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151		Long Beach, CA
152		Portland, OR
153		VASHON, WA
154		DALLAS, TX
155		PORTOLA VALLEY, CA
156		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
157		ATLANTA, GA
158		Boise, ID
159		ATLANTA, GA
160		LITTLE ROCK, AR
161		OREM, UT
162		TULSA, OK
163		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
164		Denver, CO
165		Boulder, CO
166		CHESTERFIELD, MO
167		SALT LAKE CTY, UT
168		Denver, CO
169		Santa Monica, CA
170		Naples, FL
171		SAN CARLOS, CA
172		BOULDER, CO
173		Denver, CO
174		Oakland, CA
175		MIAMI, FL
176		Dallas, TX
177		KANSAS CITY, MO
178		Scottsdale, AZ
179		BERKELEY, CA
180		LONGMONT, CO
181		PHOENIX, AZ
182		SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX
183		MEMPHIS, TN
184		Denver, CO
185		INGLEWOOD, CA
186		ATLANTA, GA
187		Scottsdale, AZ
188		FT WALTON BCH, FL
189		LOS ANGELES, CA
190		Alpharetta, GA
191		SAN CARLOS, CA
192		WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA
193		Vancouver, WA
194		ATLANTA, GA
195		Oakland, CA
196		Tempe, AZ
197		LEHI, UT
198		Kansas City, MO
199		HOUSTON, TX
200		LAS VEGAS, NV

To build social and economic equity for marginalized communities through entrepreneurship, youth support, tech inclusion, homeless services and reentry support.

To accelerate entrepreneurial activity and enhance economic revitalization throughout .

TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM FOR THE GROWTH OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS.

THE MISSION OF , DBA HBCU HEROES, IS TO EMPOWER HBCU STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN CORPORATE AMERICA, BIG-TECH, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS, SPORTS MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL PATHWAYS AND MORE, TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL STRIDES. WE AIM TO RAISE FUNDING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR HBCU SPORTS PROGRAMS BY ASSISTING WITH THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR ATHLETIC OBJECTIVES.

THE PURPOSE OF THE IS TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

IS A NON PROFIT COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING ASPIRING ENGINEERS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRY OF NIGERIA. OUR PROGRAM PAIRS THESE TWO GROUPS TOGETHER IN A FULL SCHOLARSHIP BASED PROGRAM. PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS MENTORSHIP WHILE THEY DEVELOP AN MVP SOFTWARE APPLICATION. AT THE END OF EACH PROGRAM THE ENGINEERS ARE PLACED INTO SECURED EMPLOYMENT, USUALLY AT EACH ENTREPRENEURS COMPANY. IN THIS WAY WE ARE CREATING A COMMERCE AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINE TO HELP RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA.

PROVIDE GRANTS TO UNDERREPRESENTED FOUNDERS.

Scholarship grants are restricted to financial aid scholarships for youth organizations operating in Blaine County, Idaho. Innovation grants are restricted to funding student lead educational initiatives for educationally oriented organizations operating in Idaho.

To train all people to use innovation in an effort to build and launch scalable social impact tech startups, open source tools, and digital advocacy campaigns that reduce basic need disparities in education, financial access, health, and safety.

THE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FORMED IN FEBRUARY 2017 BY LOCAL ADVOCATES WANTING TO MAKE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IN . WE HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH ACROSS THEIR LIFESPAN AND PROVIDE -FRIENDLY EVENTS AND RELEVANT WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. WE RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES. THROUGH FUNDING OF GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE OR ALREADY EXISTING PROGRAMS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY . WE WILL ALSO PROMOTE ACTIVITIES TARGETING DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS, WILL WORK TO OPEN DOORS TO JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS AT LOCAL COMPANIES, WILL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WILL POTENTIALLY CREATE OR SUPPORT BUSINESSES THAT SEEK SPECIFICALLY TO TRAIN AND HIRE INDIVIDUALS WITH , AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OPTIONS FOR HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING.

EDUCATION OF TEENS IN ENTREPRENEUR PROCESS

MOTHER ROAD MARKET WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE FOOD ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PILOT TEST THEIR LATEST CONCEPTS WITHOUT FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS OF OPENING A FULL SCALE SHOP.

