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Free Virtual Incubator for Nonprofits (September-October)

Total Funding:
$5,000 - $10,000
Application Opens:
6/15/2025
Application Deadline:
8/15/2025
Accelerator

The Greater Sum is a private operating foundation that awards grants via a pitch competition and a matching gifts campaign. Both grant award programs are open to graduates of our free Virtual Incubator Program. VIPs also receive access to our network of subject matter experts.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
September - October 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Greater Sum Foundation
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Education
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Game On-Community Places to Play

Total Funding:
$50,000 - $100,000
Application Opens:
6/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/29/2025

Game On-Community Places to Play is an initiative of The DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and LISC. The goal is to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local athletic spaces for young people. Grant awards will range from $50,000-$100,000 and will require 1:1 match funding.

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Grant
Location:
Major U.S. Cities
$50K - $74,999
LISC
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Stage 4
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Education
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Propeller: Impact Accelerator: 2025 - Startup Track

Total Funding:
$0 - $5,000
Application Opens:
8/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/30/2025
Accelerator

Our work centers Black, native New Orleans-entrepreneurs.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
September - November 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
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Technology
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Accelerator

Fund 17: Be the Boss Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
8/1/2025
Application Deadline:
8/31/2025
Accelerator

Be the Boss Accelerator (BtB) is a 6 week program where Fund 17 partners with trepwise to provide one-on-one business coaching and bi-weekly educational workshops for entrepreneurs who are ready to operate their business full-time and/or hire their first employee or contractor.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Sept - Nov 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Fund 17
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Social Impact
Education
Technology
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NationSwell Fellows

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

The NationSwell Fellowship aims to equip young (Gen Z) leaders with the resources, tools, and network they need to translate their passion into effective community-focused, intersectional solutions.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Details TBA
Location:
Remote, with NYC-based events
Under $10K
NationSwell
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Education
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Valentine Foundation Grants

Total Funding:
Application Opens:
6/30/2025
Application Deadline:
8/31/2025
Grant

Our grants are primarily available to nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area that focus on improving the lives of women, girls, and non-binary individuals. Applicants can apply for grants ranging from $7,000 to $15,000, and multi-year options available.

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Location:
Greater Philadelphia Area
Under $10K
Valentine Foundation
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Education
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Boettcher Foundation: Community Connection Grant (Fall)

Total Funding:
$20,000 - $75,000
Application Opens:
8/1/2025
Application Deadline:
9/1/2025
Grant

These grants often help fund the construction of facilities with multi-use spaces, bring together nonprofit organizations and cross-sector partners in shared locations, or make strategic investments that elevate successful initiatives to the next level.

Funding Period:
Notified Oct 1
Funding Type:
Grant
Duration:
Location:
Colorado
Notified Oct 1
Grant
$50K - $74,999
Boettcher Foundation
Stage 4
Social Impact
Technology
past
opportunity
Accelerator

digitalundivided: Breakthrough

Total Funding:
$5,000+
Application Opens:
8/5/2025
Application Deadline:
9/22/2025
Accelerator

Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co., BREAKTHROUGH empowers founders to accelerate their revenue past the 5-figure mark and scale their digitally disruptive businesses. A 3-month virtual accelerator.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
digitalundivided
Stage 3
Stage 4
Social Impact
Technology
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opportunity
Accelerator

digitalundivided: BIG Pre-Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
8/5/2025
Application Deadline:
9/22/2025
Accelerator

A fast-paced pre-accelerator program for high-potential, women-led startups.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
digitalundivided
Stage 2
Stage 3
Social Impact
Education
Technology
past
opportunity
Grant

Boettcher Foundation: Rural Catalyst Grants (Fall)

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

The Rural Catalyst Grant Program strengthens the internal capacity of organizations as they work to achieve goals.

