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51		ST PAUL, MN
52		ST LOUIS PARK, MN
53		GOLDEN VALLEY, MN
54		Minneapolis, MN
55		MINNEAPOLIS, MN
56		BECKLEY, WV
57		KENOSHA, WI
58		FOSTER CITY, CA
59		Kula, HI
60		Union City, GA
61		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
62		NIWOT, CO
63		GAINESVILLE, FL
64		BATON ROUGE, LA
65		HONOLULU, HI
66		Telluride, CO
67		GULFPORT, MS
68		Portland, OR
69		ALAMEDA, CA
70		ATLANTA, GA
71		Sacramento, CA
72		Spokane, WA
73		OAKLAND, CA
74		LAKEWOOD, CO
75		SARATOGA, CA
76		SAN JOSE, CA
77		SAN DIEGO, CA
78		AUSTIN, TX
79		SAINT LOUIS, MO
80		MIAMI BEACH, FL
81		PHOENIX, AZ
82		SANTA MONICA, CA
83		TUCSON, AZ
84		BIRMINGHAM, AL
85		AUSTIN, TX
86		Chickasha, OK
87		HOUSTON, TX
88		PARKER, CO
89		CHESTERFIELD, MO
90		BELLEVUE, WA
91		Jackson, WY
92		GOLETA, CA
93		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94		SAN DIEGO, CA
95		COLLEGE STATION, TX
96		SAN JOSE, CA
97		TULSA, OK
98		ALAMOSA, CO
99		WICHITA, KS
100		LOS ANGELES, CA

PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS IDENTIFYING AS WOMEN, BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC), AND LGBTQ+ IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM.

THIS CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING SECTIONS 170(C) (2) AND 501 (C)(3) THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 1986. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK AND LIMITATIONS THE FOREGOING, THE SPECIFIC PRIMARY PURPOSE THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES. AN EXAMPLE IS PROVIDING STARTUP FUNDS THE FORM A LOAN TO SMALL BUSINESS. THESE FUNDS ARE LENT WITH OUT ANY PERSONAL RECOURSE TO THE OWNERS THE BUSINESS. AS THE BUSINESS SUCCEEDS IT WILL USE ITS PROFITS TO PAY BACK THE LOAN AND ONCE THE LOAN IS PAID FULL IT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PROFITS BACK TO THE NONPROFIT TO HELP SUPPORT OTHER STARTUPS.

This Corporation is Organized and shall be operated exclusively to provide support services for black, indigenous, and people of color healers through education, advocacy, and entrepreneurial development.

Providing business development experts and case manager to assist minority business owners grow their businesses including through collaborations and conventions. Provide grant funds to Black and minority business owners. Connect minority businesses to venture and other capital opportunities.

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TANGIBLE SUPPORT TO IMPACT-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS AND BUILD A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL BUSINESSES IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION, GENERATING MEANINGFUL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT IN OUR REGION AND BEYOND.

OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE THEY NEED TO GROW SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES RIGHT HERE IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE.

THE MISSION OF LIGHT STREAM OUTREACH MINISTRIES IS THE STARTUP AND OPERATION OF THREE CHURCHES IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA AND THE OPERATION AND SETUP OF THE LIGHT STREAM ACADEMY CHRISTIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN LIBERIA.

The purpose of MBA is to coordinate and consolidate the minority people, entrepreneurs and educators of the San Francisco Bay Area.

To encourage, educate and create opportunites for entrepreneurs seeking to earn a living through value-added producets, agriculture, cultural practices, environmental sustainability, and economic diversification.

We provide life skill workshops (Back to School Blitz, College Ready, Operation Graduation, Social Media, and The Law and You) to help students effectively deal with the demands of life. The organization educate kids on Entrepreneurship, College Preparation, and Financial Responsibility while providing a positive role model in the community. We also provide school supplies to kids during our annual Back to School Blitz.

