Red Backpack Fund
Usually opens in March and April
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
US$5,000 grants to female entrepreneurs; over US$5m distributed since 2020
The Spanx Foundation / GlobalGiving
private · national
Deadline: annual_call — Ran in application rounds between 2020 and 2023. No round has been announced since.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 100 employees
- micro enterprises
- Female founders
- Locally registered entity required
US-based female-identifying entrepreneurs, business open at least one year, fewer than 100 employees
Source. https://www.globalgiving.org/redbackpackfund/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked