Organization · Grant Maker
Maude's Ventures
Maude's Ventures, an initiative by The Ferry Foundations, focuses on improving care for individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer's through a nationwide grant competition that awards seed funding.
Overview
What Maude's Ventures does
What Maude's Ventures is
Maude's Ventures, an initiative by The Ferry Foundations, focuses on improving care for individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer's through a nationwide grant competition that awards seed funding.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports grantor capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Grant Maker
- Structured capabilities
- Grantor
- Last reviewed
- April 24, 2026
Official channels
Find Maude's Ventures elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Maude's Ventures as a grantor
Grant thesis
Maude's Ventures aims to improve the well-being of individuals living with dementia and their caregivers by investing in innovative solutions that enhance their quality of life.
Focus narrative
Maude's Ventures focuses on funding groundbreaking ideas that address the needs of the dementia community. They support both nonprofit and for-profit ventures, as well as individuals, in developing scalable and impactful solutions.
Value and support
Beyond funding, Maude's Ventures offers support and guidance to help grantees develop their ideas into scalable solutions that can significantly impact the dementia community.
Grant economics
- Grant range
- $2,500–$50,000
- Dilutive
- No
- Nonprofit only
- No
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
- Application cycle
- annual
- Next deadline
- July 31, 2026
Eligibility and fit
- Stages
- Seed
- Audience
- Students · Founders
- Sectors
- Healthcare
- Regions
- Global
Process and recipient context
Application process
Applicants can apply for funding through Maude's Ventures by submitting their innovative ideas aimed at improving dementia care. The organization encourages interested individuals to subscribe to their newsletter for updates on funding opportunities and application cycles.
Recipient context
Notable past grantees include Be Light Care, which provides personalized guidance and training for caregivers and professionals supporting individuals with dementia.
Common questions
What to know about Maude's Ventures
Upseed classifies Maude's Ventures under the Grant Maker organization type. Its current public profile includes grantor capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 24, 2026
Known limits
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