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1		Huntington, NY
2		LOWELL, MA
3		LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
4		NEW YORK, NY
5		Camden, ME
6		CHESTNUT HILL, MA
7		RAPID CITY, SD
8		Bluffton, OH
9		Davidson, NC
10		MILWAUKEE, WI
11		Blowing Rock, NC
12		MADISON, WI
13		FORT WAYNE, IN
14		COLUMBUS, OH
15		CARMEL, IN
16		Minneapolis, MN
17		SUSSEX, WI
18		WAUKESHA, WI
19		Fairfield, IA
20		FORT WAYNE, IN
21		CHICAGO, IL
22		CHARLOTTE, NC
23		SOUTH BEND, IN
24		Alexandria, VA
25		ELYRIA, OH
26		DETROIT, MI
27		WASHINGTON, DC
28		Detroit, MI
29		MEADOW BRIDGE, WV
30		CHICAGO, IL
31		Dumfries, VA
32		CHARLESTON, SC
33		CHICAGO, IL
34		LOUISVILLE, KY
35		Washington, DC
36		WINSTONSALEM, NC
37		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
38		WASHINGTON, DC
39		WILMINGTON, DE
40		WASHINGTON, DC
41		ROCKY RIVER, OH
42		Springfield, VA
43		LEXINGTON, KY
44		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
45		GRAND FORKS, ND
46		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
47		CINCINNATI, OH
48		VILLANOVA, PA
49		Washington, DC
50		ROCKVILLE, MD

identifies and supports educational entrepreneurs who provide quality education to vulnerable in some of the most impoverished communities in the world.

TO ACCELERATE ECONOMIC and SOCIAL IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE THROUGH INCLUSIVE .

ENHANCE THE TECH ECOSYSTEM TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND TRANSFORM A DIVERSE COMMUNITY INTO A LEADING HUB FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

IS A GLOBAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZAITON DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA WITH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN CLOSED SOCIETIES THROUGH PRODUCTION, OPEN SOURCE INNOVATION, RESEARCH, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING.

support the work of the community center www.-haiti.org a registered nonprofit based in Cité Soleil Haiti that does community gardening peace-through-sports entrepreneurial and educational programs with the purpose of alleviating poverty improving the environment and providing economic opportunity. -- support environmental and agricultural efforts and related activities in Cité Soleil and the country of Haiti with the purpose of alleviating poverty improving the environment and providing economic opportunity. -- support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts and related activities in Cité Soleil and the country of Haiti with the purpose of alleviating poverty improving the environment and providing economic opportunity.

IS A NOT PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION LED BY BLACK WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED GENDERS (MAGES). COMBINES ART WITH ACTIVISM TO BUILD AN ANTI-RACIST COMMUNITY AND EDUCATE WHITE PEOPLE ON RACISM AND ALL THE OTHER "ISMS" WHILE GARNERING SUPPORT BLACK MAGES FROM THOSE PEOPLE WITH PRIVILEGE. AT , WE ENGAGE IN BLACK LIBERATION WORK THROUGH A REPARATIONS LENS. OUR TEAM TAKES THE INFLUX OF WHITE PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT ANTI-RACISM AND ANTI-OPPRESSION AND PUT THEIR LABOR AND MONEY TO WORK TO PROVIDE MONTHLY MICRO-FUNDING, STIPENDS, AND SEED FUNDING PROJECTS TO BLACK MAGES (MARGINALIZED GENDERS). BLACK ADMINS AND EDUCATORS CURATE CONTENT, ART, AND PROGRAMMING, AND MOST OF ALL, HOLD NON-BLACK MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE VIA REFLECTION AND GUIDED RESPONSE, SO THEY CAN EFFECTIVELY PRACTICE THE RADICAL THOUGHT AND ACTION PROCESSES NECESSARY TO DISRUPT INSTITUTIONS OF OPPRESSION. MEMBERS OF THE WLC LEARN THROUGH THE INFORMED PERSPECTIVES

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCREASE PERSONAL INCOME LEVELS IN THE AREA BY FOSTERING A VITAL BUSINESS CLIMATE WHICH PROVIDES QUALITY NEW JOBS, ATTRACTS NEW BUSINESS, HELPS EXISTING BUSINESS, AND PROMOTES ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

TO FOSTER IN THE , OHIO VICINITY THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS LEADING UP TO A BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION RESULTING IN JOB CREATION.

protect the threatened long-leaf pine forests in the Southern United States, and train disadvantaged younger adults how to become agribusiness entrepreneurs

TO OPERATE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF WOMEN LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MAKING SPECIFIC GRANTS TO: (A) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS; INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, THAT SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND FUND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FEMALE STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS; AND (B) OTHER TAXEXEMPT ENTITIES SEEKING TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

SUPPORTING BUSINESSESS, INDIVIDUALS, AND NON-PROFITS THROUGH EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEAS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.

