Oct 22 (edited) • Weekly Grant Alerts
🚀 Grant Wednesday | Oct 22, 2025 — New Grants for Entrepreneurs & Nonprofits
Hey Friends!
This week’s Grant Wednesday roundup brings brand-new, free-to-apply grants for for-profit businesses and nonprofits—plus the rolling favorites still open from last week.
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And now, here are the GRANTS!!
💼 For-Profit Grants | Week of Oct 22 2025
1️⃣ Verizon Small Business
💰 $10K
📅 Closes Dec 10th | Apply 👉 Grants
How to apply: Complete any combination of two eligible courses or events between July 1, 2025 and December 10, 2025 to unlock the application.
2️⃣ Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program 2026
💰Award: $5,000 grant + 1-year fellowship with workshops, networking, and mentorship
📅 Deadline: November 11th — now open for applications)
Eligibility:
• Open to women entrepreneurs who own and lead a for-profit, early-stage business (at least 1 year old).
Must be 51%+ woman-owned and $25K annual revenue minimum.
3️⃣ Fearless Strivers Grant Contest (Mastercard & Fearless Fund)
💰 $20K + digital tools + mentorship | Rolling city-by-city through Dec 2025
Supports Black women entrepreneurs nationwide (< $5 M revenue).
4️⃣ DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund
💰 $10K | Closes Nov 30 | Apply 👉 https://www.get.doordash.com/en-us/about/restaurant-relief-fund
Helps restaurants recover from natural disasters (flood, fire, etc.). Must be brick-and-mortar (≤ 3 locations, open 12+ months).
🏢 Nonprofit Grants | Week of Oct 22 2025
1️⃣ Arizona Community Foundation — Closes Nov 14
Varied awards for education, youth, health, and community impact.
2️⃣ The Lawrence Foundation — Closes Oct 31
$5K–$20K for environment, human services, education, disaster relief.
3️⃣ Ben & Jerry’s Foundation — Grassroots Organizing Program — Rolling
Up to $30K/year (2 years) for small, constituent-led groups (justice, equity, environment).
4️⃣ The New York Community Trust — Rolling / Program Specific
Broad funding across education, arts, environment, workforce & civic affairs.
5️⃣ Karma for Change Grants (Kind Foundation) — Rolling / Q4 Window
$10K–$25K for kindness, inclusion, mental health, and youth empowerment initiatives.
✅ Still Open from Oct 15 List
The Awesome Foundation Microgrant – $1K rolling (creative ideas).
The Pollination Project – $1K rolling (grassroots community projects).
Let’s go get funded,
Ty Woods
Founder & CEO, BusinessGrants.com
“Don’t leave money on the table!”
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🚀 Grant Wednesday | Oct 22, 2025 — New Grants for Entrepreneurs & Nonprofits
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