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Blue Ridge Labs: Catalyst

Total Funding:
Up to $100,000
Application Opens:
10/20/2025
Application Deadline:
11/15/2025
Accelerator

Blue Ridge Labs incubates innovative, community-driven tech solutions to the real-world problems of people experiencing poverty.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
February 2026 - June 2026
Location:
NYC for length of program
$75K and above
Robin Hood
Stage 3
Stage 4
Education
Technology
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator 2026

Total Funding:
$220,000
Application Opens:
Application Deadline:
11/19/2025
Accelerator

The Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator is a three month program that focuses on addressing the challenges of the modern dynamic labor market through innovative technologies. We seek Founders who are maximizing human potential through workforce, education, and economic mobility solutions.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
March 2026 - June 2026
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
Stage 3
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Black Wildflowers Fund: Ignite Grant

Total Funding:
$30,000
Application Opens:
11/1/2025
Application Deadline:
11/30/2025
Grant

Grant program giving Black educators access to a small, yet impactful grant of $10,000 to support their existing Wildflower School.

Funding Period:
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026
Funding Type:
Unrestricted
Duration:
Location:
Jan 2026 - Dec 2026
Unrestricted
Under $10K
Wildflower Foundation
Stage 3
Technology
Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Robin Hood: Grantee Interest

Total Funding:
Up to $100,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/15/2025
Grant

Robin Hood is a strategic grantmaker; we source grantees and offer funding opportunities in collaboration with organizations in the field, rather than via unsolicited proposals. Applications received on a rolling basis.

Funding Period:
Variable
Funding Type:
Grnat
Duration:
Location:
New York, NY
Variable
Grnat
$75K and above
Robin Hood
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Grant

Vela Foundation: Grant

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/15/2025
Grant

The Vela Foundation is a private grant making foundation dedicated to promoting improved nutrition and wellness in Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts. Applications received on a rolling basis.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Grant
Duration:
Location:
Massachusetts
Grant
$10K - $49,999
Vela Foundation
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Social Impact
Technology
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Kapor Capital: Grants

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/15/2025
Grant

Kapor Capital is an Oakland-based venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming startups. Applications received on a rolling basis.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Grant
Duration:
Location:
Oakland, CA
Grant
$10K - $49,999
Kapor Capital
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
Education
Technology
past
opportunity
Fellowship

NationSwell Council

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/15/2025
Fellowship

An application-based community for leading senior thought leaders, change makers, and social impact amplifiers. Members are committed to scaling change through cross-sector collaboration, inspiration, and connection. Applications received on a rolling basis.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Annual Membership
Location:
Remote, with NYC-based events
Under $10K
NationSwell
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Charter School Growth Fund: Seed Funding

Total Funding:
$250,000+
Application Opens:
10/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/15/2025
Grant

A grant for charter schools looking to serve 250 to 1,000 additional students in the next two years.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
June 2025 - June 2026
Location:
United States
$75K and above
Charter School Growth Fund
Stage 3
Stage 4
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Charter School Growth Fund: Scale Funding

Total Funding:
$750,000+
Application Opens:
3/19/2025
Application Deadline:
12/15/2025
Grant

A grant for charter schools looking to serve 1,000+ additional students in the next 3-5 years. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Rolling
Location:
United States
$75K and above
Charter School Growth Fund
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Gary Community Ventures Fellowship: Mid-Career

Total Funding:
$1,000
Application Opens:
11/3/2025
Application Deadline:
12/30/2025
Fellowship

With a strong focus on racial equity, diversity and inclusion, the Mid-Career Cohort is a free 8-month experience that focuses on supporting diverse business, policy and philanthropic professionals — predominately people of color — on their leadership journeys.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Feb - Sept 2026
Location:
Metro Denver, CO
Under $10K
Gary Community Ventures Piton Fellowship
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Technology
Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Accelerator

The Clubhou.se: Make Startups

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

Make Startups is a business incubator program centered on a 12-week Certificate program in entrepreneurship, followed by an optional 6 months of structured mentoring, business support, and office space.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Rolling applications. New cohort each season.
Location:
Augusta, GA
Under $10K
theClubhou.se
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Access Mode: MVP Lab

Total Funding:
$20,000
Application Opens:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
12/31/2025
Accelerator

MVP Lab is Access Mode’s unique Accelerator model that prepares BIPOC tech founders for venture ready capital by helping to evolve their minimum viable product and gain paid traction.

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Accelerator
Location:
Denver, CO
$10K - $49,999
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Idea Village: VILLAGEx

Total Funding:
Funds Available
Application Opened:
9/15/2025
Application Deadline:
11/1/2025
Accelerator

VILLAGEx is our industry-leading, mentor-driven accelerator program for venture-scale startups on the path to raise at least $1M in the next 24 months in the Gulf South.

