over the last 12 months, HFC used Impact100's general operating grant to facilitate a series of community conversations intended to seek stakeholder and community input for the Mental Health Healing Garden design. They've convened more than 50 residents, partners, and other stakeholders in conversation to plan this new addition to the East Camden community. HFC engaged the Community Design Collaborative, a local non-profit design firm, to guide their process. The Collaborative matches nonprofits with skilled volunteers such as architects, landscape architects, preservationists, interior designers, urban planners, engineers, cost estimators, and…

We are truly grateful to the following Leadership Council members who are departing after providing tremendous service moving the Impact100 South Jersey mission forward. Thank you for your dedication and commitment to making our community better through collective giving. Jill Sayre Lawlor Elizabeth Mangino Wallace Rosemarie Parker Diane Ridgway Ellen Ragone Judith Robinson Kyle Ruffin We are also thrilled to welcome these new 2025-26 Leadership Council members who began their service July 1st. Debbie Callahan Jaime Desman Mary Lynne Gist-Reynolds Elena Piperno Kimberly Rice Keisha Stephenson Taylor The complete list of 2025-26 Leadership Council members.

At our 2025 Annual Meeting on June 12th, our members gathered to award $191,000 to six organizations that serve our region. The grand total our members have awarded to 27 local organizations since 2018 is now $1,411,360. We thank everyone who attended or supported our collective giving circle in any number of ways throughout the year! Photos by Stephen Graham, Graham Communications LLC. Click images to enlarge. [ngg src="galleries" ids="10" display="basic_thumbnail" thumbnail_crop="0"]

The members of Impact100 South Jersey have selected the organizations to support with their collective contributions of $191,000. The six grants awarded at the June 12 Annual Meeting bring Impact100 South Jersey’s total grantmaking amount to $1,411,360 since 2018.  Congratulations to all of our phenomenal grantees! We are thrilled to announce that Joseph's House of Camden received our $100,000 Core Mission Grant. Joseph’s House of Camden is a low-barrier homeless shelter that holistically and individually supports and empowers people experiencing homelessness in achieving stability and regaining control over their lives. The organization will use its Impact100 South Jersey grant to expand 24-hour access and services for its guests. Two General Operating Grants for $30,500 were awarded to the Father Center of New Jersey and Symphony In C. In addition, members also awarded three…

In 2022, Boys & Girls Clubs of Cumberland County was awarded $100,000 to expand their space in Vineland. Unfortunately, skyrocketing, post-COVID construction costs slowed their expected progress. The original project became out of reach and the board and staff was forced to rethink their plans. They went back to the drawing board to revise their original construction plan, raised more money and found new contractors willing to complete the project. On Thursday, March 27th, the dream finally began to take tangible shape during the long-awaited groundbreaking. Members of the club, the staff and Board, the construction team and the community were on hand for the exciting moment the project got officially underway. Boys & Girls Club president Chris Volker Board President Carolyn Kasper, long-time Board Member Diane Fischer, Board President…

Join us April 3rd from 6-8 PM for an evening of mixing and mingling with 2025 members and sponsors! Enjoy Aldo Lamberti's signature Italian fare and wine as you get to know your fellow members and sponsors. This free event is exclusively for 2025 Impact100 South Jersey members and sponsors. Please RSVP by April 1st RSVP Today!

2025 Community Heroes grant recipient, The Tender, Inc. is a non-profit Adult Day Center and Caregiver Support Program in Mount Laurel, NJ, created with the sole purpose of providing for the specialized needs of seniors and their caregivers. Their name refers to the small boat (a tender) that ferries passengers from the shore to the waiting ship, a gentle metaphor for the journey of aging. Executive Director and new Impact100 SJ member Sophia Ruis shared how the grant has made a significant difference for the organization. “The Tender is profoundly honored to have been a recipient of the inaugural Community Heroes Grant — a transformative gift that has ignited and accelerated our vision for growth and expansion to better serve our community.”  At The Tender, they understand the road ahead is daunting, but it…

We are truly grateful to all of our 2025 members for their contribution to our 2025 grants! At our Big Reveal on January 8th we announced that we have 191 members and $191,000 in grant funding which will be awarded at our Annual Meeting on June 12th. This brings the grand total of grant funding raised since 2017 to $1,411,360. The breakdown of this year's grants will be: One $100,000 Core Mission Grant Two $30,500 General Operating Grants Three $10,000 Community Heroes Grants Thank you to our sponsors for providing support for our Annual Big Reveal event, our Membership Committee for their tremendous work and our Events Committee for putting on another great Impact100 South Jersey Party. Our Grant Finance Committee is already hard at work vetting eligibility applications, and…