Event Sponsorship

PFund Foundation offers event sponsorships for events, gatherings, conferences, and convenings serving a primarily LGBTQ+ audience.

  • Sponsorship applications are open year round January - December.

  • Applications are reviewed on the first workday of each month.

  • After being chosen to receive sponsorship funds, payment processing typically takes 8 weeks.

  • PFund reviews applications for events submitted at least 60 days prior to the event date.

Program Timeline

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.).

  • Organizations can only receive one grant per calendar year. If your organization applies, but is not awarded a grant, you may apply for subsequent grant rounds as long as your event date is still 60-days out.

  • All sponsorship requests must be submitted using Submittable.

  • PFund Foundation does not provide funding for events that have already passed, or that will happen before the anticipated payment date. Makes sure to apply at least 60-days before your event.

  • 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.

  • If you have any questions regarding sponsorship requests, please send an email to info@pfundfoundation.org.

Event Sponsorships are made possible by individual donors like you!

Impact

In 2024, PFund awarded $50,000 to more than 50 queer events across the Upper Midwest.

2024 Sponsorship Recipients

Event Spotlight:

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.