Hey Helen Grant
Visionaries
$10,000 (monthly)
$10,000 monthly grant for U.S. women-owned businesses under $1M revenue. Rounds close the last day of every month at 11:59pm ET. $15 fee.
The Hey Helen Grant is a privately funded initiative by Visionaries that invests in women entrepreneurs building impact-driven, for-profit businesses in the U.S. Each month, one founder receives a $10,000 unrestricted cash award. The grant is open to businesses that are at least 50% women-owned, generate less than $1M in annual revenue, and are legally registered in the United States. Pre-revenue applications are welcome. A $15 administrative fee applies.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount range
- $10,000 – $10,000
- Realistic amount
- $10,000 unrestricted cash award
- Deadline
- Last day of every month, 11:59pm ET
- Status
- active
- States
- Nationwide
Who qualifies
- At least 50% women-owned U.S. business
- Business generates less than $1,000,000 in annual revenue
- Legally registered in the United States
- Founder identifies as a woman and owns 50% or more of the applicant business
- Legal U.S. resident, age 18 or older
- Pre-revenue applications are welcome
- Must have a U.S. business bank account capable of receiving ACH transfers
Who is not eligible
- Businesses not at least 50% women-owned
- Businesses with $1,000,000 or more in annual revenue
- Nonprofits
- Businesses not legally registered in the U.S.
What the Hey Helen Grant application asks
The Hey Helen Grant application asks four written questions, alongside your contact and business details. The entry fee is $15. The deadline is the last day of each month, 11:59pm ET, and you submit on the funder’s own form at visionaries.co. These are the questions as they appear on the form:
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Tell us about your business.
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What type of impact is your business making? How would receiving this grant further that impact?
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What type of traction has your business had? How would receiving this grant further that momentum?
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If selected for a grant, you will have six (6) months to use it. How would you intend to use this grant?
What the judges look for
- Your drive and determination
- A clear, realistic plan for the money (within 6 months)
- Evidence you can sustain and grow what you've built
- A compelling vision for the future
GrantCompass drafts the Hey Helen Grant application from your own answers. You answer five short questions about your business and we write all four answers around what the judges look for, to fit the form. We use only what you tell us: nothing is invented, and anything a stronger answer needs is left as a marked blank for you to fill. The preview is free with no card. The full draft is $9, refunded in full within 7 days if it doesn’t make your application stronger. You review it and submit it yourself; GrantCompass is independent and not affiliated with Hey Helen. Start a free draft on this page (grantcompass.co/grants/hey-helen-grant), or read how the drafting works.
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Unrestricted use for operations, growth, marketing, hiring, or infrastructure
Ineligible expenses
- See official program guidance
How to apply
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Review eligibility
Confirm the business is at least 50% women-owned, U.S.-registered, and under $1M annual revenue.
~0.25 hrs
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Complete entry form
Answer short questions and four long-form response questions.
~1.5 hrs
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Pay $15 administrative fee
Submit the non-refundable $15 application fee.
~0.25 hrs
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Submit by monthly deadline
Submit by the last day of the month at 11:59pm ET. One application is considered for 12 monthly rounds.
~0.25 hrs
Pre-revenue businesses are explicitly welcome. Focus the long-form responses on mission, impact, and how the $10,000 will move the business forward.
Deadline & timing
Rounds close on the last day of each month at 11:59pm ET, and one application stays on file for 12 monthly rounds. Winners are announced monthly starting mid-October 2026.
Deadline: October 31, 2026 — put it in your calendar before you close this tab.
Includes reminders one week and one day before. Verify on the official program page — funders move dates.
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Required documents
- $15 non-refundable application fee
- Business registration details
- U.S. business bank account information for ACH disbursement
- Written responses about business, mission, and use of funds
Hey Helen Grant compared with 11 other microgrants women founders apply to
Business Freedom Grant, Coach K Legacy Grant, Galaxy Grant and IFundWomen grants cost $0 to enter. Amber Grant, HerRise MicroGrant, Hey Helen Grant, SecretSoS Grant, The Hustle Grant and YippityDoo Big Idea Grant each charge $15, Freed Fellowship charges $19 and Women Founders Grant charges $25 per entry. Amber Grant and Hey Helen Grant pay the largest monthly award, $10,000; Coach K Legacy Grant is the only monthly award in this table with no entry fee.
| Program | Award | Entry fee | Cadence | Next close | Who it is for |
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| Coach K Legacy Grant · review | $1,000 | $0 | Monthly | Aspiring and existing business owners | |
| Amber Grant · review | $10,000 (3 a month) + $50,000 year-end | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned businesses, US and Canada | |
| Freed Fellowship · review | $500 + $2,500 year-end | $19 | Monthly | Any US small business; women encouraged | |
| Galaxy Grant · review | $2,500 | $0 | About quarterly | Women and minority business owners | |
| HerRise MicroGrant · review | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned, under $1M revenue | |
| Hey Helen Grant (this page) | $10,000 | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned, under $1M revenue | |
| Women Founders Grant · review | $5,000 | $25 | Rolling, posted deadlines | Women founders, any stage | |
| YippityDoo Big Idea Grant | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned, idea stage welcome | |
| Business Freedom Grant | $1,000 | $0 | Review rounds | Any founder, any stage | |
| SecretSoS Grant | $2,500 | $15 | Quarterly | Women/veteran/minority-owned or loan-denied, 21+ | |
| IFundWomen grants · review | $10,000–$25,000 (by sponsor) | $0 | Rolling | Rolling, by sponsor | Women-owned for-profit businesses |
| The Hustle Grant | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Monthly; cutoff by newsletter | Women-owned businesses and ideas |
Table updated October 11, 2026 from the GrantCompass catalog. Entry fees are verified against each funder’s published rules; confirm the date on the funder’s own page before you apply.
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