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Accelerate 500 Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 82-4059664. Reported 87 grants totalling $597,000 to 87 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Accelerate 500 Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 87 distinct organizations, with 8% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $5,000. Half of what it reported fell between $5,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femly Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Tirza Design LLC | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Sollular Connections LLC | Liberty, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lab Drawer LLC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Black Girl Mathgic | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Kc Can Compost | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Kufukaa LLC | Olathe, KS | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parami LLC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Ruthless Beauty LLC | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smart Fence Company LLC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Sweets By Keet LLC | Glen Allen, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crib Coaching LLC | Riverside, MO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keisha Elise Cosmetics | Morrisville, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Above Standard Cleaning Company | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Always Good Kutz LLC | Des Moines, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Artplus Group LLC | Arlington, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Attractive Cuts Studio LLC | Jackson, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ayanii & Company LLC | Baytown, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bella Love Events LLC | Clive, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blair and Bloom LLC | Little Falls, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Burris Process Serving LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Casadeesme | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chocolate Covered | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clea Beauty | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cliqq App Inc | Ft Washington, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornerstone Financial Strategies LLC | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Courageous Fire LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crystal Sokuu LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delivery Chix LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| DFREE843 Inc | Newark, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dictionperfect LLC | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Digi Dreams LLC | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Divinesense | Parkville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dots Cleaning Services | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duppe Consulting Group LLC | West Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ecopreneur Media Inc | Union, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elegance With Simplicity | Newark, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Faithfully Fit Training LLC | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeling My Selfie | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forever Aced Photography Pa | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forstner Innovations | Humble, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Golden Apple Child Care | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Golden Bloom Studios | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gorgeous Looks Beauty LLC | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gulf Coast Cosmos Comicbook Co LLC | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heads Up Work | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heavenly Creations Childcare LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Igl Nails | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jack's Shack International LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Just Her Rideshare Inc | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Konjus Kuljur LLC | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kp Landscaping Services | Jackson, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lindsey Cleaning Co LLC | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Luxury Living Stays LLC | Morrisville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Madison Renovation LLC | Jersey City, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mahogany Mommies | Convington, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mars Coffee | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mommies Beauty Bar | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ms Nolan LLC | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Napollo Music Inc | Malden, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| No Limit Motors LLC | Urbandale, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nubian Newborns | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oh Lait Oh Lait LLC | South Orange, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Powher Consulting | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Premier Properties Ms LLC | Canton, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Privacy LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Royelles Inc | Fairfax, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sefirot LLC | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seniors in Transition LLC | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| So Clean Auto Detailing LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Country Investments | Hattiesburg, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spendebt Inc | Humble, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Strictly 4 Kids | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tassy Trucks LLC | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tawny O and Corp | Jackson, MS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tcj Financial Services | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teas With Meaning LLC | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teg Yenom Inc | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Blacque Experience | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Fresh Food Factory Market | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tsaditty Designs LLC | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| What's Your Therapy | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wise Workz Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Words Liive | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yard Cardzz | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| York St | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Your Way Foods LLC | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
0 of 87 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Sollular Connections LLC
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Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | $45,000 | $12,500 |
| 2022 | 77 | $397,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $155,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
19% of its giving went to organizations in Iowa. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $5,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Iowa.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Accelerate 500 Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1100 15TH Street Nw 4TH Floor, Washington, DC, 20005.
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