Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    IN 2020, ICON360 AWARDED GRANTS TO 27 DESIGNERS OF COLOR WITH INDEPENDENT LABELS TO PROVIDE CAPITAL AND COACHING TO SCALE THEIR BUSINESS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AWARD AMOUNTS VARIED FROM $100,000 TO $10,000 BASED ON EACH DESIGNER'S NEED AND GROWTH STRATEGY. FIVE AWARDS WERE GIVEN AT THE $100,000, $50,000, AND $25,000 AWARD LEVELS, AND TWELVE AWARDS WERE GIVEN AT THE $10,000 LEVEL. EACH DESIGNER WAS ASSIGNED AN INDUSTRY MENTOR WITH ROBUST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN FASHION RETAIL, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, AND/OR MERCHANDISING. DESIGNERS MET BI-WEEKLY WITH THEIR MENTOR FOR 1-1 GUIDANCE ON BRANDING, STRATEGY, AND INDUSTRY NETWORKING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    May 15, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1M

  • BIPOC Designers Grant Program

    ICON360 AWARDS GRANTS TO BIPOC DESIGNERS WHICH PROVIDED CAPITAL AND COACHING TO SCALE THEIR BUSINESSES. THE GRANTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), & INDIVIDUALS FOR PROGRAMS IN EITHER FASHION DESIGN, FASHION MERCHANDISING, OR ARTS PROGRAMS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $639.9K