2025 grantees

Each year women join Impact Grants Chicago to collectively fund $100,000 Impact Grants to Chicago nonprofits that are dedicated to addressing the challenges facing our city. In 2025, we awarded four Impact Grants of $100,000 and three $30,000 Merit Grants.

$100,000 Impact Grant Award Recipients

Crushers Club believes that every individual deserves the right to a future filled with opportunity and free from violence. Their mission is to be the strongest alternative to gangs in Chicago. They provide at-risk boys and young men the tools required to restore their lives and improve their neighborhood.

Ignite stands with youth who are experiencing homelessness on their journey to a home and a future with promise.
The Bloc cultivates the love of boxing to share transformational resources with youth and communities on Chicago's West Side.
The People's Music School's mission is to deliver access to the benefits of high-quality, tuition-free music education. Through intensive instruction and performance, students achieve excellence in music that transfers to other areas in life. They grow musically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, and develop a foundation of responsibility, self-esteem, resilience and purpose.

$30,000 Merit Grant Award Recipients