Yvonne Grothues

Summer at Impact San Antonio is grant review time. This is one of the most meaningful parts of our year, as our member volunteers carefully review applications and consider which projects can make the greatest impact in our community. Narrowing it down from this year’s 99 applications to just our 10 finalists is no easy task.

As a nonprofit, Impact San Antonio operates a little differently than a business. We have goals, responsibilities, and big ambitions — but at the heart of everything are volunteers generously giving their time, talents, and energy because they care about this mission. Everyone brings different strengths, different schedules, and different capacities—and somehow, when we all come together, incredible things happen.

We have big goals again this year—awarding five $100,000 grants, creating a three-year strategic plan, supporting our current grantees, and yes, having a little fun along the way.