Funding – Social Enterprise

Common Counsel Foundation is offering grants of $1,000 to grassroots organizations working to promote social change

Hello Alice is offering grants of up to $10,000 to Black-owned small businesses in the United States. This grant can be used to assist in the recovery or stabilization of a small business that has been negatively impacted by COVID-19.

PayPal is offering grants of up to $10,000 to Black-owned small businesses in the United States. This grant can be used to assist in the recovery or stabilization of a small business that has been negatively impacted by COVID-19, the current recession or recent unrest.

U.S. Department of Commerce – Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is offering grants of $300,000 to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations for programs to provide assistance to minority business owners who have previously been incarcerated.

U.S. Department of Commerce – Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is offering grants of $500,000 to USA nonprofit and for-profit entities to provide support services to minority owned businesses. Funding is intended to promote minority entrepreneurs, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, to become engines of economic growth in their communities.

National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) is offering grants of $500 to USA restaurant industry employees experiencing overwhelming difficulties in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Funding is intended to assist workers in the restaurant sector who have been financially affected by the pandemic, including a decrease in wages or loss of employment.

ConvertKit (marketing software company) is offering grants of up to $500 to individual creative artists experiencing financial difficulty due to Corona / COVID-19. Funding is intended to provide financial assistance to active creators who are undergoing economic hardship due to the Corona pandemic. Grants may be used by creators who have emergency requests related to medical, childcare, housing (rent or mortgage), or grocery needs.

The Amber Foundation is offering grants of up to $2,000 to USA and Canada women entrepreneurs to start a business or develop an existing business. (For Profit Business Only. Nonprofit organizations are not eligible for this grant opportunity). One grant will be awarded each month. One of the 12 monthly winners will be awarded a $25,000 grant at the end of 2019.