In a powerful close to its 10th anniversary year, Impact Fairfield County (Impact FFC) formally presented $100,000 grant checks to The Rowan Center and EMERGE Connecticut at two celebratory ceremonies in Stamford and Bridgeport this June. These transformational awards mark the conclusion of a record-setting year in which the women-led philanthropic organization granted $454,000 to local nonprofits, bringing its total giving to nearly $2.6 million since its founding.
Connecticut Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas joined the check presentation at EMERGE Connecticut on June 16th, where she praised the spirit and strategy behind Impact FFC’s collective giving model. “Mornings like this are exactly why I ran to be Secretary of the State,” said Secretary Thomas. “We talk about civic engagement