PRISM Fund
PRISM (Promoting Rural Interconnections for Sexual Minorities) grants support rural LGBTQ+ organizations from across PFund’s five-state service area.
For the inaugural round of PRISM grants in 2022, PFund awarded $125,000 to 17 rural-serving queer organizations from across the Upper Midwest. In 2023, PFund was able to expand its PRISM grantmaking and awarded $260,000 in capacity-building grants to 21 queer organizations across our five-state service area. Applications for the next round of PRISM grants will open in summer of 2024.
To apply for a PRISM grant, groups must meet the following qualifications:
Organizations must be based in a rural community or serve rural populations (defined as small and mid-sized towns under 50,000 people).
Registered as 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with the IRS. Informal groups with a nonprofit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor are also eligible to apply.
An informational webinar was held in mid-August to go over eligibility and application requirements. Click here to see the video recording of the webinar.
Am I Eligible to Apply?
PRISM grants are made possible through the major support provided by the Northwest Area Foundation.
Grantee profile: LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin
The LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin is one of PFund’s 2022 PRISM grantees. Learn more about the work the center is doing in rural Wisconsin by reading the organization’s grantee profile.