APPLICATIONS DUE
04.27.26
ENTHUSE FOUNDATION'S
Grant Program
Learn more about the program below.
The Enthuse Foundation offers a series of financial grants to assist entrepreneurs with critical business needs.
In 2025
We awarded eight grants to eight women entrepreneurs, totaling $37,000.
$37K
value
8
grants
8
women
entrepreneurs
Program Overview
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Identify as a woman entrepreneur with an established consumer packaged goods (CPG) business
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Business must be the entrepreneur’s full-time job.
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Prove use of funds.
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Be a U.S. Citizen.
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Must not have received money from the Enthuse Foundation before through the Pitch Competition or Grant Program.
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If selected, submit Required New Vendor Forms.
* Individual grants may have their own specific grant criteria
Eligibility Criteria*
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Demonstrate financial need
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Strength of interview and written answers
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A clear plan for the use of grant
Rubric
March 9, 2026
Grant applications open
April 27, 2026
Grant applications close
June 2026
Recipients notified & grants distributed
Grant Program Timeline
(Subject to Change)
Value: $5,000
Thanks to the financial support of the KSI Foundation, we are proud to award $5,000 to a woman CPG entrepreneur who has an environmental component to their business
Value: $2,500
Funds are allocated towards business-related insurance costs, including equipment, products, disaster-related, and warehouse costs.
Value: $2,500
Funds go towards technological resources, including web hosting platforms, inventory management, and other software needed.
2026 Enthuse Foundation
Grant Program
Value: $2,500
Funds are allocated to a woman-owned business for marketing, including social media advertisements, e-mail campaigns, or printed promotional materials.
Value: $2,500
Provides a woman entrepreneur with funds for health insurance or health-related costs (including mental health services).
Value: $2,500
It is more important than ever to save for retirement. This grant will provide a woman founder with funding for her retirement savings.
Value: $2,500
This grant is designed to help women entrepreneurs begin building personal wealth today through a dedicated investment account. Unlike traditional retirement savings, this account is intended to be accessible now.
Value: $2,500
Funds specifically for external support to help fuel business growth, including finance managers, lawyers, or tax professionals.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
“We are extremely proud of our grant program. Since day one, Kim and I have wanted to pay it forward for the new generation of women entrepreneurs and the next wave of women business leaders. This program helps provide a solid foundation for them and supports the entire founder both professionally and personally.”
Kristy Snyder, Co-Founder of the Enthuse Foundation and Chief People Officer at Enthuse Marketing
Our Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for helping to make this possible.
Past Recipients
What they’re saying
"Thank you Enthuse Foundation for creating a space for women founders to grow and also, paying it forward allowing other entreprenurial women to rise"
-LaKeasha Brown, 1987 Juices
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"Enthuse's belief in women founders created space for us to build Stursi's foundation strategically rather than reactively, positioning us to scale with integrity and strength."
-Lexx Mills, Stursi
"This grant will help us cover funds to get a much-needed glow up for our website."
-Amie Kesler, Carolyn's Krisps