Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 82-4059664Community development

Who funds Accelerate 500 Inc?

11 private foundations gave Accelerate 500 Inc in Washington, DC $7.4 million across 31 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

31 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Citi FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Community progress makers

    $400,000
  2. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2024

    Entreprenuership

    $340,000
  3. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $300,000
  4. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $130,000
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Jobs and Family Economic Security

    $320,000
  6. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2023

    Economic mobility

    $152,500
  7. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Toward the costs of providing competitive capital with technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs in u.s.cities to help navigate uncertainty related to the pandemic and overcome persistent structural barriers

    $19,928
  8. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Toward the costs of providing competitive capital with technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs in u.s. Citites to help navigate uncertainty related to the pandeic and overcome persistent structural barriers.

    $3,000
  9. The Goldman Sachs FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Grant to implement one million black women for black in business nationwide.

    $1,867,800
  10. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    enable the organization to achieve its mission of providing programs, coaching, town halls and capital for the entrepreneur community to positively change the narrative in the work for individuals who have been historically marginalized and disinvested by providing general operating support

    $300,000
  11. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2022

    Economic mobility

    $275,000
  12. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Toward the costs of providing competitive capital with technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs in u.s.cities to help navigate uncertainty related to the pandemic and overcome persistent structural barriers

    $230,072
  13. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Black gravity

    $100,000
  14. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Support for convenings, forums and events that target bipoc investors, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and business professionals to help advance entrepreneurial business starts and growth. 202208-12828

    $15,000
  15. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Toward the costs of providing targeted, competitive capital with contextual technical assistance to latinx and black entrepreneurs in cities across the u.s. To help them navigate uncertainty related to the covid-19 pandemic and to overcome persistent structural barriers related to race and gender

    $500,000
  16. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General Support

    $405,000
  17. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    enable the organization to achieve its mission of providing programs, coaching, town halls and capital for the entrepreneur community to positively change the narrative in the work for individuals who have been historically marginalized and disinvested by providing general operating support

    $300,000
  18. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    In support of providing targeted, competitive capital with contextual technical assistance to latinx and black entrepreneurs in baltimore, MD and jackson, MS to help them navigate uncertainty related to the covid-19 pandemic and to overcome persistent structural barriers related to race and gender

    $197,000
  19. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2021

    Multi-cultural

    $150,000
  20. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Support for 1863 venture's game on! Program with the women's national basketball association players association in november and december of 2021. 202107-11007

    $100,000
  21. Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947Chicago, IL 2021

    general operating support $25,000 and $10,000 to hire a consultant to further their strategy and Network in DC

    $35,000
  22. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Support for 1863 venture's consumer brand takeover fireside chat with maxine clark on june 3, 2021. 202104-10467

    $30,000
  23. Ally Charitable FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    3Rs Program Growth

    $15,000
  24. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $400,000
  25. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Toward the costs of providing targeted, competitive capital with contextual technical assistance to latinx and black entrepreneurs in cities across the u.s. To help them navigate uncertainty related to the covid-19 pandemic and to overcome persistent structural barriers related to race and gender

    $250,000
  26. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2020

    Multi-cultural

    $75,000
  27. Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947Chicago, IL 2020

    support for the Build Back Better

    $25,000
  28. The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  29. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Multi-cultural

    $252,718
  30. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2019

    Community needs

    $125,000
  31. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General Support

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Accelerate 500 Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 221 grants Preselected only $18,162 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 109 grants Accepts applications $42,064,579 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 46 grants Preselected only $16,661,822 to similar organizations
  4. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 44 grants Accepts applications $7,395,333 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 51 grants Accepts applications $4,017,058 to similar organizations
  6. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 35 grants Accepts applications $22,014,520 to similar organizations
  7. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 24 grants Accepts applications $5,694,720 to similar organizations
  8. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 37 grants Accepts applications $2,287,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-4059664 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.