IN 2022

126 GRANTS

provided, totaling $999,500


55 GRANTS

Awarded at $3,500 or below


26 GRANTS

Awarded at $3,500 – $10,000

45 GRANTS

Awarded above $10,000

EVENT SPONSOR

Sponsor of

Black Tech Week

attended by $1,000+

Sponsor of Urban League Juneteenth Celebration, attended by over 600 community members, featuring food trucks from Lincoln & Gilbert grant recipients and promotion of Black-owned businesses on the Lincoln Ware Show

PROVIDED small business help through capacity building programming, coaching, technical assistance and access to capital.

  • Provided over 500 small businesses with access to capacity building programming, coaching and technical assistance focused on a variety of areas including marketing, branding, website development, human resources, accounting and legal.


  • Provided 42 small businesses with access to capital through traditional and non-traditional financing avenues, contributing to their sustainability and growth.

EVENT HOST

Hosted Lunch & Learn in partnership with Paycor focused on making payroll simple for small business owners to increase capacity to add employees

Hosted Human Resources focused Lunch & Learn on establishing or growing the human resources function to scale a small business