Quarterly Grant Program Empowering Entrepreneurs and Investors

Driven by Nasdaq’s Purpose to advance economic progress for all, the Nasdaq
Foundation works with organizations that promote and support under-resourced
communities by reimagining investor engagement and equipping communities with the
financial knowledge needed to share in the wealth that markets create.

  • Empower organizations that equip under-resourced communities with the
    financial knowledge and confidence they need to share in the wealth that
    markets can create.
    • Grants will be given in this area to organizations and programs which deliver
      impact in one or more of the following ways:
      • Enhancing financial literacy among under-resourced
        communities, with an element of teaching participants how to
        invest in the capital markets
      • Improving access to knowledge and tools for investing and
        wealth creation among under-resourced communities
    • The Nasdaq Foundation generally does not fund financial literacy projects
      which focus exclusively on K-12 education.
  • Support entrepreneurs from under-resourced communities with the resources
    to strengthen and scale those businesses and contribute to the prosperity of
    society.
    • Grants will be given in this area to organizations and programs which deliver impact in one or more of the following ways:
      • Equipping under-resourced founders with mentoring and resources
      • Improving access to capital for under-resourced founders