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Paying it Forward.

Grant Program

The Enthuse Foundation offers a series of financial grants to assist entrepreneurs with critical business needs.

Learn more about the program below and apply for 2025 grants below.

See the 2024 winners below 

Paying it Forward.

Grant Program

The Enthuse Foundation offers a series of financial grants to assist entrepreneurs with critical business needs.

Learn more about the program below and apply for 2025 grants below.




Apply below!

$37,000

Will be distributed to 8 women entrepreneurs

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This year...

We are offering 8 grants to 8 women entrepreneurs, totalling $37,000. 

$37K

value

8

grants

8

women
entrepreneurs

Operating • Business Insurance • Business Tools • Digital Marketing • Healthcare • Retirement • Veteran & Military Spouses • Professional Services

Program Overview

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  • Identify as a woman entrepreneur with an established consumer packaged goods (CPG) business

  • Business must be the entrepreneur’s full-time job.

  • Prove use of funds.

  • ​Be a U.S. Citizen.

  • Must not have received money from the Enthuse Foundation before through the Pitch Competition or Grant Program.

  • If selected, submit Required New Vendor Forms.

    * Individual grants may have their own specific grant criteria

Eligibility Criteria*

  • Demonstrate financial need

  • Strength of interview and written answers

  • A clear plan for the use of grant

Criteria

March 17, 2025

Grant applications open

April 28, 2025

Grant applications close

June 2025

Recipients notified & grants distributed

Grant Program Timeline

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Operating 

Value: $10,000

Funds are allocated towards a women-owned business actively selling and in good standing in Amazon’s store.

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Business Insurance

Value: $2,500

Funds are allocated towards business-related insurance costs, including equipment, products, disaster-related, and warehouse costs.

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Business Tools

Value: $2,500

 Funds go towards technological resources, including web hosting platforms, inventory management, and other software needed. 

2025 Enthuse Foundation
Grant Program

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Digital Marketing

Value: $4,500

Funds are allocated to a woman-owned business for marketing, including social media advertisements, e-mail campaigns, or printed promotional materials. 

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Healthcare

Value: $2,500

Provides a woman entrepreneur with funds for health insurance or health-related costs (including mental health services).

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Retirement

Value: $2,500

 It is more important than ever to save for retirement. This grant will provide a woman founder with funding for her retirement savings.

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Veteran & Military Spouses

Value: $10,000

Grant exclusively for veterans and military spouses women-owned businesses (ideally selling in Amazon's store). 

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Professional Services 

Value: $2,500

Funds specifically for external support to help fuel business growth, including finance managers, lawyers, or tax professionals. 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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“We are extremely proud of our grant program. Since day one, Kim and I have wanted to pay it forward for the new generation of women entrepreneurs and the next wave of women business leaders. This program helps provide a solid foundation for them and supports the entire founder both professionally and personally.”

Kristy Snyder, Co-Founder of the Enthuse Foundation and Chief People Officer at Enthuse Marketing

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this possible.

2024 Grant Winners

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Lin Chen 

Insurance

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Alison Elliot

Digital Marketing

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Johnalynn Holland

Retirement

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Laura Markewicz

Community Connections

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Dayo McIntosh

Health Care

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Jocelyn Ramirez

Business Tools

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Brittany Rhodes

Child Care

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Nikki Seaman

Rainy Day Fund

Past Recipients

What they’re saying

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"Thank you Enthuse Foundation for creating a space for women founders to grow and also, paying it forward allowing other entreprenurial women to rise"

-LaKeasha Brown, 1987 Juices
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"I am honored and overjoyed to be a recipient of the Enthuse Foundation's grant program. When I found out I won, I immediately started crying because to catch even a small break is life-changing. Thanks Enthus Foundation"

-Jessica Williams, Schmaltz & Vinegar
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"This grant will help us cover funds to get a much-needed glow up for our website."
-Amie Kesler, Carolyn's Krisps
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