Impact Fairfield County

Impact Fairfield County is the premiere womens collective giving circle of Fairfield County. We aim to provide members with the opportunity to engage in local philanthropy on a broader and deeper level than they could as individuals. Each member contributes $1,100 and the funds are pooled in order to make large, transformational grant awards of $100,000 to local non-profits each year in May. Members will determine the grant recipients through a vote of the membership after a rigorous grants review process by volunteer committee members. What makes Impact Fairfield County unique are the various levels of involvement available to its members. Members can serve as a board member or committee chair, join a grants review committee, attend membership programs or simply vote for a grant finalist at the Annual Meeting in May. Members can participate as much or as little as they choose, however, despite the level of involvement each member has one vote for the grant finalists. It is this m...