Impact 100

We support women by expanding the impact of their giving.

Across the country and across the globe women are taking their rightful place at the table where decisions are made. Nowhere is their presence more powerfully felt than in philanthropy, where women’s values and visions are reshaping our world. Registration is now open for Impact 100 2025.

What is Impact 100?

The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s women’s giving circle, Impact 100 is a group of over 100 local women who commit to giving $1,100 each and together making a single transformative grant to a local nonprofit. Impact 100 also give out smaller gifts to the other three finalists they select each year. 2025 will be Impact 100’s 13th year of grantmaking. Since its inaugural year, Impact 100 has granted more than $1.4 million to nonprofits across our region through the collective power of women coming together to support our community. Recipient nonprofits use their grants to deepen their impact and grow their networks.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed women can change the world.”
Margaret Mead

Why Impact 100?

Because, as Margaret Mead said, it really only takes a small group of committed individuals to change the world. In recent years, as women have stepped into their power—including their earning power—women’s giving circles have become influential change agents in communities across the country.

The nonprofits doing great work in our community need the support of philanthropists to sustain themselves and to continue making positive impact in our region. We believe it’s time for a women’s giving circle to transform some of the pressing issues facing the New Orleans region. By pooling our resources and focusing our efforts, we can be the change agents few of us can afford to be alone. Together, we can demonstrate the power of collaborative giving.


“We are so proud to have the support of people in the community for the work we are doing for the most vulnerable in our community. The Impact 100 grant is a great example of people coming together to make a BIG investment in our community!” – Hotel Hope, 2021 Impact 100 Winner”


Women Making an Impact

Since its inaugural year 13 years ago, Impact 100 has granted out more than $1.4 million to nonprofits across our region.

On Monday, November 18, Impact 100, the Greater New Orleans Foundation’s women’s giving circle, surprised leaders of Health and Education Alliance of Louisiana (HEAL) with this year’s $100,000 transformative grant. HEAL will use the award money to grow their staff and support five new charter schools in New Orleans by providing them with nurses and mental health professionals whose salaries can be covered in future years by Medicaid reimbursements, adding these vital services for more than 3,200 additional children. HEAL enrolls schools in Medicaid in Schools program, allows schools to build capacity and make positions permanent, and connects families to resources thus boosting attendance and academic scores. HEAL has successfully enrolled 33 schools in the Medicaid in Schools program, impacting over 420,000 students. Watch the HEAL team learn about their win!


“Impact 100 has been such an easy way to give back to the community. I have learned about many worthy nonprofit groups and have met some wonderful members. Combining my monetary contribution with over one hundred other women does indeed make a difference.” – Impact 100 Member


Before voting on the winner of the 2024 grant, Impact 100 members heard pitches from four local nonprofits about how they would use the $100,000 grant on November 13. View the pictures from the Pitch Event here. All participating nonprofits received pitch training and a profile video created by our nonprofit partner, New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC.) To watch the nonprofit pitch videos, please click here. While there is only one winner of the $100,000 grant, the three runners-up, 18th Ward Sports Club, Center for Employment Opportunities, and Grace at the Green Light, each received a $9,000 grant.

Thank you to Impact 100’s incredible presenting sponsor, Villere & Co., for their generous financial support.

  • Impact 100 2025 Events

    April 8: Spring Kickoff Happy Hour

    June 12: Summer Social at unCommon Construction

    September 17, 8 am – 10 am: Impact 100 Kickoff Breakfast, featuring keynote speaker Val Grubb (Location TBD)

    November 12, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Pitch Presentations from Finalist Nonprofits (Location TBD; Videos of presentations will be shared digitally for those who cannot attend)

    November 17, 8:30 am – 10:30 am: Winner Announcement and Check Presentation

  • Impact 100 2025 Voting Cycle

    September 17-21: Voting Period for Nonprofit Categories

    • Members will vote to select four mission areas for the 2025 program.

    October 14-19: Voting Period for Nonprofit Finalists

    • Members will receive a digital slate with descriptions of 16 nonprofits and will vote for one organization in each mission area.

