Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Venture Catalysts
DETROIT, MI
Total revenue
$387K
Total expenses
$381K
Net assets
$6K
Grants received
$170K
3 grants
EIN
825141595
Tax year
2018
Mission
Venture catalysts is a non-profit with the mission of building an inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in detroit through strategic large scale entrepreneurship events and targeted growth programs. We provide leadership, training, and mentorship for diverse founders and ecosystem leaders. Venture catalysts is a trusted connector in the high growth ecosystem. Through this role, we attract, retain, and build trust with founders who often feel excluded from high growth entrepreneurship. We are intentional to keep all of our programming accessible and representative to welcome more diverse founders into detroit's ecosystem. We expose them to the path and potential of high growth ventures. Our track record of diverse representation and accessible programming over the years has established us as this trusted connector, especially for this underrepresented founder community. Our anchor program detroit startup week is now the largest free entrepreneurship event in michigan.
Programs
3 programs
Code detroit - during detroit startup week we introduced 5,000 detroit middle school and high school students to coding through one week of programming.
Afrotech - in addition, last year we also hosted afro tech detroit, bringing this national brand from silicon valley to detroit. This is the largest black tech conference in the country.
Other-fiscal sponsor for grand circus and startup boost program.
Financials
FY 2018
Revenue
Expenses
People
4 listed
MONICA WHEAT
PRESIDENT
$12K
15 hrs/wk
AMANDA LEWAN
SECRETARY
$1K
15 hrs/wk
KELLY LAPIERRE
TREASURER
$1K
15 hrs/wk
KYLE BAZZY
VICE PRESIDENT
—
15 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$170K from 3 funders · 3 grants · 2018–2020
$80K · 1 grant · 2020
$75K · 1 grant · 2018
$15K · 1 grant · 2018