MI-IMPACT Foundation's 2025 Kidpreneur! Grants Now Open

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Feb. 17, 2025 - PRLog -- MI-IMPACT Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing simple, sustainable projects and programs that impact Michigan youth, has opened its second annual Kidpreneur! Grant window to support youth-operated businesses. Today through March 15, 2025, Michigan youth aged 10-24 can apply for funds to help grow or start a small business located in Michigan. Grants are available in a variety of amounts up to $50,000 on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.

"At MI-IMPACT, we believe youth shape the future of Michigan's communities," said Angela Space O'Rourke, Director of MI-IMPACT. "The Kidpreneur! Grant program is our way of empowering youth to turn their innovative ideas into thriving businesses, fostering a spirit of leadership, creativity, and entrepreneurship across the state."

Youth may apply for Kidpreneur! Grants at https://www.mi-impact.org, by clicking on "Current Programs," completing the online form, and attaching required documentation. Applicants must provide a one-page resume, a one-page business plan, and a one-page projected annual budget including expenses, potential profit and grant amount requested. Parents are advised to review all terms and requirements for participation before permitting their child to apply. Finalists will be contacted in April and awardees will be announced thereafter.

Past Kidpreneur! Grant awardees include Andrew Clarent of Extreme Freeze, LLC, an ice cream truck based in Bad Axe, Mich. Clarent's award amount of $25,000 allowed him to purchase necessary equipment and marketing materials to expand his business.
Upcoming MI-IMPACT programs and projects include Cluck, Cluck, Coops, Herbs in the Burbs, Sewing By Hand and Wilderness Survival 101 For more information, visit https://www.MI-IMPACT.org.

ABOUT MI IMPACT
The MI-IMPACT Foundation was established in 2023 to provide simple, sustainable projects and programs that impact Michigan youth. MI-IMPACT believes that every young person in Michigan deserves access to educational opportunities centered around innovation, creativity, preservation, and community. The foundation's programs and projects encourage youth, ages 6-24, to learn traditional skills they can use within their family and community. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., MI-IMPACT is led by director, Angela Space-O'Rourke, under the guidance of a board of trustees. For more information about our programs visit https://www.MI-IMPACT.org.