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St Louis, MO · EIN 27-4875945. Reported 117 grants totalling $8,585,000 to 108 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 Entrepreneur Startup Business, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 108 distinct organizations, with 2% 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. 6% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 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 $75,000. Half of what it reported fell between $60,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingxpand | St Louis, MO | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Honeymoon Chocolates | St Louis, MO | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Printerior | Wildwood, MO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zpods LLC | Saint Charles, MO | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Acneaway Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Avol Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bestfit | Columbus, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bold Xchange | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carma | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chippin Inc | Arlington, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dataplant | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denscore | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Essential Real Estate LLC | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exprimary Inc | Rochester, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flora | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Generation Mindful LLC | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giftameal | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grab My Bag Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habiterre | Champaign, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hands Free LLC | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hive Medical | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inclusively | Richmond, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midgard Raven LLC | Ashburn, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Module Building Systems | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moodeaux LLC | Albany, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Pet | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Noveil | Cypress, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nutrible | Irvine, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pana Mina LLC | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prezerve Technologies | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Queritel | Kissimee, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rebundle | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retrailer LLC Dba Big Heart Tea | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roam Stay Inc | Everett, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seoul Juice LLC | Marina Del Rey, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Singularity Ag International Inc | Lewes, DE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swipesum Inc | St Louis, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Girls Company | Holladay, UT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Words Liive | Falls Church, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 12 Pentagons LLC | Saint Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 9LINE Software LLC | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aegis Digital Health Inc | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Airseal Cardiovascular | Chesterfield, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ALLUMIN8 | Springfield, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asl Aspire | Champaign, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Balancetopia | University City, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benefitsboost | Eureka, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bnd Technology LLC Disco | Wildwood, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bold Spoon Creamery | Park Hills, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Constituent Connection LLC | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Demiblue Natural Nails | Black Jack, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dronenx | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forcyte LLC | New Florence, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gateway Quantum Electronics LLC | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Gems LLC | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greaterhealth Pharmacy & Wellness | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat Financial Technologies Inc | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hire Henry | Jefferson City, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizontal Base Studs | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hypno Loops Inc | Florissant, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jakapa | Cape Girardeau, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| King of the Curve | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marsfarm Corporation | Overland, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Match Np | Ballwin, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metablify Inc | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orgacuity | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pivto Digital Learning | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Posie Pots & 3D Prints | Hazelwood, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Real Document Solutions | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shades of Color | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Fattened Caf | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tutors for US | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ufab | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vetverifi Inc | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayfarer | St Louis, MO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Athlytic | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equalizer Games | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gaba Inc | Atlanta, GA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Halal Beauty Cosmetics | Des Plaines, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imanyco | West Palm Beach, FL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Infralytiks | Des Moines, IA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kiwi Insurance Servcies Inc | New York, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mississippi Mud Coffee | Maplewood, MO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nebula Media Group | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No Limbits | Marion, IA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onekin | Long Island City, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Optikal Care Inc | Norcross, GA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simerse | St Louis, MO | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soilless LLC | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zenhammer | Johnson City, TN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Erkios | St Louis, MO | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plabook | Lees Summit, MO | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bask & Bloom Essentials | Bridgeton, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buck Surgical LLC | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Core Rind LLC | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flipstik | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Halo and Clever | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harmonee Corporation | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intramotev Autonomous Rail | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inventora | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mighty Cricket | Wildwood, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prevent-Plus LLC | Saratoga Spgs, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rock the Score | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tcare Inc | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Looking Glass Interactive Web Application | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Total Orbit | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stereotheque | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paerpay Inc | Shrewsbury, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
8 of 108 (7%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36 | $2,010,000 | $52,500 |
| 2022 | 31 | $2,550,000 | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 26 | $2,165,000 | $75,000 |
| 2024 | 24 | $1,860,000 | $75,000 |
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
65% of its giving went to organizations in Missouri. 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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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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 $75,000 -- 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 Missouri.
- 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 Entrepreneur Startup Business'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.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 0 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 24 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2315 Locust Street 2B, St Louis, MO, 63103.
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