Pay-It-Forward Grant | November 2021

Harlem Pilates is the one and only pilates studio in Harlem focusing on making health and wellness accessible to diverse communities. Living in Harlem for more than 7 years, Tiffany experienced the inconveniences of the "fitness desert" first-hand. ⁠Instead of waiting for studios and franchises to come to Harlem, Tiffany took matters into her own hands! 

Mygani is a lifestyle accessory brand that creates inspirational products for women and girls of color. Its product line features custom illustrations of black women with naturally curly hair with the main mission to empower black women and girls to be more confident.

Janina fell in love with baking and cake design at 14 years old and began making custom cakes for family and friends—accidently starting a business by the age of 15. Red Poppy Cakery is making celebrations sweeter by creating custom cakes and cupcakes, while facilitating in-person and virtual baking workshops.

Wekeza is on a mission to help create generational wealth and is dispelling the myth that understanding the stock market is only a skill of a select few. Sabrina and her team are democratizing access for all by purchasing whole and fractional shares in United States’ publicly traded companies—zero trading fees.