Boundless Futures Foundation Grant Program – US

Boundless Futures Foundation’s grants to businesses are awarded directly to female entrepreneurs who put social impact front and center in their business products or practices. They look at a society’s biggest issues and believe in the power of entrepreneurs to provide solutions by going above and beyond “business as usual” to create impact through profit and purpose — to solve a problem, improve on the status quo, or give back in an intentional way.

Grant-eligible entrepreneurs demonstrate clear and consistent commitment to creating positive change through businesses with ambitious and effective social reach. These businesses address issues related to:

• Poverty & Hunger
• Sustainability & the Environment
• Strong Communities

Categories

• EmpowHer Grants
  • Eligible Applicants: Female entrepreneurs 22 years of age and older with businesses registered and operating solely in the United States. An applicant’s business must address a social issue directly or through its business model, and must not be more than 3 years old. To be awarded grant funding, applicants must self-report a credit score and agree to a third-party background check.
  • Grants: Applicants may request up to $25,000 in business support. Grant funding is remitted as reimbursement (following proof of payment) for business-related expenses. Applications must include business plans and detailed budgets. Funding is paid to grantees after business-expense receipts are submitted to Boundless Futures Foundation.
  • Grants For Individuals
    • Details: EmpowHer grants support women who need early-stage business capital, a network of business advisors, or both. Grantees will have access to financial, marketing, leadership, and sector professionals who can advise on business focus, next steps, and longer-range planning. As an entrepreneur, you’re not alone: the network is full of people who have been in your shoes.
• Her Village Grants
  • Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that support female entrepreneurs through education, mentorship, financing, and/or other mission-aligned programming.
  • Grants: Applicant organizations may request up to $30,000 in support.
  • Grants For Nonprofits
    • Details: Her Village grants awarded to qualifying nonprofit organizations support work that advances and strengthens entrepreneurial skills, resources, ecosystems, and educational opportunities for girls and women. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $30,000. The grantmaking to nonprofits is founded in the belief that, equipped with support, skills, and capital, female entrepreneurs can have a boundless impact in society.

Criteria

• Businesses must be registered in the U.S., and grantees must live and work in the U.S., too. They support female founders whose businesses are legal in all states and do not promote political causes or figures, discord, divisiveness, or exclusion.
• They ask applicants to explain how their product or business model addresses a social issue and creates positive change. A business’s social impact must fit into one of three general categories – poverty and hunger, sustainability and the environment, or strong communities. They ask entrepreneurs to define their social purpose or mission within a society-wide picture of problems and solutions.
• Eligible nonprofits support female entrepreneurs. That support can take the form of direct funding, financing, networking, business resources, training, skill-building, incubators and accelerators, or leadership development.

For more information, visit Boundless Futures Foundation.