The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Support for research exploring the impact of agglomeration economies.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Support to study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the great reshuffling on how individuals work, who they work for, and the implication for equitable opportunities.
The Century Foundation Inc. Support for a workforce and career development project to scale an initiative in KC, St. Louis, and Wichita, engaging regional colleges to strengthen pathways to advanced manufacturing careers for underrepresented communities.
The Curators of the University of Missouri Funding for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership.
The Curators of the University of Missouri Support for the launch of the Innovation Entrepreneurship Center to develop technology focused entrepreneurship education programs at Missouri University of Science Technology, Lincoln University, and Washington University.
Red Tail Academy, Inc. Support to build capacity for staffing, fundraising, data, and evaluation related to workforce and career development.
Regents of the University of Michigan Support for research exploring the impact of student debt on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Reinvestment Fund Support for research exploring small business clustering and economic wellbeing outcomes for entrepreneurs and surrounding neighborhoods across five cities.
Research Foundation for State University of New York Support for comparative community and action-based research that will explore how social networks and levels of demographic diversity affect retention, and outcomes for, marginalized entrepreneurs in two university towns.
Research Foundation of State University of New York Support for research to identify state funding and Regional Eco. Dev. Council’s policies on rural and agriculture-focused entrepreneurs in NY State over the last decade and effect on entrepreneurship and re-localizing food systems.