At their 2023 Meet the Finalists media event today, Impact100 SRQ announced the ten nonprofit agency finalists for its 2023 giving year that have an opportunity to each receive $109,000 in funding for a high-impact initiative. Impact100 SRQ’s 763 voting members for the 2023 giving year will convene on November 8, 2023, at their 5th Annual Celebration and Award Ceremony at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, where each of the finalists will present their initiative to all attendees. Immediately following the presentation, members will vote for their choice of which seven of the ten grant finalists they believe should be awarded funding. The seven 2023 grant recipients each receiving $109,000 in funding for their project will be announced live at this event. The ten nonprofit grant applicant finalists for the 2023 giving year in the five Focus Areas are: Arts, Culture & History Focus Area: Art Center Sarasota, Venice Theatre. Education Focus Area: Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc., Manatee School for the Arts. Environment & Recreation Focus Area:  Master Gardener Volunteers, a Chapter of Friends of Sarasota County Parks, The Paul A. and Veronica H. Gross Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida, The proposed Help Florida’s Raptors Soar. Family Focus Area: Legal Aid of Manasota, Inc., Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc. Health & Wellness Focus Area: Easterseals Southwest Florida,  Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the Suncoast. To learn more about each grant finalist and their initiative, visit our website to read the Finalist Summaries. Nonprofit organizations in Sarasota and Manatee Counties seeking funding for innovative projects that make a high impact in the community are invited to apply for an Impact100 SRQ grant. Grant application information will be announced at the Annual Celebration and Award Ceremony. For women feeling inspired by the Impact100 SRQ mission, NOW is the time to join. The Membership Drive for the 2024 Giving Year is open until March 26, 2024. If you would like to learn more about Impact100 SRQ and how to become a member visit www.Impact100SRQ.org/membership.