Tag: JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Porter House KC earns $400K in renewed support for inclusive entrepreneurship, retail incubator 

By Tommy Felts / December 1, 2023

Support from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation is expected to help The Porter House KC make good on its founders’ promise to help emerging entrepreneurs in their community get their promising ventures off the ground, said Dan Smith. “Like many of the small business owners that we encounter, we started our organization based on a need…

Read More >

New grant from Porter House KC helps business owners ‘Scale Deep’; applications close Oct. 24

By Tommy Felts / October 13, 2022

An additional funding opportunity for select small businesses is now available thanks to a seed planted years ago by The Porter House KC. The nonprofit has partnered with the JPMorgan Chase Foundation for the new Scale Deep Grant, which will disperse $30,000 between three small businesses for back office support, equipment cost, rental assistance, and…

Read More >
Project United Knowledge, Cohort 2

Project UK banks $50K JPMorgan Chase Foundation investment via ‘united effort’ with UMKC Innovation Center

By Tommy Felts / August 13, 2019

A hefty infusion of funding is expected to help Project United Knowledge offer more tools to black, Latinx and other professionals from underrepresented groups, according to the UMKC Innovation Center.  The $50,000 investment from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation was awarded to the UMKC Innovation Center, which partners with Project UK to deliver programming, resources and…

Read More >