Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation pledges $2M for entrepreneur grants, student scholarships
FILE PHOTO: Beyonce accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for Renaissance onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty
HOUSTON - Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation is committing $2 million to help entrepreneurs and students.
Two programs will benefit those in select cities along Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour route.
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According to the foundation, $1 million has been committed to a program that will host luncheons in select cities including London, Chicago, New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, and New Orleans.
The foundation will host a Black Parade Route luncheon for 100 entrepreneurs in each city the day before the concert tour stops there. Entrepreneurs will be able to network and possibly receive a grant from a $100,000 fund that is allocated to each luncheon.
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Another $1 million has been committed to a scholarship fund. In 10 cities, including Paris, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Washington, D.C., colleges and universities will be given scholarship funds to distribute to students selected by the schools.