SINCE 2003, HAS USED A VENTURE MODEL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND NONFINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE, IDEAS AND INITIATIVES THAT DEMONSTRATE INGENUITY, SOCIAL IMPACT AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WE ADDRESS SOCIAL CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERFUNDED, SUCH AS GENDER EQUITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STEM, RARE DISEASE, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND EDUCATION. WE PARTNER WITH INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND PHILANTHROPISTS WHO USE TECHNOLOGY TO SCALE AND ENHANCE SOCIAL IMPACT. OUR WORK IS FOCUSED IN US AND UK.

joins with other organizations to eradicate poverty through entrepreneurial training.

TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES BY INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING INVENTORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND VISIONARIES BY OPERATION OF THE FOR CREATIVITY AND INVENTION.

THE INCUBATION IS COMPRISED OF THE STATES PREMIER INCUBATORS AND IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING THE GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION OF BUSINESSES AND ECONOMY IN .

WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE FILIPINO CULTURE AND CUSTOMS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII, TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG WOMEN OF FILIPINA ANCESTRY IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

The purpose of the organization is to complete projects domestically and globally towards poverty reduction. We serve the Mukuru Slum of Kenya and provide cross-cultural awareness for youth in the United States. Projects in Kenya include agriculture, entrepreneurship, and art. Projects in the USA include experiential learning through service retreats to Kenya, and art for cultural education of children aged 4-16.

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES WHICH PROVIDE SAFE, QUALITY HOUSING FOR THE WORKFORCE AND SPECIAL NEED RESIDENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ADD/RETAIN JOBS IN THE OR THAT CREATE ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES.

TO UNLEASH INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT WILL SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND CATALYZE SHARED ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. PROVIDE FUNDING AND HOLISTIC ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT TO CLEANTECH STARTUPS.

WE ARE CATALYZING MARKETS CLEAN ENERGY AND SAFE WATER PRODUCTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ELEVATE MORE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE EQUALITY AND BUILD TRUST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THE PUSHES ATLANTA TO BE A SMART, EQUITABLE, AND ENGAGED CITY BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITY-DRIVEN IDEAS, SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, AND ENGAGING PEOPLE IN DIALOGUE AND ACTION. WE DO THIS BY SUPPORTING AND INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND WITH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT MAKE THE PUBLIC SECTOR MORE EFFECTIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND PARTICIPATORY. WE HOST PROGRAMS COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS AT ALL STAGES, BUT WE FOCUS OUR INVESTMENTS ON EARLY STAGE, UNTESTED PROJECTS.

Tech is committed to providing career , job creation, job training, entrepreneurial opportunities in the economic sector. The program serves as a critical economic development resource for people from underprivileged backgrounds. Tech is charged with simultaneously developing clean energy workforce skills reversing the negative human impact on our environment.

We provide education, tools, resources, and support to empower individuals, non-government agencies, and/or entrepreneurs in developing countries toward economic development for improved communities.

TO HELP UNDERREPRESENTED ENTREPRENEURS PLAN, LAUNCH AND GROW BUSINESSES THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, TRAINING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL.

We provide college scholarships to graduating high school seniors continuing on to post-secondary education.

TO CREATE IMPROVED LIVELIHOOODS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND MARGINALIZED POOR THROUGH A CHAIN OF LINKAGE CENTERS WHICH OFFER IN-DEPTH TRAINING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO DEVELOP SKILLED PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.

TO DELIVER AFFORDABLE CAPITAL AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (SEE SCH. O FOR CONTINUATION) TO UNDERSERVED ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITIES, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND WOMEN.

The mission of the Alliance is to reduce poverty through education, health wellness programs, microenterprise development, skill enhancement, spiritual guidance. The purpose is to build a productive future for every child in the community that IMAA serves.

SUPPORTS WOMEN AT THE MOST CRITICAL MOMENTS IN THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY.

