THANK YOU TO ALL PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS!
We Salute you and your vision to contribute in positive and meaningful ways to our communities, our nation and our world. Please take a moment to learn more about the incredible people and organizations that have received grants from Impact Giving.
Over 10 years, we have given 65 grants totaling $1,264,000 to 38 unique organizations locally and globally!
Learn about the Non-Profits that have received Impact Giving grants.
2018 Grant Recipients
2 Local / 4 Global Nonprofits = $130,000 Awarded
WISEPlace – $36,000
To triple their capacity to transform the lives of unaccompanied homeless women – fund 30% of the the architectural fees and construction documents.
Giving Children Hope – $25,000
The We’ve Got Your Back program (WGYB) works with local schools to provide backpacks filled with nutritional food to feed a child and their families on weekends.
https://www.givingchildrenhope.org/
Concern America – $25,000
The funds will be used in Chiapas (Mexico’s poorest state) to construct a water system/install filters in the village of Hermosillo, and install filters in 5 additional villages, providing clean water to 410 families (3,300 people).
Lotus Outreach – $22,000
Pay for 202 girls to attend secondary school via transport on a safe, reliable bus (at $13.50/girl/month for a seat on the bus, 11 months of school). Our funding will directly create access to education that is unavailable otherwise.
With My Own Two Hands – $14,000
Four 80’ greenhouses ($3500/greenhouse) to grow vegetables to feed and educate children in Kenya.
https://www.withmyown2hands.org/
International Orphan Care – $10,000
$5,000 will provide 80 “tool kits” (sewing machines or carpentry sets) received at graduation. $5,000 will buy & install solar panels for 2 buildings & 2 batteries for the back-up generator which will provide consistent electricity at the school to light their educational path.
2017 Grant Recipients
4 Local / 2 Global Nonprofits = $144,000 Awarded
Bracken’s Kitchen – $20,000
To Provide a Second Food Truck to double meals per year from 40,000 to 80,000.
https://www.brackenskitchen.com/
Wiseplace – $20,000
To refurbish the gym to provide services to approximately 100 homeless women per night.
Solutions For Urban Agriculture – $25,000
To provide funding to install a farm-to-table bank operation on 4.5 acres of land in North Orange County.
https://www.solutionsforurbanag.org/
Families Forward – $29,000
To provide services to 9,000 near homeless, low-income children and adults and rapid re-housing to 600 homeless children and families.
https://www.families-forward.org/
Indigenous Education Foundation Of Tanzania – $20,000
To build a 367 square foot classroom to provide education for 50 new students.
Give A Child Life – $30,000
To provide 2,000 Mobati Bulbs, 500 solar lanterns and build a workshop of the solar installation team in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya.
2016 Grant Recipients
4 Local / 2 Global Nonprofits = $125,000 Awarded
Free Wheelchair Mission – $22,000
Providing 511 wheelchairs to disabled individuals in targeted areas in Eurasia, Latin America or Africa.
https://www.freewheelchairmission.org/
Voices for Children – $23,000
Training and managing Court Appointed Special Advocates to sponsor 60 children who have been abused or neglected.
Just In Time For Foster Youth – $20,000
“Pathways to Financial Power”: Providing 65-100 youth the essential connections and resources to identify specific goals, overcome obstacles and achieve financial security.
https://www.jitfosteryouth.org/
Families Forward – $20,000
Providing stable and affordable housing opportunities for approximately 150 homeless families.
https://www.families-forward.org/
Indigenous Education Foundation Of Tanzania – $16,000
Purchasing and providing maintenance for a 32-passenger bus to transport Orkeeswa school students and staff to school and school events.
Give A Child Life – $24,000
“1,000 Lights and Gardens for Kids”: Installing 1,000 Mabati Bulbs and 1,000 DoorStep container Gardens for the poorest families living in the urban slums of Thika, Nairobi, and Kenya.
2015 Grant Recipients
6 Local / 2 Global Nonprofits = $125,000 Awarded
Family Promise of Orange County, Inc. – $10,000
Funding an outdoor care management area for 190 homeless families, providing both play therapy and parenting skills.
https://www.familypromiseorangecounty.org/
Voices for Children – $10,000
Providing over 500 hours of training for CASA’s mentoring teens ready to emancipate from foster care.
Hart Community Homes “Monkey Business Café” – $13,000
Supporting employment, job training and life skills for foster youth to help keep them from future homelessness and incarceration.
http://www.hartcommunityhomes.org/
Concern America – $15,000
Providing advanced training for 20 village healthcare workers serving 4500 people without access to healthcare.
Alzheimer’s Association of Orange County – $10,000
Helping caregivers connect with other caregivers, bringing community and a sense of normalcy to families affected by Alzheimer’s.
Giving Children Hope – $30,000
“We’ve got your back” – 1200 backpacks filled with food each weekend, helping 4350 families so no child goes hungry when not in school.
https://www.givingchildrenhope.org/
The Wooden Floor – $25,000
375 at-risk youth will receive academic tools an mentoring to mamke college a reality.
http://www.thewoodenfloor.org/
Give A Child Life – $12,000
“Light up a child’s life” – Providing 500 solar lights plus installation training to a slum area in Kenya for over 600 adults and 2500 children.
