Impact100 Nashville, an organization that empowers women to make transformative changes in their community, hosted The Big Reveal on June 8th at Barge Design Solutions to announce they will donate $245,000 to local nonprofits in 2022. Each member contributes $1,000 annually and has one vote to select deserving nonprofits in the community to be awarded a grant. The region is comprised of the 10 counties including and surrounding Nashville (Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson). Through 2021, Impact100 Nashville has given $573,000 in grant funds to deserving non-profits.
Members and guests heard from Lauren Dougall, CEO, Retrieving Independence, that received a $21,500 grant in 2016 to purchase a bus to transport service dogs to and from the Turney Center Industrial Complex where the service dogs are trained.