111 Foundations that have given Entrepreneurs and Startups grants in California
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LOS ANGELES, CA
GRANT TO GRAMEEN AMERICA INC. FOR LOAN CAPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.
Last Grant Year2020
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GLENDALE, CA
1. Support, educate and encourage Armenian entrepreneurship, scholarship and business 2. Preserve and advance the Armenian culture, traditions, language and heritage;
Last Grant Year2021
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FOSTER CITY, CA
The purpose of MBA is to coordinate and consolidate the minority business people, entrepreneurs and educators of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SINCE 2003, THE ALTHEA FOUNDATION HAS USED A VENTURE MODEL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND NONFINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE, IDEAS AND INITIATIVES THAT DEMONSTRATE INGENUITY, SOCIAL IMPACT AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WE ADDRESS SOCIAL CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERFUNDED, SUCH AS GENDER EQUITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STEM, RARE DISEASE, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND EDUCATION. WE PARTNER WITH INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND PHILANTHROPISTS WHO USE TECHNOLOGY TO SCALE AND ENHANCE SOCIAL IMPACT. OUR WORK IS FOCUSED IN THE US AND THE UK.
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Redwood City, CA
Finreach Solutions Private Limited - To extend credit access to low-income, underserved micro-entrepreneurs and micro-enterprises in India
Last Grant Year2023
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