The Tory Burch Foundation will honor Anna Wintour with the Iconic Founder Award at its second annual Founders Breakfast at The Pierre hotel on April 30.
Wintour will be recognized for her impact on media, business and philanthropic work.
“Anna was the first to recognize fashion’s ability to transform culture and create long-term positive change,” Tory Burch said. “Through her visionary, fearless leadership she continues to shape what is possible for women and the future of business.”
The breakfast will also spotlight outstanding women entrepreneurs from the foundation’s Fellows Program, which has provided $2 million in grants to more than 380 women, along with business education, mentorship and low-interest loans that help women-led businesses scale.
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Burch launched the foundation nearly two decades ago to increase women’s economic power through entrepreneurship. Since its founding, the organization has grown into a leading resource for women entrepreneurs, providing coaching, education and business advisory networks. Entrepreneurs who participate in the foundation’s programming stay in business longer, are more likely to surpass $1 million in annual revenue, and secure funding at higher rates than their peers.
The Capital program, powered by Bank of America, has distributed $100 million in low-interest loans to 5,600 women entrepreneurs, and annually, the foundation provides online education to more than 650,000 people.
“Even in moments of economic uncertainty, women entrepreneurs are building businesses that create opportunity and drive growth,” said Tiffany Duff, president of the Tory Burch Foundation. “The foundation exists to ensure those founders have the support they need to build companies that endure.”
Last year’s inaugural Founders Breakfast honored Martha Stewart and revealed the foundation’s goal to unlock $1 billion in economic power for women entrepreneurs by 2030. To reach that goal, the foundation will expand its Fellows Program to help more women build businesses that endure.
