Educating Founders.
Building Communities.
Azgari Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entrepreneurship-education and workforce-development organization serving out-of-school youth, aging-out foster youth, justice-involved young adults, and low-income veterans. Our current program delivers a 24-week online entrepreneurship education curriculum with scholarship support. As funding permits, the Foundation is developing transitional-housing programs that pair residential stability with basic-needs support, training stipends, and post-program job-placement and micro-enterprise seed grants — to expand economic mobility and create jobs in underserved communities.
Our Current Program
Strictly current activities — delivered online, on scholarship, to early cohorts since January 2026.
24-Week Online Curriculum
A structured educational program covering business model selection, compliance, branding, operations, sales, and funding readiness — delivered remotely from anywhere in the U.S.
Scholarship-Only Access
Every current participant attends through a Foundation scholarship. There is no paid enrollment on azgari.org; fee-based programming is operated separately at the commercial sister site, azgari.com.
Founded January 2026
The Foundation is newly incorporated. As of April 2026, eight participants have been awarded scholarships. Outcome data is collected continuously and will be published as cohorts complete the program.
Communities We Serve
The Foundation's scholarships and planned programming are directed to young adults facing real barriers to economic mobility.
Out-of-School Youth
Ages 16–24 who are not in school and are working toward economic self-sufficiency.
Aging-Out Foster Youth
Ages 18–24 transitioning out of the foster care system.
Justice-Involved Young Adults
Ages 18–24 reentering their communities after involvement with the justice system.
Low-Income Veterans
Military members transitioning to civilian careers, including those facing housing instability.
What the Foundation Is Working Toward
The programs below are part of the Foundation's planned expansion. Each is contingent on securing government grants, foundation awards, and capital-campaign funding. None of these programs are operating today.
Transitional Housing Program
Planned residential component pairing stable housing with the entrepreneurship curriculum for participants without stable housing. Modeled on programs like YouthBuild and Chafee-funded transitional housing for foster youth.
Basic-Needs & Training Stipends
Planned living-expense stipends for residential participants so they can focus on the curriculum without income pressure during training.
Self-Sustaining Campus
Longer-term vision for a campus with vertical-farming infrastructure, renewable energy, and on-site workforce-development facilities — contingent on capital grants, LIHTC, and USDA/HUD housing-capital awards.
Post-Program Seed Grants
Planned micro-enterprise seed grants for graduates pursuing self-employment, structured as an approved workforce outcome in alignment with federal workforce-development programs.
Planned programs are not operating today. Estimated timelines will be published as funding is secured.
Impact Through Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship education, workforce development & economic mobility for out-of-school youth, aging-out foster youth, justice-involved young adults, and low-income veterans.
Azgari Lipshy
Azgari Lipshy founded the Azgari Foundation in January 2026 to expand access to entrepreneurship education for communities historically excluded from business-ownership pathways.
After two decades operating service businesses, she structured the Foundation around a charitable educational mission — prioritizing scholarship-supported training for out-of-school youth, aging-out foster youth, justice-involved young adults, and low-income veterans.
Azgari leads the Foundation's online curriculum and mentor network, and is actively working to secure the grant funding needed to launch the Foundation's planned transitional-housing and residential-training programs.
Our Commitment to Transparency
Honest disclosures about where the Foundation is, what it operates today, and what it plans to operate as funding is secured.
Support the Foundation's Mission
Apply for a scholarship, access free community education, or contact the Foundation to learn how to support entrepreneurship education in underserved communities.
Individual results vary based on effort, market conditions, and capital. Azgari Foundation does not guarantee any specific level of income or business success.