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Duration:
January - May 2026
Location:
Hybrid: New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Idea Village
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Technology
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Central Florida’s civic innovation platform where entrepreneurs co-create, test, and scale solutions.
Accelerator

Rally SEA Winter 2025 Cohort

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
8/25/2025
Application Deadline:
10/31/2025
Accelerator

The Rally Accelerator is the core engine of Central Florida’s Living Lab. Over 16 weeks, early-stage social entrepreneurs from around the world co-create, test, and scale solutions aligned with the region’s priorities, gaining coaching, tools, and networks to drive measurable impact.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Jan 2026 May 2026
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
Rally SEA
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Education
Technology
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Obama Foundation Scholars: Columbia University

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
8/1/2025
Application Deadline:
10/31/2025
Fellowship

The Obama Foundation offers a robust curriculum of leadership development, training, networking activities, and customized support throughout the academic year to help the Obama Scholars gain the real-world skills, tools, and experiences they need to expand the impact of their work.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2026 - Summer 2027
Location:
New York, NY
Under $10K
Obama Foundation
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Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Grant

Community Health Matching Grant Program (Michigan)

Total Funding:
$25,000 Over 2 Years
Application Opened:
8/15/2025
Application Deadline:
10/29/2025
Grant

We offer up to $25,000 for two years to Michigan-based nonprofits. We want to develop population-led, community-inspired programs or implement evidence-based programs to address community-identified needs, and evaluate measurable programmatic and health outcomes.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Michigan
$10K - $49,999
BCBSM Foundation - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
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Education
past
opportunity
Grant

NDN Community Action Fund

Total Funding:
$20,000
Application Opened:
1/29/2025
Application Deadline:
10/16/2025
Grant

This grant supports Indigenous frontline, grassroots, community-based groups and organizations, Tribes, communities and villages, and individuals leading direct action or movement-building work in their effort to DEFEND Indigenous People’s rights, and protect their land, air, water, and natural resources.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Virtual
$10K - $49,999
NDN Collective
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Social Impact
past
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Mountaintop Executive Fellowship: A 12-week program for leaders in low-income communities to scale companies and build teams.
Fellowship

Mountaintop Business Executive Fellowship

Total Funding:
$30,000
Application Opened:
8/4/2025
Application Deadline:
10/15/2025
Fellowship

The Mountaintop Business Executive Fellowship is a 12-week program for business leaders seeking to scale their companies and build flourishing teams in low-income communities worldwide. Offered in partnership with the NYU Stern Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing. Includes one-week intensive at NYU Stern.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
5th January 2026 - 22nd March 2026
Location:
Hybrid (Virtual and New York City)
Under $10K
Text Link
Social Impact
Education
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

Tulane Changemaker Institute

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
10/1/2025
Application Deadline:
10/15/2025
Accelerator

The Changemaker Institute (CI) supports budding social entrepreneurs who are graduate students or undergrads at Tulane university who are interested in building a business or program with social or environmental impact.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Spring 2026
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Tulane Changemaker Institute
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Social Impact
past
opportunity
"Echoing Green: Purpose in Community. Join the Fellowship of Social Innovators at echoinggreen.org/apply."
Fellowship

Echoing Green Fellowship 2026

Total Funding:
100000
Application Opened:
9/17/2025
Application Deadline:
10/8/2025
Fellowship

Invest in you. Invest in your community. Apply to Echoing Green’s Fellowship to join a global community of nearly 1,000 Fellows working in health, education, business, human rights, and more to improve their communities and create a better future for all. Interested in learning more about the application process?

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Jul 2026 - Jan 2028
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
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Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

JHTV: I-Corps - Fall

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
8/14/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Accelerator

A free, 4-week program developed by the National Science Foundation for researchers, faculty, students, and community entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in customer discover research to inform how to take their innovation from idea to market.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
October - November 2025
Location:
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
Under $10K
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
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Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

JHTV: Social Innovation Lab

Total Funding:
$5,000 - $20,000
Application Opened:
8/11/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Accelerator

A 6-month program open to any applicant from the greater Baltimore area.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
December 2025 - June 2026
Location:
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
Under $10K
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
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Social Impact
past
opportunity
Grant

Chinook Fund: Grant

Total Funding:
$4,000 - $10,000
Application Opened:
9/1/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Grant

Grants range from $4,000 to $10,000 and are selected from community members in The Giving Project.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Colorado
Under $10K
Chinook Fund
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Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Boettcher Foundation: Doers & Difference Makers Fellowship

Total Funding:
Up to $10,000
Application Opened:
9/1/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Fellowship

The fellowship is a nine-month program designed with the belief that leadership is an activity, not a position or title, and everyone can lead.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Nine Months
Location:
Colorado
Under $10K
Boettcher Foundation
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