Event Sponsorship
Please note our sponsorship application will re-open on Monday, April 22nd for the June 30th Grant Round
Queer community gatherings are powerful opportunities for LGBTQ+ people to authentically express themselves and foster belonging, empowerment, and resilience. PFund Foundation offers a limited number of event sponsorships for events, gatherings, conferences, and convenings serving a primarily LGBTQ+ audience. Sponsorship amounts typically range from $500 - $1,000 and organizations are limited to receiving one sponsorship per year.
Submitted sponsorship requests are reviewed by PFund staff on a quarterly basis, with four deadlines for review per year:
March 31 (Funds awarded by April 30).
June 30 (Funds awarded by July 31).
September 30 (Funds awarded by October 31).
December 31 (Funds awarded by January 31).
Drag queen story hour at the Raedial Book Fair, one the events sponsored in 2023 by PFund.
Am I Eligible to Apply?
To apply for event sponsorship, groups must meet the following qualifications:
Organizations must be a 501c3 nonprofit organization or fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit organization.
Organizations must primarily serve LGBTQ+ communities within PFund’s five-state service area of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the First Nations therein.
Organizations must be able to provide the following information as part of a sponsorship request: a summary of the event; description of how sponsorship funds will be used; the expected impact of the sponsored event; estimated number of people expected to attend the event; and any sponsorship benefits available to PFund (for example, logo placement on event materials, tabling space at the event, etc.).
PFund Foundation does not sponsor events held outside its five state service region, fundraisers hosted by an organization on behalf of a different organization, or events for political candidates or campaigns.
All sponsorship requests must be submitted using Submittable.
If you have any questions regarding sponsorship requests, please send an email to info@pfundfoundation.org.
Featured Event: QUEERSPACE Collective’s Youth Pride
Photo Credit: Jason Bucklin
In June 2022, PFund Foundation—in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Health—offered eight organizations grants to be able to safely gather during the pandemic. PFund awarded a total of eight Pride Grants, including one to QUEERSPACE Collective’s Youth Pride, which was held in St. Paul during Pride month.