Arizona · Public charity
Startup Tucson
Working to transform the region's economy through entrepreneurship and innovation.
- $31k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $15k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $648k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Startup Tucson funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $55k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Cultured | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Divine Hair Goods | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zallua LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Braless Clothing Company LLC | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Genetirate | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Guided LLC | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Earnest House LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nexoterra LLC | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grav Innovations | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fraqtals Innovations LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Cultured | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Divine Hair Goods | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zallua LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Braless Clothing Company LLC | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Genetirate | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Guided LLC | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Earnest House LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nexoterra LLC | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grav Innovations | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fraqtals Innovations LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vyzzie LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cocktail Lab Az LLC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
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About Startup Tucson
- How much does Startup Tucson give?
- Startup Tucson reported 1 itemized grants totaling $15,000, out of $30,650 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Startup Tucson fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (58%), Community Improvement (36%), Housing & Shelter (6%).
- Who are Startup Tucson's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Berry Cultured ($30k), Divine Hair Goods ($26k), Zallua LLC ($15k).
- Does Startup Tucson fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Startup Tucson based?
- Startup Tucson is based in AZ.
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