Nasdaq Foundation Economic Opportunity Grant

Advancing wealth creation and economic resilience by partnering on scalable solutions that empower future founders and investors.
Areas of Focus
Driven by Nasdaq's Purpose to empower economic opportunity, the Foundation strives to empower communities by transforming investor engagement and fostering opportunities that broaden access to resources and enable communities to share in the wealth that markets create.
Expanding Access and Creating Opportunity
The Economic Opportunity Grant Program allows us to fund and help scale programs that align with the Foundation's mission while adapting to market conditions and community needs.
Program Criteria
Grants will be given in this area to organizations and programs which deliver impact in one or more of the following ways:

• Regional Revitalization and Rural Wealth BuildingInvestor IdentityFinancial Literacy and Resilience Access to CapitalEmployee and Community Ownership

Eligibility

Organizations designated as tax-exempt according to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.A for-profit business or consultant acting on behalf of a qualified taxexempt entity or through a fiscal sponsor that is tax-exempt.Please note that if the grant is awarded, a representative of the tax-exempt entity must sign the grant agreement, and the grant will be paid to the taxexempt entity.

Ineligibility

The Foundation generally does not fund financial literacy projects which focus exclusively on K-12 education.