The United Way of the Big Bend has given Virginia Glass its Legacy Award. Glass has become synonymous with 100 Women Who Care – a national philanthropic group.
Every three months, a local non-profit gets a big donation. That’s thanks to 100 Women Who Care, a national organization with a Tallahassee chapter.
Members contribute $100 apiece at meetings, then vote on which nonprofit will receive the quarterly funds.
Virginia Glass says the Tallahassee chapter started with 65 women and now has 255.
“The simplicity of this organization is what makes it work," she says, "because we have so many people who want to give back, but their schedule does not permit them to go sit in board meetings all the time.”
The group started during the pandemic. Now, five years later, it’s given away more than half a million dollars. Glass has long been involved with local philanthropy, including serving with the United Way of the Big Bend, which honored her work during its annual giving campaign kickoff.