    November 12-16: Voting Period for Nonprofit Winner

    • The four finalist organizations will deliver pitches about how they would utilize an Impact 100 grant. Following the pitch presentations, members will vote for one organization to receive a $100,000 grant.
  • Impact 100 2025 Membership

    Katherine Lauricella Ainsley
    Peggy Adams*
    Susan Allen
    Leah Antin-Eischen
    Barbara Arras
    Carol Asher
    Penny Autenreith
    Allison Sydney Bach
    Stephanie Barksdale
    Judy Barrasso
    Erica Beck
    Mary Beth Benjamin
    Margaret Benjamin
    Elizabeth Boh
    Jolie Bonck
    Theresa Bonin
    Bridget Bories
    Robin Borne
    Kim Boyle
    Christine Briede
    Florence Brown
    Lynne Burkart
    Celeste Cahn
    Elise Cahn
    Marie Cahn
    Helene Cerise
    Rebecca Chalin
    Deidre M. Charlot
    Susan Chevalier
    Lorraine Chotin
    Vanessa Brown Claiborne
    Dorothy Clyne
    Kaye Courington
    Mathilde Currence
    Allie Shapiro Dandry
    Karen DeBlieux
    Nina Dhurandhar
    Susan Dill*
    Jill Dupre
    Beth Favrot
    Megan Fisher
    Alicia Franck
    Laurie Frank
    Catherine Freeman*
    Ellen Frischhertz
    Jennifer Gardner*
    Kiesha Laurent Gaudin
    Kimberly George
    Maureen Gershanik*
    Cheryl Gibert
    Katie Gibert
    Krista Glaser
    Michele Goldfarb*
    Elise Gallinot Goldman
    Kathy Gootee
    Elinor Gregory
    Tyra Gross
    Sue Guarisco
    Amanda Hammack
    Shannon Harknett
    Alison Hartman
    Jessie Schott Haynes
    Jane Powell Henson
    Deirdre Hooper
    Carol ‘Missy’ Hopson Sparks
    Jean M. Hunn
    Andrea Huseman*
    Elizabeth Hyman
    Elizabeth Ingram
    Jill Israel
    Jeanette Jaffe
    Natalie Jayroe*
    Mary Johnson
    Rena Jolly**
    Charel Katz
    Lori Keeffe
    Madeline Kirby
    Jenny Kottler
    Mary Krieger
    Emily Kupperman
    Beverly Lamb
    Martha Landrum
    Elly Lane

    Beth Shapiro Lavin
    Gay LeBreton
    Jené Liggins
    Elena Llinas
    Susan Loehr
    Lynn Long*
    Megan Pollman Majoue
    Diana Mann
    Crystal Marks-Price
    Sarah Martzolf
    Mary Bliss McCrossen
    Tonia Moore
    Leann Moses**
    Kim Nave*
    Carole Neff
    Andrea Neighbours
    Terri North
    Stephanie November
    Desiree Packard
    Janice Parmelee
    Suzanne Perlis
    Mary Hoffman Peters*
    Laura Politz
    Amanda Price
    Denise Puente
    Harriet Riley
    Marvel Martin Robertson
    Jennifer Rosen
    Barbara Sable
    Susan Schadt
    Kara Schonberg
    Preeti Sharma
    Jackie Shreves*
    Jane Steiner
    Stephanie Stokes
    Allison Lewis Stouse
    Kelder Summers
    Heather Sweeney
    Monica Sylvain
    Ann Thompson
    Cherie Thompson
    Nancy Timm
    LaVerne Toombs*
    Dana Trosclair
    Kim Tuleu
    Jacqueline Tuthill
    Valerie Uccellani
    Kristen  Van Meerveld
    Michelle Villere
    Tricia Weeks*
    Madeline West
    Brandy Whisnant
    Stephanie Willis
    Julie Wise Oreck
    Laura Woltanski
    Marina Wright
    Sarah Young

    * Advisory Committee Member

    ** Advisory Committee Co-Chair

Questions? Please contact Mary Conly Hammons, Donor Relations Associate, at maryconly@gnof.org or 504.620.5275.