Groundswell Seed Fund
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Tucson, Arizona
Focus Areas: Supporting new startup ventures and aspiring entrepreneurs
Purpose:
- Provide seed money for aspiring entrepreneurs
- Nurture innovation
- Foster growth of new ventures
- Support businesses requiring ingenuity, grit, and heart plus capital to get started
Eligibility: Aspiring entrepreneurs and startups in Tucson
How to Apply
Application Process
- Interest Form
- Complete interest form at www.groundswellcapital.org
- Early completion provides first notification of eligibility and application opening
- Application Timeline
- Applications opened in January 2024
- Part of Transform Tucson: Changemakers Grant Program
- Submission
- Details not fully specified in source materials
- Encourage early interest form submission
Contact: www.groundswellcapital.org or nic@tucsonida.org
What Groundswell Capital actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $148K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $6,000–$25K
- By dollars: Arizona 100%. Top recipient cities: Tucson, AZ.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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White File LLC · Tucson, AZ
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Danny's Downtown Barber · Tucson, AZ
Support small businesses and entrepreneurs within the rio nuevo district
$15K
Urban Pita LLC · Tucson, AZ
Support small businesses and entrepreneurs within the rio nuevo district
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Startups
- Small businesses
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