To improve the quality of life for , families, the elderly the community by providing educational programs, advocacy entrepreneurship in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PLACEMENT GRANTS BENEFITING COMMUNITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 AND SUPPORTING EXPENSES OF $48,113.

EDUCATE, ACCELERATE, and INVEST IN ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE CREATING SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

HELPS LATINAS BUILD BETTER FUTURES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

GROW A STRONG, VIBRANT ECOSYSTEM OF COMPANIES, ENTREPRENEURS, AND TALENT IN .

TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TO SUPPORT AND MAKE DONATIONS/CONTRIBUTIONS TO OR ON BEHALF OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED AS SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS.

PROMOTES INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY BY HOSTING COMPETITIVE EVENTS THAT ALLOW LOCAL BUSINESSES TO BUILD TEAM CULTURE WHILE COMPETING FOR PRIZES ON BEHALF OF A SELECTED CHARITY.

To prepare, mentor and disciple entrepreneurs and working professionals tolaunch and grow businesses based on Biblical principles which will bringabout community development and economic growth

BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP MENTORING PROGRAM ORGANISED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.

WE EXIST TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF ORPHANED VULNERABLE IN LOVING, CHRISTIAN FAMILIES IN AFRICA. THIS MINISTRY BELIEVES THAT IT IS BEST FOR ALL TO BE A PART OF A IT IS THE WAY FOR THEM TO BECOME GODLY, SELF-SUFFICIENT MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. OUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE TO SUPPORT, FUNDRAISE, PRAY FOR ENCOURAGE THE FAMILIES RAISING ORPHANED VULNERABLE IN AFRICA. THIS WILL BE THROUGH SUPPORTING THE ORPHANAGE FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS FOR THE FAMILIES. WE WILL SEND VOLUNTEERS GOODS TO HELP THE FAMILIES SUPPORT THE . WE WILL HELP SUPPORT TRAINING OF THESE FAMILIES TO ENABLE THEM TO EFFECTIVELY CARE FOR THE PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, EMOTIONALLY, EDUCATIONALLY.

TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF BY ASSISTING AND INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS, ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURISM AND FOSTER THE CONNECTION OF PEOPLE FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY

TO SUPPORT AFRICAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE WEALTH AND BUILD UP RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS.

We align entrepreneurship with community vision to promote a diverse economy and a healthy environment for current and future generations.

To grow the local economy by supporting new and emerging science and technology entrepreneurs.

DELIVER WORLD-CLASS RESOURCES AND MENTORING TO ENABLE EVERY ENTREPRENEUR ACROSS GLOBE TO REALIZE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL.

ONE IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, SAFE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, AND AN ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE TO ENSURE EVERY DIEGAN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. ONE SUPPORTS THE INTERESTS OF NEIGHBORHOODS CITYWIDE AND SEEKS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL DIEGANS THROUGH EFFORTS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWERING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO GROW DIEGOS ECONOMY, AND BUILDING AN EDUCATED AND SKILLED 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE. THROUGH ITS WORK, ONE SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MAYORS OFFICE AND CITY, ENGAGE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND BETTER CONNECT DIEGANS WITH LOCAL LEADERS TO BUILD MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.

TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR AREA ENTREPRENEURS TO CREATE JOBS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

SUSTAINABLE , , LIFE CARE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE UNDER PREVILEDGED COMMUNITIES IN THE WORLD

THE , IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DESIGNED FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND AGES 18-45. IT IS A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BETTER THEMSELVES AND FIND THEIR PURPOSE, SO THEY CAN THEN HELP OTEHRS, SO THEY CAN THEN CHANGE THE WORLD.

supports the dedicated entrepreneurial spirit of rural Colorado, by investing in the people, culture and ideas that fuel innovation and financial knowledge in our , with an emphasis on areas of greatest need.

IS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN ORGANIZATION THAT EDUCATES, MENTORS, INCUBATES AND ACCELERATES ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANIES.

Mentor individuals on building community and engagement through crowdfunding, with a focus on the jewish community.

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