Pay-It-Forward Grant | July 2020

Florescnt is a line of sun protective clothing brand offering UPF 50+ products for carefree days spent rotating around the sun. Florescnt is raising money on IFW to getting their first batch of fabrics tested with fluorescent light and pre-production sampling of fabrics.

G|CODE is a Boston-based innovative non-profit addressing the structural inequities that disproportionately impact communities of color. These include disparities in access to stable housing, as well as wealth and opportunity gaps. By providing a stable home, quality technical education, intentional community, and professional development resources, G|CODE strives to launch Black and Brown young women into the tech industry as disruptive change makers.

Women's World of Boxing is a New York City's first and only women's boxing gym. It is owned, operated, and created by a woman to provide a safe space for women and girls to explore the sport of boxing. The gym consists of over 100 members ages 8-84 from all different fitness and competitive levels who empower and inspire one another to be their best selves while making every round better than the last.

Since 2016, SHAKTIBARRE’S mission has always been to rise above exclusive fitness industry standards by way of barre and yoga classes for all types of people. They’re raising funds on IFW to help rebuild the studio from COVID-19! In the first two months of pandemic, they lost close to $30,000, and 40% percent loss in student attendance. The funds raised on IFW will allow them to finally launch their app and eventually reopen!

The Honeycomb Network is a multi-faceted, mixed use community space that will provide a safe place for people of color to be centered as leaders, teachers, facilitators and learners in order to work, grow and sustain. They are raising money to assist with start-up costs including furniture, supplies, equipment, software and hardware, rent and everything else that is needed to put us all on the path to success and growth!