seed money

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As of mid-March, parents and guardians had signed up roughly four million children for the accounts, with more than 800,000 of them eligible for the $1,000 seed money, according to the Treasury Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The account balance is a mix of the $1,000 seed money and earnings, which are taxable, and the $90,000 parent after-tax contributions, so withdrawals are partly taxable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A dispute over reforms to an SBA program that funds startups has cut the flow of seed money to Southern California’s defense tech firms.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“Trump accounts,” which are investment accounts for children under age 18 that offer $1,000 in seed money for babies born between 2025 and 2028, also have received philanthropic contributions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

He gave a million dollars in seed money and hired an attorney to draw up papers for Partners in Health and its corresponding sister organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French