Who We Are

Impact Fairfield County was founded in 2015 by Wendy Block and Vicki Craver and is based on the Impact 100 model of collective giving.  The goal was to gather at least 100 women in the area to pool their contributions to make significant philanthropic investments in local non-profits.

Since our initial grant year in 2016, we have provided over $2.6 million in grant funding to local exceptional non-profits, including eighteen $100,000 Impact FFC Grants and significant general operating support. Through these transformational grants, we are not only able to greatly improve the lives of those in our community, but we have developed a community for women to learn about local needs, to discover the non-profits that are meeting those needs, and to educate ourselves on how to more effectively put our philanthropic investments to use.

In our 10th year of giving, we had 284 members, with more than 170 members serving on our grant review committees to evaluate 59 grant proposals. We provided $284,000 in grant funding in 2025 to implement programs that will make a tremendous impact in our community. We also provided $170,000 in anniversary grants in the form of general operating grants to all of our past 17 grantees.

Our Impact FFC Grants are needed now more than ever! Help us continue to make transformational grants change right here in Fairfield County.