Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
Funding Amount
$2,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Small business
Geography
- Pennsylvania
Overview
A $2,000 grant for creative entrepreneurs starting a business or currently operating a micro-business with gross revenue under $200,000 in Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Huntingdon counties (PA). Successful applicants also receive small business consultation services.
How to Apply
Creative entrepreneurs are eligible to apply once every three years (must not have received CEA funding in the prior three years). See the 2025-2026 CEA Guidelines on the program page.
What Centre Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 173
- Total given
- $5.13M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,059–$576K
- 97% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 97%, New York 1%, Maryland <1%. Top recipient cities: State College, PA; Bellefonte, PA; Boalsburg, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 14% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Penn State University- Outside Scholarships · University Park, PA
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$139K
South Hills School of Business and Technology · State College, PA
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$60K
Shippensburg University Foundation · Shippensburg, PA
Scholarships
$40K
Pennsylvania College of Technology · Williamsport, PA
Scholarships
$31K
Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA
Scholarships
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Startups
- Small businesses
- Arts
Project Locations
- PA
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