PROVIDE COMMUNITY, EDUCATION, ACCESS TO LATINX ENTREPRENEURS ALLOWING THEM TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL TECH BUSINESSES WITH MODEST RESOURCES. DEVELOP DELIVER PROGRAMS THAT OFFER BEST PRACTICES FOR BUSINESS OF COLOR IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

MISSION To bridge refugee and immigrant communities with local populations through the love of international food and entrepreneurship. will serve as a positive and inclusive influence that showcases cultures through products or food. supports the refugee and immigrant communities through an emergency supply and cultural food provisions pantry. WHY To celebrate ethnic food, experience new flavors, and to support entrepreneur projects and individuals within those communities. WHO Attendee target: Denver residents who are curious about food and culture outside of their normal circles and who are supportive of refugees and immigrant communities, as well as residents looking to learn how to prepare and shop for authentic, ethnic ingredients. Primary vendor target: New and arriving displaced populations wanting to share their home country foods and handmade arisan goods. Local established vendors looking to participate in are asked to serve as mentors or consider

is a Colorado-based community movement and non-profit. Our mission is inclusive thinking to create better communities. , which holds events such as Ignite Boulder, TedX Boulder, Boulder TechPodcast, and Boulder Startup Week, was founded in 2018.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE: EXPAND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. SUPPORT FORUMS AND MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE AS THESE INITIATIVES: * PROVIDE POWERFUL LEARNING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCES, * ENCOURAGE AND GUIDE WOMEN TO PURSUE LEADERSHIP ROLES AND * OFFER USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO GAIN ACCESS TO AND PERSIST IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

THE WAS FORMED TO BENEFIT, PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS , AND CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE FOUNDATION . THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION IS TO HARNESS UTAHS ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IN SERVICE TO THE COMMON GOOD. THE FOUNDATION HELPS PEOPLE GATHER ASSETS AND IDEAS THAT WILL SERVE THE STATE . ITS VISION IS TO BE A CATALYST FOR PHILANTHROPY THAT IS VISIONARY, SUSTAINABLE, AND INCLUSIVE.

The organization provides educational workshops and events, as well as space to create and work for artists, creative entrepreneurs, and small nonprofits. This support infrastructure helps individuals and organizations explore and develop their own creative path and be supported in their personal or professional arts and culture work. In doing so, helps to deepen the societal impact of the arts while facilitating entrepreneurial growth and nonprofit sustainability in the creative sector.

Our mission is to educate and empower changemakers around the world to create positive change in their communities. We provide social and climate justice curriculum to schools in 35+ countries and host an annual Global Pitch competition for students to win seed funding for their action projects. We give our students the tools, mentorship, and funding they need to make an impact on an issue they care about.

to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital

VECC WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT BOND ACTIVITIES.

TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORLDWIDE.

We provide high touch services and business development programming Women Entrepreneurs. These activities will help close the equity gap in female business owners.

Capitals purpose is to assist underserved entrepreneurs in the state of California by providing them with access to , technical assistance and resources to successfully start and grow a business.

OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT UNASSISTED LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN LATIN AMERICA ON JOB AND CAREER POSITIONING; INCLUDING, CAPACITATION AND TRAINING DISSEMINATION OF THE CULTURE OF WORK, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ALL ITS EXPRESSIONS

To empower talented, yet under-estimated Women and Communities of Color to build generational wealth through inclusive entrepreneurship, community wealth building, and integrated capital.

CREATE A PATHWAY TO OPPORTUNITY FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

The serves the minority entrepreneurial community in Arizona with a focus on Black and Latinx small business owners. It provides support to Spanish-preferred program attendees who make up approximately 75% of attendees. The provides business readiness programs and training that helps small businesses advance equitable economic recovery increase generational wealth and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Arizona. The organization has launched over 1,700 small businesses and served over 20K program attendees in the last 10 years. The has created rapid response resources for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic such as the CARES Act Readiness Program Reopen Safely Program and Going Green and Going Smart Program. These programs are currently offered online and promoted through state and local economic development agencies and media.

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TO CREATE AN ON THE LIVES OF THE DISADVANTAGED, UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS BY NURTURING MODELS OF INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

THE MISSION OF IS TO BUILD A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS THAT WANT TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN ARIZONA.

THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF ISLAND INTO A REGIONAL ARTS DESTINATION BY (I) STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH; (II) OPERATING FACILITIES TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NURTURES LOCAL ARTISTIC TALENT BY EDUCATING ARTISTS IN THE AND OTHER SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE THEIR ARTISTRY SELF-SUSTAINING; AND (III) ENRICHING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ACTIVITIES.

Community development To build equity within underserved neighborhoods

Provide financing and support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.

served over 100 families during the 2020 tax year. This included providing over $1000 worth of school supplies and backpacks to low incomes families in the Inglewood and south la communities during the Covid-19 pandemic. We also partnered with local businesses and created new partnerships. In addition to this, we launched our first coding/entrepreneurship 6 week program and serviced 10 students. Each student had 2 mentors and created their own money generating app or website. During the program, students learned basic business and marketing methods as well as coding and website development skills.

HCF) TAKES A HANDS-ON APPROACH, COMBINING PROJECT DELIVERY AND FUNDING UNDER THE ROOF OF ONE ENTITY. WE SEE CHALLENGES AS OPPORTUNITIES, APPLYING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH, PILOT TESTING AND SCALING AS OUR MODEL FOR EXECUTION. WE WORK WITH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AS WE SOLVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF ISSUES.

Our core commitments at MH are focused on spiritual wellness, economic empowerment, and personal wholeness. will target women who left school after Grade 9 or Grade 12 for participation in a year long program followed up by a mentoring program for an extended period of time. The initial programs are Bible study and small group discipleship, followed by programming such as English lessons to improve literacy, nutrition and wellness, job skill development, computer classes, and microfinance to support women entrepreneurship.

to regenerate land and communities through the education of agriculture entrepreneurship and self improvement

TO EDUCATE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN CURRENT FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW RUN SUSTAINABLE REPUTABLE BUSINESSES. WE TEACH THE PRINCIPLE OF DEVELOPING A LIFESTYLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY ON THE STRUCTURE OF CORPORATE AMERICA. FURTHERMORE, WE BELIEVE IN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE; A FREEDOM THAT CAN CHANGE CYCLIC PATTERNS OF POVERTY. OUR MOTTO AS AN ORGANIZATION IS TO SUPPORT THE ENDEAVORS OF OUR RECIPIENTS ALONG WITH CELEBRATING EACH OF THEIR MILESTONES AS THEY JOURNEY THROUGH THE ROAD TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT.

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE THIS CORPORATION IS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CA AREA.

MISSION STATEMENT: TO INSPIRE EMERGING TALENT AND EMPOWER UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH EDUCATION (S-T-E-A-M). WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERY STUDENT HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, RACE, COLOR, OR GENDER. WE PROVIDE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. FUNDRAISING IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CROWDFUNDING SITES, DIRECT DONATIONS TO THE , AND GRANTS RECEIVED.

charitable, philanthropic organization.

PBZ established to support People of Color Entrepreneurs with a focus on women business owners it is our belief that Women of Color are critical to the growth of all of civilization and as such must be empowered to set their own destiny in support of their communities. The role that PBZ, . will play to ensure this, is empowering these Women who are aspiring or presently entrepreneurs and/or business owners to success through, but not limited to coaching, skills building, networking and providing resources.

The education, instruction, and training of predominately musical artists, technology creators, and entrepreneurs, for the purpose of improving or developing their capabilities.

To prepare youth to succeed in work and life by giving them the skills to think critically, manage their money, thrive in their careers, and pursue entrepreneurship.

Mission statement We ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in faith-driven people through training and support to create more abundant lives. Vision Statement Achieve self reliance among all ACE members.

Experiential learning for undergradaute and graduate college students. The teaches entrepreneurship through the lens of private finance.

THE MISSION OF HCF IS TO ENHANCE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A SPACE TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATRE. TO ENCOURAGE GROUP PARTICIPATION AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE THINKING BY ENGAGING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THEATRE ARTS. IN 2021 HCF, MADE ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS TO STANDING OVATION THEATRE TO COVER STARTUP EXPENSES FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THE PLANNING OF THE UPCOMING 2022 PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMMING.

TO ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TO SUPPORT .

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