09/16/2026
π WE ARE AN IMPACT 100 FINALIST! π
Huge news! We are beyond honored and grateful that Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area has selected Umbrella Learning Academy as a 2026 Grant Finalist!
We canβt wait to present our projectβ"The Regulation Station"βto the full membership at the annual meeting on "Million Dollar Sunday" this October!
This custom, 100% inclusive indoor play structure and sensory lab will transform play in Pensacola:
β¨ For Our Students: A vital sensory lab during the school day to help ALL students regulate, learn, and gain vocational skills.
β¨ For Pensacola Families: A safe, climate-controlled play haven for weekend play, birthday parties, and community events.
Weekend play and events will keep this space self-sustaining for years to come.
Thank you, Impact 100, for this opportunity to share our vision for inclusion! We look forward to October! π
πβ¨ The wait is overβ¦ our 2026 IMPACT 100 Grant Finalists are HERE! β¨π
And this year, weβre making IMPACT history! For the first time ever, 20 outstanding nonprofitsβ4 from each of our 5 Focus Areasβare advancing to Million Dollar Sunday! π
A HUGE thank you to every nonprofit that applied and shared their vision with us, and to our dedicated Focus Area Committee members who spent their summer reviewing applications, conducting site visits, and thoughtfully selecting this yearβs finalists. π
Next stop: Million Dollar Sunday on October 11, when our Members will hear from all 20 Finalists and select 13 Grant Recipients to receive a total of $1.313 MILLION! π
Congratulations to all of our 2026 Grant Finalistsβwe canβt wait to share your stories!
πARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
Ballet Pensacola
Pensacola Children's Chorus
Pensacola Museum of Art Guild
University of West Florida Foundation
π EDUCATION
National Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
Santa Rosa Education Foundation
Pensacola MESS Hall
Umbrella Learning Academy
πΏ ENVIRONMENT & RECREATION
Friends of Pensacola State Parks
Keep Pensacola Beautiful
Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program
Winterfest Pensacola (dba Five Flags Trolley)
π¨βπ©βπ¦ FAMILY
A HOPE (dba Snip Happens)
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
Pregnancy Resource Center (Life Options Clinic)
South Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries
π΄ββοΈ HEALTH & WELLNESS
4EVR DEZ
Health and Hope Clinic, Inc
Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation
The Seven Project - Adaptive Fitness