Accompany Capital creates a pathway to prosperity for New York area underserved entrepreneurs, supporting them as they launch and grow their businesses with access to affordable credit, financial education, and training in technology and best business practices.
Accompany Capital Inc uses grantmaking to back New York-area entrepreneurs at the point where a business model, a pitch, or a clean-energy upgrade can change the next stage of growth. In 2025, its largest recent awards went to Buunni Coffee LLC for a CDFI ERP green grant and to Lulo Ventures Inc for a tech impact startup competition, showing a mix of community business support and innovation-oriented funding. The foundation also funded Harlem Cycle through a pitch competition award, alongside other small-business and startup grants in New York City neighborhoods and beyond. The pattern suggests a funder that works through project-specific awards rather than broad unrestricted support. Recent recipients include food, retail, mobility, and technology ventures, with awards tied to green grants, startup competitions, and pitch competitions. Accompany Capital Inc’s giving aligns with a mission of helping underserved entrepreneurs access the financial and practical tools needed to launch, stabilize, and expand businesses.
A clear theme in Accompany Capital Inc’s grantmaking is entrepreneurship support tied to business formation and early growth. It gave $21,500 to Biancolatte Bakery LLC for a green grant award and $9,558 to Island Pops LLC for a CDFI ERP green grant, indicating support for operating businesses working within a green or community-finance framework. The foundation also funds competitive startup pathways. It awarded $25,000 to Taperk Inc for the Tech Impact Startup Competition and $25,000 to Polydub Inc for the 2024 Tech Impact Startup Competition, alongside $25,000 to Harlem Cycle for a pitch competition award and $10,000 to Elevated Infusions Inc for a pitch competition award. These awards point to a mix of technology-oriented ventures and locally rooted business ideas. Across these grants, the underlying pattern is project-restricted support for entrepreneurs rather than general institutional funding.
Typical grants cluster at $25,000, with the middle of the distribution also at $25,000; the lower quartile is $10,000 and the upper quartile is $25,000. That points to a fairly tight award range with a few larger outliers. The 2025 list is dominated by one-off awards tied to named competitions or grant programs rather than repeated support to the same recipient. Accompany Capital Inc also makes program-related investments, which fits its finance-oriented approach. Its grants are local in scope, and 82% of grants go to recipients in New York.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Giving is heavily concentrated in New York, where 82% of grants go and where the top recipient city pattern centers on New York City boroughs and neighborhoods. Recent awards reached the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Astoria, including recipients in Bronx and Brooklyn. Outside New York, the foundation also funded Margate, Florida, and Bellevue, Washington. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
It funds entrepreneurs and small businesses, including coffee, bakery, food, transport, retail, and technology ventures. Recent awards also show support for CDFI-linked green grants and startup or pitch competition awards, which suggests a focus on early-stage businesses and project-based business development.
The typical award is $25,000. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $25,000, so many awards cluster at the same level.
It gives most often in New York, with 82% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grant list is concentrated in New York City locations such as the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Astoria.
Yes. The foundation is marked as making program-related investments, which fits its finance-centered approach to supporting underserved entrepreneurs through credit, financial education, training, and business-growth programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUUNNI COFFEE LLC | BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CDFI ERP GREEN GRANT |
| LULO VENTURES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION |
| HARLEM CYCLE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | PITCH COMPETITION AWARD |
| TAPERK INC | MARGATE, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION |
| GLUBBS LLC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION |
| POLYDUB INC | BELLEVUE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION |
| BIANCOLATTE BAKERY LLC | QUEENS, NY | $21,500 | 2025 | GREEN GRANT AWARD |
| AUNT ETHEL'S POT PIES LLC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PITCH COMPETITION AWARD |
| ELEVATED INFUSIONS INC | ASTORIA, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | PITCH COMPETITION AWARD |
| ISLAND POPS LLC | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,558 | 2025 | CDFI ERP GREEN GRANT |
| TIMBOTRANSPORT LLC | BRONX, NY | $5,762 | 2025 | CDFI ERP GREEN GRANT |
BUUNNI COFFEE LLC
$50,000CDFI ERP GREEN GRANT
LULO VENTURES INC
$30,000TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION
HARLEM CYCLE
$25,000PITCH COMPETITION AWARD
TAPERK INC
$25,000TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION
GLUBBS LLC
$25,000TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION
POLYDUB INC
$25,0002024 TECH IMPACT STARTUP COMPETITION
BIANCOLATTE BAKERY LLC
GREEN GRANT AWARD
AUNT ETHEL'S POT PIES LLC
$10,000PITCH COMPETITION AWARD
ELEVATED INFUSIONS INC
$10,000PITCH COMPETITION AWARD
ISLAND POPS LLC
$9,558CDFI ERP GREEN GRANT
TIMBOTRANSPORT LLC
$5,762CDFI ERP GREEN GRANT