{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox organization | name = Arch Grants | pronunciation = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | named_after = Gateway Arch | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | logo = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | predecessor = | merged_into = | successor = | formation = | founder = | founding_location = St. Louis, Missouri, United States | extinction = <!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | merger = | type = Non-profit foundation | tax_id = <!-- or | vat_id = (for European organizations) --> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --> | status = | purpose = | headquarters = St. Louis, Missouri, United States | location = | coordinates = | region_served = Midwest | services = | products = | methods = | fields = | membership = | num_members_year = | language = | owner = | secretary_general = | leader_title = Executive Director | leader_name = Gabe Angieri | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = Zundra Bryant (President), Matt Badler (Treasurer), Stefanie Thelen (Secretary), Jerry Schlichter (Co-Founder), Ali Ahmadi, Jack Bader, Maxine Clark, Jim Eberlin, Bob Guller (Co-Founder), Chris Haffenreffer, Sanjay Jain, Courtney Leiendecker, Sandra Moore, Joe Schlafly (Co-Founder), Richard Tao <ref name="official-website">{{cite web|url=https://archgrants.org|access-date=July 23, 2021|title=Arch Grants Official Website}}</ref> | key_people = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = | budget = | budget_year = | revenue = | revenue_year = | disbursements = | expenses = | expenses_year = | endowment = | endowment_year = | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | website = {{URL|www.archgrants.org}} | remarks = | former_name = | footnotes = }}
'''Arch Grants''' is a Missouri non-profit corporation whose mission is to advance economic development through entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arch Grants home page|url=http://archgrants.org/}}</ref>
== History == Founded in 2011, Arch Grants started as an initiative to bolster the St. Louis economy by supporting startups with potential for high growth.
As of November, 2025, Arch Grants has funded 291 companies that have generated $1.3 billion in revenue, attracted $870 million in additional capital, and created over 4,100 new jobs with $239 million in payroll in the St. Louis region.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barr |first1=Diana |date=October 17, 2025 |title=19 companies to share in $1.6M in Arch Grants funding |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/inno/stories/fundings/2025/10/17/arch-grants-funding-19-firms-2025-group.html |url-status=live |work=St. Louis Business Journal |agency=}}</ref> In addition, 60% of the companies awarded are still headquartered in St. Louis.
Arch Grants have been noted in media including The Wall Street Journal,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chapman|first1=Lizette|title=Entrepreneurial Spirit Of St. Louis Lives On|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/01/25/entrepreneurial-spirit-of-st-louis-lives-on|agency=Wall Street Journal|date=Jan 25, 2012}}</ref> Businessweek,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leiber|first1=Nick|title=Move Your Startup to St. Louis, Get $50,000|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-12/move-your-startup-to-st-dot-louis-get-50-000|agency=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=Dec 12, 2012}}</ref> Forbes,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beshore|first1=Brent|title=Arch Grants: Transforming St. Louis Into America's Next Startup City|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brentbeshore/2014/01/29/arch-grants-transforming-st-louis-into-americas-next-startup-city/|agency=Forbes|date=Jan 29, 2014}}</ref> The Huffington Post,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Froman|first1=Dr. Abraham|title=Arch Grants Proves Philanthropy and Business Can Go Well Together|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-abraham-froman/arch-grants-proves-philan_b_5374745.html|agency=The Huffington Post|date=May 23, 2014}}</ref> TechCrunch,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Empson|first1=Rip|title=Arch Grants Raises $2.5M To Turn St. Louis Into A Startup Hub; Square Co-founder Signs On|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/21/arch-grants/|agency=TechCrunch|date=Feb 21, 2012}}</ref> and NPR<ref>{{cite news|last1=Altman|first1=Maria|title=St. Louis Holds Competition To Attract Startups|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/20/314138859/st-louis-holds-competition-to-attract-startups|agency=National Public Radio|date=May 20, 2014}}</ref> as well as several local media channels including the Saint Louis Business Journal <ref>{{cite news|last1=Feldt|first1=Brian|title=Here are the 20 winners of this year's Arch Grants|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/biznext/2014/05/here-are-the-20-winners-of-this-year-s-arch-grants.html|agency=Saint Louis Business Journal|date=May 21, 2014}}</ref> and Saint Louis Magazine.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Powell|first1=William|title=Q&A: A Conversation With Jerry Schlichter|url=http://www.stlmag.com/Q-A-A-Conversation-With-Jerry-Schlichter/|agency=Saint Louis Magazine|date=May 16, 2014}}</ref>
== See also == * Kranzberg Arts Foundation
==References== <references />
==External links== * {{Official website|https://archgrants.org}}
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