Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING ONGOING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO HUNDREDS OF ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN OUR CITY, EMPOWERING STUDENTS IN MANY LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH A HANDS-ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXPERIENCE AND BY SHARING OUR MODEL WITH DOZENS OF GROUPS IN OTHER U.S. CITIES. IN 2020, THE KITCHEN INCUBATOR PROGRAM PROVIDED SHARED KITCHEN SPACE TO FURTHER FOOD ENTREPRENEURS IN THEIR BUSINESS. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, 75,000 MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO SENIORS BY ENTREPRENEURS WHO LOST SIGNIFICANT REVENUE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $674.8K

  • Entrepreneurship Support for Underrepresented Communities

    LAUNCH EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS AND IMPACTS COMMUNITIES THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WE WORK TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT ANYONE WITH A BUSINESS DREAM HAS THE TOOLS TO BRING IT TO LIFE, ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDERREPRESENTED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP. OUR FOCUS IS ON BUSINESSES OWNED BY WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, YOUTH, AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS.USING OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, CREATIVITY, AND BUSINESS EXPERTISE, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS START AND STRENGTHEN THEIR BUSINESSES. WE PROVIDE A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THOSE WITHOUT ONE, BELIEVING IT IS KEY TO THEIR LONG-TERM SUCCESS. SINCE 2011, LAUNCH HAS SUPPORTED BUSINESSES AND TRACKED THEIR PROGRESS. REMARKABLY, 85% OF THE BUSINESSES WE'VE HELPED ARE STILL OPERATING TODAY.WE ARE CONTINUALLY INSPIRED BY THE ENTREPRENEURS WE WORK WITH. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTING IN OUR EFFORTS AND PARTNERING WITH US ON THIS EXCITING JOURNEY!
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1M