Arch Grants

Why Donate to Arch Grants ?

Arch Grants was founded in 2011 as a 501(c)(3) in a strategic effort to reverse decades of economic decline in the City of St. Louis. The founders of Arch Grants recognized the availability of capital investment is critical above all other factors in growing successful early-stage companies, and so pioneered a nonprofit model whereby entrepreneurs can apply for $50,000 in non-dilutive funding and a robust suite of support services to help them grow and scale their businesses. The only requirement for these awardees is a one-year commitment to headquarter their startups in the City of St. Louis. There were no guarantees this program would work when Arch Grants started funding companies in 2012, but after 207 companies have been awarded, thousands of jobs created, and millions in revenue generated, the model has been thoroughly proven-out.