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Obama Foundation Scholars: Columbia University

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
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
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Central Florida’s civic innovation platform where entrepreneurs co-create, test, and scale solutions.
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Rally SEA Winter 2025 Cohort

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
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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Stage 3
Technology
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Accelerator

Idea Village: VILLAGEx

Total Funding:
Funds Available
Application Opens:
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
January - May 2026
Location:
Hybrid: New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Idea Village
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Stage 4
Technology
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Accelerator

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
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Stage 4
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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
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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
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Education
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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
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Stage 4
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Education
Technology
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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
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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
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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
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Stage 4
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Education
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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
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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
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Camelback Ventures Fellowship 2026

Total Funding:
$40,000
Application Opened:
8/11/2025
Application Deadline:
9/10/2025
Fellowship

40k in capital, coaching, connections, curriculum and access to a community of 200+ entrepreneurs just like you! If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur in Education or Tech, apply for Camelback Ventures’ 2026 Fellowship. The application is open from August 11 — September 10.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Feb 2026 - May 2026
Location:
Hybrid
$10K - $49,999
Camelback Ventures
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Fast Forward's 2026 Accelerator
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Fast Forward Accelerator 2026

Total Funding:
$25,000
Application Opened:
7/30/2025
Application Deadline:
9/8/2025
Accelerator

The Accelerator is Fast Forward’s longest-standing program for early-stage tech nonprofits. Through the program, tech nonprofits get a $25K grant, mentorship, community, and more.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
February 2026 - June 2026
Location:
Hybrid
$10K - $49,999
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Boettcher Foundation: Community Connection Grant (Fall)

Total Funding:
$20,000 - $75,000
Application Opened:
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
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Education
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Grant

Valentine Foundation Grants

Total Funding:
Application Opened:
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Location:
Greater Philadelphia Area
Under $10K
Valentine Foundation
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Education
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Fellowship

NationSwell Fellows

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
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.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Details TBA
Location:
Remote, with NYC-based events
Under $10K
NationSwell
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Technology
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Accelerator

Fund 17: Be the Boss Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
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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Propeller: Impact Accelerator: 2025 - Startup Track

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

Our work centers Black, native New Orleans-entrepreneurs.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
September - November 2025
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
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Game On-Community Places to Play

Total Funding:
$50,000 - $100,000
Application Opened:
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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Funding Type:
Duration:
Grant
Location:
Major U.S. Cities
$50K - $74,999
LISC
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JBS Corp 20th Anniversary Pitch Competition

Total Funding:
$10,000+
Application Opened:
7/21/2025
Application Deadline:
8/25/2025
Grant

Open to business owners based in Massachusetts with annual gross revenue between $100,000 and $1,000,000. Applicants must complete a two-phase application process and be available to pitch in person in November 2025.

Funding Period:
Nov 2025
Funding Type:
Unrestricted
Duration:
Location:
Nov 2025
Unrestricted
$10K - $49,999
JBS Corp
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NC IDEA Fall 2025 Grant Cycle for MICRO and SEED. Apply by August 25 at 5 PM. NC map in background.
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NC IDEA MICRO & SEED Grants

Total Funding:
$10,000 - $50,000
Application Opened:
7/28/2025
Application Deadline:
8/25/2025
Grant

Non-dilutive grants supporting NC founders leading early stage growth-oriented companies on a path to be a multi-million dollar company or be investable.

Funding Period:
Oct 2025 - Nov 2025
Funding Type:
Unrestricted
Duration:
Location:
Oct 2025 - Nov 2025
Unrestricted
$10K - $49,999
NCIDEA
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Technology
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Visible Hands Boston entrepreneurial convening.
Accelerator

VHBOS

Total Funding:
$5,000
Application Opened:
8/4/2025
Application Deadline:
8/22/2025
Accelerator

This Fellowship program will provide $5K in non-dilutive funding and hands-on, business-oriented workshops to 15 founders who are representative of Greater Boston’s rich racial and gender diversity. Applications for VHBOS are open now through 8/22!

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2025
Location:
Boston
Under $10K
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Summer 2025 Open Call Funding Opportunity

Total Funding:
$500,000 to $2,000,000
Application Opened:
7/17/2025
Application Deadline:
8/16/2025
Grant

The Public Benefit Innovation Fund (PBIF) is awarding $5 million in non-dilutive funding to accelerate AI-enabled solutions that help governments respond to recent federal policy changes and funding constraints in safety net programs.

Funding Period:
Nov 2025 - Sept 2026
Funding Type:
Restricted
Duration:
Location:
Nov 2025 - Sept 2026
Restricted
$75K and above
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