Funding Period:
Notified October 30
Funding Type:
Grant
Duration:
Location:
Colorado
Notified October 30
Grant
Under $10K
Boettcher Foundation
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Stage 3
Social Impact
Education
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opportunity
Fellowship

Boettcher Foundation: Doers & Difference Makers Fellowship

Total Funding:
Up to $10,000
Application Opens:
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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Stage 3
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Chinook Fund: Grant

Total Funding:
$4,000 - $10,000
Application Opens:
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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Location:
Colorado
Under $10K
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gener8tor Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator Summer 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/30/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

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August 15 - November 21, 2025
Location:
Great Lakes Area
$75K and above
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StartOut Growth Lab

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
5/29/2025
Application Deadline:
6/27/2025
Accelerator

StartOut Growth Lab is a startup accelerator that offers top quality mentoring, education, and networking opportunities for companies that happen to be founded or co-founded by LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs.

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Duration:
TBD
Location:
Virtual
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Free Virtual Incubator for Nonprofits (August/September)

Total Funding:
$5,000 - $10,000
Application Opened:
5/24/2025
Application Deadline:
6/23/2025
Accelerator

The Greater Sum is a private operating foundation that awards grants via a pitch competition and a matching gifts campaign. Both grant award programs are open to graduates of our free Virtual Incubator Program. VIPs also receive access to our network of subject matter experts.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
August - September 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
The Greater Sum Foundation
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Fellowship

Fully-funded program for underserved and impact-driven entrepreneurs and community leaders who are solving environmental sustainability challenges across the Denver Metro Area. Fellows will gain expert-led training, mentorship, pitch coaching, and funding to host a community-driven Basecamp workshop.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
August 2025 – November, 2025
Location:
Virtual (In Person Kick Off in Denver)
Under $10K
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Rising Leaders of Mexico Fellowship, apply by June 22, 2025
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2025 Rising Leaders of Mexico Fellowship

Total Funding:
$1000
Application Opened:
4/22/2025
Application Deadline:
6/22/2025
Fellowship

The Rising Leaders of Mexico Fellowship powered by Watson Institute, is now accepting applications! This is a virtual program for impact-driven entrepreneurs in Mexico.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
August - December 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
Watson Institute
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Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship Announcement Post
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Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship

Total Funding:
0
Application Opened:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/22/2025
Fellowship

Fellowship for impact-driven leaders leveraging AI and technology to help solve their communities' biggest challenges. Open to applicants in select Google Data Center regions in Austell GA, Council Bluffs IA, Omaha NE, Berkeley County SC, Loudoun County VA, Hamina (Finland), or Waltham Cross/London (UK).

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Duration:
Sept 2025 - Dec 2025
Location:
Virtual
Under $10K
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Watson Institute Flagship Fellowship

Total Funding:
N/A
Application Opened:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/22/2025
Fellowship

The Watson Institute Flagship Fellowship is a fully funded Fellowship that equips impact- and growth-driven entrepreneurs with the tools to achieve product-market fit and scale their ventures.

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Funding Type:
Duration:
16 weeks
Location:
Boulder, CO/Virtual
Under $10K
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CZI: Accelerating and Scaling Biological Sciences With AI

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/9/2025
Application Deadline:
6/18/2025
Grant

An up to two-year international postdoctoral fellowship program between the U.S. and Japan designed to advance excellence in bioengineering and biomedical research.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2025-26
Location:
United States
Under $10K
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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gener8tor NMotion Accelerator Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
6/15/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
August 20 - November 14, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
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Techstars Tech Central Sydney

Total Funding:
$120,000
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

We back early stage founders building in Australia. We invest across all industries - from consumer to deep tech, AI to software, fintech to healthtech, and industries that haven't been invented yet.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Sydney, Australia
$75K and above
Techstars
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Techstars Space Accelerator

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

The accelerator, which runs in partnership with the United States Space Force and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is focused on the next generation of space technology companies from adjacent industries.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
Los Angeles, California
$75K and above
Techstars
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Accelerator

Techstars San Diego powered by San Diego State University

Total Funding:
Variable
Application Opened:
4/8/2025
Application Deadline:
6/11/2025
Accelerator

You don’t have to be a student or affiliated with SDSU in any way in order to capitalize on the expertise and resources the university and the San Diego community provides. This San Diego-based accelerator provides a strong talent pool, high quality of life, and incredibly collaborative tech environment.

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Sept - Dec 2025
Location:
San Diego, California
$75K and above
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