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20Fathoms develops, educates, and connects entrepreneurs and technology start-ups with the resources necessary to build thriving businesses and establish the Grand Traverse Region as their year-round home. We are a nonprofit organization and we rely on the support of our community to help us do this work.

The 20Fathoms Vision Fund is our philanthropic initiative that enhances programs and services to promote the future of tech entrepreneurship in the Grand Traverse Region. Your donation helps aspiring tech entrepreneurs, current tech professionals and community members interested in tech to learn and grow. 

Together, we are mobilizing tech and entrepreneurship to create year-round and high-value jobs, an engaged workforce, and thriving families in our community for generations to come. View our Impact Report (pdf) to learn more.

The Traverse City Center of Entrepreneurship, d.b.a. 20Fathoms, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Following the successful conclusion in early 2023 of our federal grant awarded in 2019, 20Fathoms has been invited to apply for the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build to Scale grant. The grant requires a 1:1 community match for the next three years, which means:

We need you! Every dollar you donate will enable us to leverage an additional dollar from the grant program, up to $2 million.

Your support will help ensure our region’s capacity to implement ecosystems to support startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators who are growing technology-driven businesses, creating year-round, high-value jobs, and supporting thriving families.