To support the success of entrepreneurs by providing free resources, training, mentorship, technical assistance, and access to capital so ventures from under-resourced communities can launch, grow, and thrive.
Caravanserai Project uses small, repeated grants as part of a broader entrepreneurship pipeline: free training, mentorship, technical assistance, loan-readiness support, and access to capital for ventures from under-resourced communities. Its recent awards center on mission-driven entrepreneurs, with grants commonly landing at $7,500 and program participants sometimes receiving up to $10,000 after completing training. The pattern is tied to venture building rather than one-off philanthropy. In the recent grants list, Paul Casas Videography in Indio received $12,500 for mission-driven entrepreneur support and funding, the largest amount shown, while Prema's Permaculture & Composting in Palm Springs received $10,000 for the same purpose. The foundation also appears to pair direct funding with business support programs, including pre-accelerator and pitch-competition pathways that move founders from training into grant opportunities. That mix places Caravanserai Project at the intersection of small business development, social entrepreneurship, and capital access for early-stage ventures. Its grant activity is organized around California communities, especially Inland Empire and Coachella Valley entrepreneurs, and extends to nonprofit and hybrid enterprise founders through capacity-building and related support.
A core theme is social entrepreneurship support. Caravanserai Project’s SEED Lab pre-accelerator serves California-based entrepreneurs working on social or environmental challenges, combining training, mentorship, and access to capital opportunities. Another theme is small business readiness: the eight-week business training program provides coaching, a showcase, community support, and funding access for early-stage entrepreneurs. Access to capital is also explicit in the organization’s programming, including loan readiness and lender connections for participants. Agriculture and farmworker entrepreneurship also appear in BizUp Farmworkers, which offers training and funding opportunities for agricultural entrepreneurs. Across these programs, the foundation links business education to direct financial support rather than treating grants as a separate activity.
The most common grant size in the recent data is $7,500, and the 25th, median, and 75th percentiles are all $7,500, which points to a tightly standardized award level. Larger amounts appear in program-linked awards, including $10,000 and $12,500, but the center of gravity remains at the same ticket size. The grant list shows repeated support to mission-driven entrepreneurs across multiple years, with 2024 and 2025 awards both present. Caravanserai Project is not a private operating foundation or DAF; it is a grantmaking organization with programmatic training and capital access functions. Unsolicited applications are accepted in several of its active programs.
$155K
$745K
$1M
$1.8M
Most grants fall between $8K and $8K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Grantmaking is concentrated in California, with the heaviest activity in the Inland Empire, Coachella Valley, and Palm Springs area. Recent recipients include Indio, Palm Springs, Riverside, San Bernardino, Thousand Palms, and Coachella, showing a strong regional footprint in Southern California. The grants list also includes California cities such as Moreno Valley, Ventura, Santa Rosa, Irwindale, Baldwin Park, and Palmdale. While the foundation’s headquarters are in Washington, DC, the grant data shows no awards to recipients in the HQ state. All recent grants in the dataset went to US recipients.
It supports mission-driven entrepreneurs, social enterprise founders, early-stage ventures, community-based entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders launching earned-revenue models. The active programs also include support for agricultural entrepreneurs through BizUp Farmworkers and for nonprofit capacity building through a partnership grant program.
The recent grant data centers on $7,500 awards: the p25, median, and p75 are all $7,500. Some program-linked grants are larger, including $10,000 and a $12,500 award in the recent list.
Its programs pair business support with capital access. SEED Lab combines training, mentorship, and access to capital opportunities; the eight-week business readiness program adds coaching, a showcase, and funding access; and Access to Capital includes loan readiness support and lender connections.
Most grants go to California, especially the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley. Recent recipient cities include Palm Springs, Riverside, San Bernardino, Indio, Thousand Palms, and Coachella, with additional California recipients in Moreno Valley, Ventura, Santa Rosa, Irwindale, Baldwin Park, and Palmdale.
Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including BizUp Palm Springs, SEED Lab, the eight-week Business Training and Funding program, Access to Capital, BizUp Farmworkers, and Caravan SBDC services. The IEHP Foundation capacity-building partnership is listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL CASAS VIDEOGRAPHY | INDIO, CA | $12,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| AMADA ABA LLC | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| PREMA'S PERMACULTURE & COMPOSTING | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| LATINA MAKEUP AND ESTHETICS | SANTA ANA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| MASTERY BLUEPRINT | RIVERSIDE, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| ORGIN X DRONE | INDIO, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| NUTRITION EXPLORERS DAYCARE | MORENO VALLEY, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| BUREAUCOM LLC | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| HOLISTICS SOAPS & MORE | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| HOLISTIC HEALING HAUS | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| SAGE WAX LOUNGE PS INC | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| BLIND DOGS LLC | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| GREENNIBBLES FARM | HEMET, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| K2 ACRES | CHERRY VALLEY, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| GOODIE FARM | CHERRY VALLEY, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| SUPERBLOOM GROUP LLC | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| BUSTOWN MODERN | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| HUERTA DEL VALLE COMMUNITY GARDEN URBAN FARM | ONTARIO, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| CANDY'S DATES | THERMAL, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| ON THE MARK FINE FOODS & PROVISIONS | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| MOSSIER SOCIAL ACTION AND INNOVATION CENTER | SAINT LOUIS PAR, MN | $73,196 | 2024 | TO FURTHER ENHANCE SOCIAL ACTION AND INNOVATION THROUGH UNDER-REPRESENTED BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPENEURS |
| UNDOCUMENTAL HEALTH | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| LEELA SKIN | ALTA LOMA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| PLANOS FAMILY CHILD CARE | THOUSAND PALMS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| GANAS | THERMAL, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| TRUJILLO'S LANGUAGE SERVICES | LAWRENCE, KS | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| BOBADILLA FAMILY CHILD CARE | PALMDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| AGENCIA UNION LATINA | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| JOIN IN ACTION AND RIDE | RIVERSIDE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| BILINGUAL LEARNING CENTER | PALMDALE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| BELLA PIEL SKIN CARE | DUNWOODY, GA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| DESERT SCANNING SOLUTIONS | COACHELLA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| DANIEL ABELLO | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| HAPPY SHARK ICE CREAM & COFFEE | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| MEXICULTUREIE | COACHELLA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| SKY SCAFFOLDING SERVICES INC | RIVERSIDE, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| VEA FAMILY CHILD CARE | PERRIS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| PEACE RANCH DATES | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| JM HANDYMAN | SANTA ROSA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| TRU SELF CARE BOUTIQUE LLC | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| JUICE4YOU | IRWINDALE, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| MACIEL FAMILY CHILD CARE | THOUSAND PALMS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| HOLA STUDIO LLC | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| GREEN VALLEY RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS | BALDWIN PARK, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| TRAZOS AGENCY | VENTURA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| LA ESQUINA ARGENTINA INC | IDYLLWILDPINE COVE, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| LA TIA JENNY | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| ZARAGOZA GARCIA FAMILY CHILD CARE | COACHELLA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| CASTILLO FAMILY CHILD CARE | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
| GREAT DEALS BY MARTHA | RIVERSIDE, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING |
PAUL CASAS VIDEOGRAPHY
$12,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
AMADA ABA LLC
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
PREMA'S PERMACULTURE & COMPOSTING
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
LATINA MAKEUP AND ESTHETICS
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
MASTERY BLUEPRINT
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
ORGIN X DRONE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
NUTRITION EXPLORERS DAYCARE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
BUREAUCOM LLC
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
HOLISTICS SOAPS & MORE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
HOLISTIC HEALING HAUS
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
SAGE WAX LOUNGE PS INC
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
BLIND DOGS LLC
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
GREENNIBBLES FARM
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
K2 ACRES
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
GOODIE FARM
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
SUPERBLOOM GROUP LLC
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
BUSTOWN MODERN
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
HUERTA DEL VALLE COMMUNITY GARDEN URBAN FARM
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
CANDY'S DATES
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
ON THE MARK FINE FOODS & PROVISIONS
$7,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
MOSSIER SOCIAL ACTION AND INNOVATION CENTER
$73,196TO FURTHER ENHANCE SOCIAL ACTION AND INNOVATION THROUGH UNDER-REPRESENTED BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPENEURS
UNDOCUMENTAL HEALTH
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
LEELA SKIN
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
PLANOS FAMILY CHILD CARE
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
GANAS
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
TRUJILLO'S LANGUAGE SERVICES
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
BOBADILLA FAMILY CHILD CARE
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
AGENCIA UNION LATINA
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
JOIN IN ACTION AND RIDE
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
BILINGUAL LEARNING CENTER
$10,000PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
BELLA PIEL SKIN CARE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
DESERT SCANNING SOLUTIONS
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
DANIEL ABELLO
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
HAPPY SHARK ICE CREAM & COFFEE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
MEXICULTUREIE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
SKY SCAFFOLDING SERVICES INC
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
VEA FAMILY CHILD CARE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
PEACE RANCH DATES
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
JM HANDYMAN
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
TRU SELF CARE BOUTIQUE LLC
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
JUICE4YOU
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
MACIEL FAMILY CHILD CARE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
HOLA STUDIO LLC
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
GREEN VALLEY RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
TRAZOS AGENCY
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
LA ESQUINA ARGENTINA INC
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
LA TIA JENNY
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
ZARAGOZA GARCIA FAMILY CHILD CARE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
CASTILLO FAMILY CHILD CARE
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
GREAT DEALS BY MARTHA
$7,500PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT AND FUNDING
Current and upcoming funding from Caravanserai Project that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Depends on specific BizUp cohort (example: location-specific eligibility such as Palm Springs or farmworker-focused cohorts).
Deadline: Example listing: open now through August 31 (cohort-specific).
Who can apply: Typically SEED Lab participants, alumni, and early-stage ventures; specific eligibility varies by competition year.
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