Connecticut · Nonprofit
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,350 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOUNDATION INC ($7,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $10k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $9k
- Net assets
- $146k
What Entrepreneurship Foundation Inc does
Mission
Our mission is to provide effective resources and support for Educators and Entrepreneurs.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
BUSINESS ACCELERATOR. The Foundation ran a 15-week Business Accelerator at the main branch of the Bridgeport CT Public Library, partially funded with a grant from the CT Economic Development Fund (CEDF).
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. The organization discontinued an annual Manufacturing Career Fair after a three-year ARPA grant had expired.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
BUSINESS ACCELERATOR. The Foundation ran a 15-week Business Accelerator at the main branch of the Bridgeport CT Public Library, partially funded with a grant from the CT Economic Development Fund (CEDF).
$22,081 spentof which $3,000 as grants47% of program spendingBUSINESS PLAN COMPETITIONS for residents and businesses located in Connecticut through partnering organizations that administered the competitions. Grants in the form of sponsorships were made to Entrepreneurs Organization for their GSEA Competitions ($5000), University of Bridgeport ($3400), MakeHaven ($523.38), and Lantern Point Labs ($1000).
$23,825 spentof which $9,938 as grants50% of program spendingENTREPRENEUR SALES OUTLET. The Entrepreneurship Foundation supports a sales outlet for entrepreneurs to showcase and sell their products. This outlet is an online store through Shopify.
$1,033 spent2% of program spendingReentry Competition. Cost of photography
$300 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $47,239.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $161k to $269k (+67%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 98% · 2021 95% · 2022 92% · 2023 100% · 2024 99% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $250 → $300.
From the IRS filings of ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
80% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 83% · 2022 93% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
80% of ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC?
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,350 to it, the largest being THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOUNDATION INC ($7,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $9,350 in grants to ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC?
- THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $7,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing