# Caravanserai

To facilitate the ability of individuals from marginalized and under-resourced communities to launch for-profit and nonprofit organizations, generating financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** Caravanserai
- **Legal name:** CARAVANSERAI PROJECT
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 81-2497638
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Palm Springs, California
- **Primary cause:** Economic & Workforce Development
- **IRS classification:** NTEE Q30 — Community
- **Cause confirmed by:** CV Giving Day review against the organization's own description
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://caravanseraiproject.org
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/caravanseraiproject

## About Caravanserai

To facilitate the ability of individuals from marginalized and under-resourced communities to launch for-profit and nonprofit organizations, generating financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change. Founded in 2016, Caravanserai facilitates the ability of individuals from marginalized, under-resourced communities to launch for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations that generate financial security, economic mobility, and systemic change.

Our rigorously structured process provides entrepreneurs who face discrimination and barriers - racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, economic, cultural, and/or linguistic - with access to culturally respectful mentorship, needed resources, and a supportive, creative network of peers.

Our programs are free and accessible to all. We can also customize and/or develop new programs to meet client requirements.
Testimonials
"We came to SEED Lab with the excitement to simply share our Mexican/ Aztec culture and traditions as a way of life. We didn't know that our work in the community was creating an impact and helping folks. SEED Lab has truly impacted our work and our lives. They have been key in our continuing growth as entrepreneurs. We are thankful for the mentorship and for providing access to the many resources. with the excitement to simply share our Mexican/ Aztec culture and traditions as a way of life. " - Gabriela and Claudia Armenta, Danza Azteca Citlaltonac, Founders | SEED Lab Fellows

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/caravanserai/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)