Note: In 2018, the Board decided to transfer the assets to a Kenyan community-based organization to carry the work forward.
2014 Grant Recipients
4 Local / 3 Global Nonprofits = $131,000 Awarded
Lotus Outreach – $30,000
The Blossom Bus provides girls-only buses so 300 girls can receive secondary education in rural India.
Voices for Children – $25,000
Provides Court Appointed Special Advocates for 150 emancipated foster youth as they transition to independence in San Diego.
OC Child Abuse Prevention – $20,000
Provides individual case work for 20 at-risk mothers of toddlers in Orange County.
Women Helping Women – $15,000
Provides job training and support services for 4,000 disadvantaged men, women and teens in Orange County.
Family Promise of Orange County, Inc. – $15,000
Purchases and maintains a van to support family rescue, food delivery, and school transportation for 120 at-risk families in Orange County.
www.familypromiseorangecounty.org
Chhahari – $13,000
Provides 22 orphaned children school tuition in Nepal.
Action Kivu – $13,000
Establishes a sewing center allowing 60 at-risk women full-time work to provide for their families in the Congo.
2013 Grant Recipients
4 Local / 2 Global Nonprofits = $130,000 Awarded
Just In Time – $40,000
90 foster youth provided with emergency goods, supportive relationships and life skills.
Lotus Outreach – $25,000
544 at risk girls in Cambodia receive bicycles, providing safety and opportunity to continue their education and improved futures.
Access OC – $20,000
87 uninsured OC patients will receive urgently needed surgical procedures giving them a life without pain and improving their quality of life.
Chhahari – $17,000
23 Nepalese orphans provided reliable solar energy, and the ability to continue their studies.
Families Forward – $15,000
Orange County homeless families taught long-term self-sufficiency through housing, financial education and case management.
KidWorks Community Development Corporation – $13,000
72 children in Santa Ana provided after-school learning center and a safe alternative to gang life.
2012 Grant Recipients
3 Local / 3 Global Nonprofits = $130,000 Awarded
Just in Time – $30,000
Provide a safety net for 60 former foster youth in San Diego county through life skill education and emergency resources.
Families Forward – $30,000
Overcome homelessness and attain long-term self-sufficiency by providing housing, financial education and case management to at-risk families in Orange County.
Lotus Outreach – $20,000
437 at-risk and exploited girls in Cambodia receive bicycles providing the opportunity to continue their education and improve their futures.
R Star Foundation – $20,000
Provide women in rural Nepal with 80 goats to help build businesses, generate income, and develop community.
International Princess Project – $20,000
Create independence for girls in India once enslaved in sex trade by providing new skills and healthcare in a safe environment.
OC Child Abuse Prevention – $10,000
Reduce child abuse in 70 families in Orange County by focusing on positive parenting practices, resulting in decreased domestic violence and increased family health.
2011 Grant Recipients
6 Local / 1 Global Nonprofits = $125,000 Awarded
International Princess Project — $30,000
60 Women in India once enslaved in sex trade will be given independence and self-sufficiency.
Just In Time — $18,000
Former foster youth provided emergency resources, gain self-sufficiency, develop lasting relationships.
Miracles for Kids — $17,000
Food and necessities for 200 low income families with critically ill children living in Southern California.
WISEPlace — $15,000
Women facing critical challenges will be provided shelter, stability and opportunities for self-sufficiency.
Women Helping Women — $10,000
Disadvantaged adults will be provided tools to succeed in an Employment Success Program.
The Wooden Floor — $20,000
90 At-risk youth will receive academic tools and college counseling.
Voices of Children — $15,000
Foster care program launched through training 100 CASA Advocates.
2010 Grant Recipients
2 Local / 5 Global Nonprofits = $90,000 Awarded
The Hunger Project — $20,000
Thousands of men, women and children in 10 African villages empowered to end their own hunger.
Free Wheelchair Mission — $15,000
Immediate and sustainable life change through mobility for 253 disabled people and their Families.
Helping Hand Worldwide — $13,000
Feeding, clothing, medicine and more for 20,000 people in Orange County monthly.
www.thehelpinghandworldwide.org
ASCRS American Society for Cataract & Refractive Surgery — $15,000
The gift of sight for 2,000 adults and children in Ethiopia.
Girls Inc., Orange County — $10,000
Teaching 240 girls to become strong, smart and bold.
Human Rights USA — $10,000
Protection for 10,000 Human Rights Victims against human traffickers.
Ethiopian Family Fund — $ 7,000
Healthy sustainable lives for 10 Ethiopian children and their families.
CURRENT 2019 GRANT RECIPIENTS
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- SightLife
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- Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station
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- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of OC
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- Dragon Kim Foundation
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- The Samburu Project
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- Braken’s Kitchen