TO PROVIDE ENGAGING AND HANDS-ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TO YOUTH. WE DEFINE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS THE ACT OPENING A BUSINESS THAT ADDRESSES A SOCIAL PROBLEM OR IMPROVES SOCIETY. YOUTH LAUNCH REAL SELF-DESIGNED AND MANAGED BUSINESSES OR BUSINESS-LIKE SOCIAL VENTURES.

PROMOTE ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT IN , INDIANA.

WE HELP ENTREPRENEURS OF OHIO TECH START-UPS BUILD GREAT COMPANIESTHROUGH OUR UNIQUE VENTURE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUSINESS INCUBATOR ANDCAPITAL ATTRACTION.

WE RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND INNOVATION GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXTEND CLASSROOM LEARNING, IMPLEMENTING COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO CURRENT AND GRADUATING STUDENTS.

A $500,000 concessionary loan for 8 years to Four Bands Community Fund. Four Bands Community Fund serves Native clients across South Dakota in the areas of small business development, business lending, financial literacy, and youth entrepreneurship.

PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROJECTS, EQUIPMENT OR STARTUP SERVICES THAT GO BEYOND SCOPE OF MUNICIPALLY FUNDED BUDGET.

ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK PROGRAM (KEEN) CONFERENCES - 2 CONFERENCES CONVENED SPONSORED BY FOUNDATION WITH A TOTAL OF 463 GRANTEES IN ATTENDENCE.

is dedicated to empowering disadvantaged youth with tools for success including education and entrepreneurship opportunities. This results in eradication of poverty through provision of quality, effective, consciousness-based University and vocational education.

mission is to equip with entrepreneurial resources to develop a sustainable business through power their own creativity. Entrepreneurial resources include a six-module business training course specifically designed for in small businesses. CWOW also provides a retail boutique where they can sell their handmade products. Not only do who take our course have access to our market but we also partner with organizations who work directly with marginalized around by meeting their greatest need a place to sell their products.

THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES EVERY YOUTH CAN BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR.

IS A CHRIST CENTERED IMPACT INVESTING FUND WITH A DUAL MISSION; FIRST, WE INVEST IN ENTREPRENEURS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES THAT PRODUCE JOBS IN EAST AFRICA. SECOND, WE INVEST IN HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND MEASURABLE HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES.

IS A TALENT ATTRACTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO "EMPOWER TALENT TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES." ATTRACTS RECENT GRADUATES AS INNOVATION FELLOWS TO COMPLETE STRATEGIC BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND NONPROFIT SECTORS. THE ACTIVITIES OF ARE ATTRACTIVE FOR GRADUATES TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THE REGIONS WE SERVE AND THE RESULTS OF THE WORK DRIVE AN ECOSYSTEM OF PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ATTRACTED OVER 1,200 FELLOWS AND INTERNS AND HAVE COMPLETED OVER 500 PROJECTS SINCE 2012."

Research efforts on economic transformation and entrepreneurship development in emerging markets

PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS THROUGH EARLY-STAGE FUNDING AND EDUCATION.

ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS, ENTREPRENEURS TO FACILITATE A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM. AS STUDENTS DEVELOP -BASED SOLUTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEY GROW AS HOLISTIC LEADERS WHO ARE HEALTHY, CONNECTED, POWERFUL. ACADEMY IS A NON-PROFIT YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS, CHEFS, BUSINESS OWNERS TO INSPIRE YOUNG DETROITERS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCES ROOTED IN --EXPERIENCES, WHICH OPEN DOORS, CREATE CONNECTIONS, CULTIVATE CONFIDENCE. FROM COOKING DELICIOUS HEALTHY MEALS FOR FRIENDS FAMILY TO FACILITATING COMPLEX CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY, TO DEVELOPING ARTISANAL PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH TO MARKET, STUDENTS LEARN BY TRANSFORMING THEIR IDEAS INTO REALITY. BY DEVELOPING -BASED SOLUTIONS IN FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF LEARNING TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS, GROW AS HOLISTIC LEADERS WHO ARE HEALTHY, CONNECTED, POWERFUL TO AFFE

PROMOTES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT , STRENGTHENING LOCAL INITIATIVES THROUGH YEAR-LONG SERVICE PROJECTS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ALLEVIATE YOUTH POVERTY THROUGH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND/OR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. IT ALSO FOSTERS YOUTH SERVICE THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS.

advances economic equity in under-resourced communities by supporting entrepreneurs with opportunities and capital needed to build businesses, generational wealth, and vibrant neighborhoods.

TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AS AN INNOVATIVE DRIVER OF SOCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CHANGE IN APPALACHIA AND BEYOND BY ADDRESSING HEAD-ON THE NEED FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES, AND MEETING EDUCATIONAL, TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION, PERSONAL, AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, HOMELESSNESS, AT-RISK YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT.

MISSIONARY

We are entrepreneurial education program. Our goal is to help boys from underserved communities start and grow their own STEM -based business.

TO CREATE COLLISION AMONG COMMUNITY. BY NATURE, ENTREPRENEURS ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS. WE BELIEVE BY CONNECTING THINKERS, DOERS AND VISIONARIES WE (SEE SCH. O)

IS AN ARTIST-LED, NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED PLATFORM FOR ART, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATION. OUR MISSION IS TO DEMONSTRATE IMPACT OF INNOVATIVE, AMBITIOUS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTS AND CULTURAL INITIATIVES AND IS INFORMED BY THREE CORE VALUES: BLACK PEOPLE MATTER, BLACK SPACES MATTER, AND BLACK OBJECTS MATTER.

is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring and supporting the best high-impact entrepreneurs in our region. High-impact entrepreneurs are those with leadership potential to build high growth businesses that drive job creation, economic impact and demonstrate a commitment to community.

Impact investments to support entrepreneurship

TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND INVESTMENT.

THE TECHNOLOGY IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS WORKING AT THE FOREFRONT OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO SUPPORT THIS MISSION THROUGH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING TO BUILD EQUITABLE, COMMUNITY-LED SPACES FOR MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS WORKING AT THE FOREFRONT OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY.

TO REKINDLE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF OPPORTUNITY AND EARNED SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD BY PRODUCING, FUNDING, AND DISSEMINATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH THAT WILL LIFT BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, RULE OF LAW, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

BUILDING A THRIVING COMMUNITY BY EMPOWERING A DIVERSE BASE OF ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES THROUGH TO , EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND OPPORTUNITY.

TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY INVESTING KNOWLEDGE, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPITAL IN LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME ENTREPRENEURS.

THE WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 TO STIMULATE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ADVANCE A MORE EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY, CLOSE SOCIAL DIVIDES, AND UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP AND IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON OUR SOCIETY. INITIATIVES HAVE INCLUDED THE POTOMAC KNOWLEDGEWAY, NETPRENEUR, THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE AND YOUTHLEARN. THE CULMINATION OF ITS EARLY YEARS RESULTED IN HELPING CREATE VENTURE PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS WHICH IT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT. THE ALSO FACILITATES AND SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES VIA ITS LEAP OF REASON INITIATIVE WHICH IS DEDICATED TO SHARING THE MESSAGE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. PROJECTS WITHIN THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF LEAP OF REASON AND THE PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OF WORKING HARD - AND WORKING WELL, BOTH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THE ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE LEAP OF REASON AMBASSADORS COMMUNITY WITH THE PURPOSE OF (1) INSPIRING, MOTIVATING, AND SUPPORTING N

works to accelerate technological breakthroughs in healthy human life extension through regenerative medicine and nutrition research initiatives, startup incubation, and open innovation challenges.

TO CREATE AN INNOVATION-DRIVEN, ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMY IN .

TO ALLIVIATE HUNGER THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE AND INNOVATIVE METHODS AND PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS TO ADVANCE CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

TO PROMOTE, BUILD, EDUCATE, AND HELP ENTREPRENEURIAL, STARTUP, AND CREATIVE COMMUNITIES IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION

TO END RECIDIVISM WHILE ENSURING THAT THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HAVE THE SUPPORT and OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO BECOME COMMUNITY LEADERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS and ENTREPRENEURS.

LIGHTSHIP FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR EARLY STAGE COMPANIES LED BY UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN SEED FUNDING FOR THEIR DEVELOPING COMPANIES.

IS A STARTUP INCUBATOR THAT HELPS DISPLACED AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED ENTREPRENEURS START AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES.

A business developement program designed to bridge the gap between entrepreneurship and equity.

THE MISSION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN INNOVATIVE, EARLY-STAGE CANCER RESEARCH AND SUCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-IMPACT ONCOLOGY PRODUCTS. USE A NEW PARADIGM FOR FUNDING CANCER RESEARCH AND TRIALBLAZING ENTREPRENEURS.

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