2021 Impetus Grants Model 

Impact100 Sonoma adopted a new Impetus Grants Model for 2021 - awarding up to $25,000 to more than a dozen nonprofits rather than one large $100,000 grant.

• Boys and Girls Club Sonoma Valley (BGCSV) — $20,000
• Cancer Support Sonoma — $5,786.36 
• Ceres Community Project — $25,000 
• Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH) — $25,000 
• Kids Scoop News - $25,000
• La Luz Center — $24,505.64 
  
• Social Advocates for Youth — $25,000 
  
• Sonoma Ecology Center — $25,000 
  
• Sonoma Overnight Support — $25,000 
  
• Sonoma Valley Education Foundation — $25,000 
  
• Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance — $25,000 
  
• Valley Vibes Youth Orchestra — $24,708 
  
• Vintage House — $25,000 

 Before the proverbial paint was dry, Art Escape put its 2019 $20,000 Community Grant to work, expanding its successful Teen Art Lounge to two Fridays per month from August 2019 through July 2020. Though 20 participants is considered a full session, 21 showed up the first week, then 26 the next. The program is off to a great start!

Click here to read more about Art Escape's success story!

Serve on a Grants Review Committee

Serving on a Grant Review Committee (GRC) is one of the most impactful ways to participate in Impact100 Sonoma, learn about the nonprofit organizations and needs of our community and experience the grant review process. We register Grant Review Committees in the fall. Watch this space, newsletters and emails for updates.

Ways to Help During the Coronavirus Crisis

There are two new initiatives happening in Sonoma Valley that we want our members to know about as we face the current coronavirus crisis together:

1. A broad-based coalition of leaders has joined together to direct efforts around food security and other forms of economic relief. Find information, resources and opportunities at: sonomacity.org/food-security
2. A new resource for volunteer opportunities. Nonprofits can submit opportunities and community members can find ways to help: sonomavalleyvolunteers.org

We hope everyone is safe and healthy as we practice social distancing and get through this together.