Vanguard Accelerator Business Grant
Funding Amount
$5,000 (to 10 businesses; $50,000 total)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- Minnesota
Overview
Center for Economic Inclusion (St. Paul, MN) awards Vanguard Accelerator $5,000 business grants to 10 Latina- or Black-owned businesses in the Twin Cities ($50k pool). Registration currently closed; recurring cohort.
How to Apply
Through the Vanguard Accelerator (in partnership with Founders First CDC and NEOO Partners), $50,000 in business grants are awarded as $5,000 grants to 10 businesses owned by Latina or Black individuals in the Minneapolis or St. Paul region; includes a scholarship to a business accelerator program. Note: registration is currently CLOSED (recurring cohort — re-check for the next cycle; deadline=null).
What Center for Economic Inclusion actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 1
- Total given
- $30K
- Median grant
- $30K
- 100% of its 2021 grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN.
Example grants
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Transfer NFG Funds
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Black-owned businesses
- Women-owned businesses
- Minority businesses
- Small businesses
Project Locations
- MN
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