Building Equity with LGBTQ+ Communities since 1987.
PFund Foundation strengthens LGBTQ+ communities across the Upper Midwest through strategic grantmaking, scholarships, leadership development, and inspiring giving.


Together, we fund the full LGBTQ+ experience.
Give to the Max is Minnesota’s annual celebration of generosity and all of the ways nonprofits and schools improve our lives. What started as a one-time fundraising campaign in 2009 has grown into an annual giving holiday, raising millions for Minnesota-based organizations!
For almost 40 years, PFund has been your community foundation, providing funding that keeps our LGBTQ+ businesses, organizations, and students, thriving across Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. This Give to the Max, you can ensure that your philanthropy, at any amount, supports our communities holistically—LGBTQ+ housing, advocacy, transportation, education, healthcare, the arts, and everything in between.
Our Impact by the Numbers
$15M+
Total grants awarded
since 1987
500+
Organizations and
individuals funded
5 States
Across the Upper
Midwest region
Funding Opportunities
Scholarships
PFund provides scholarships to LGBTQ+ learners from the Upper Midwest at all stages of their education.
Nonprofit Grants
PFund Nonprofit Grants are used to support the LGBTQ+ community of the upper midwest, including local nonprofits, events, and those experiencing emergent or ongoing crises.
Business Grants
PFund provides small business grants and loans, continued business education and networking to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and small business owners.