The LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi’s (the Fund) Small Grants Program, which receives resources from a fund held at the Community Foundation for Mississippi, supports efforts aligned with the vision, mission, and beliefs defined by the Advisory Board of the Fund.
Donor Name: LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi
State: Mississippi
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/02/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding is available to support planning, research, and general operations that address priority needs of LGBTQ Mississippians as they strive to live safely, openly and without alienation, isolation, prejudice and/or discrimination.
Grant Types
- Planning
- Purpose: Develop a sound, strategic approach to an opportunity/challenge.
- Examples: Needs assessments, vision/mission/values development, community conversations to inform mission/strategies/programs, strategic planning efforts, fundraising plan development, organizational development assessments.
- General Operations
- Purpose: Support the creation of an organization, general operations, and/or capacity building.
- Examples: Creation of a new 501c3 organization; attorney and/or accounting fees related to organizational start-up; leadership, staff, and volunteer recruitment, training, and/or retention efforts; organizational development assessment and technical assistance; communications, branding, and/or public relations assessment and plan development; evaluation; technology needs/support; collaboration leadership/participation; general program operating expenses.
- Research
- Purpose: Support research project(s) that address a priority identified in the statewide needs assessment.
- Examples: Research to enhance understanding and knowledge that contribute to the well-being of Mississippi’s LGBTQ citizens.
- Research
- Purpose: Support research project(s) that address a priority identified in the statewide needs assessment.
- Examples: Research to enhance understanding and knowledge that contribute to the well-being of Mississippi’s LGBTQ citizens.
Funding Information
- An organization can apply for more than one planning grant in a 12-month period by requesting an amendment to the original planning grant, but the total amount received cannot exceed $5,000.
- An organization may submit one or more proposals for general operating funds, but the total amount requested cannot exceed $15,000 in a 12-month period.
- An organization may submit one or more proposals for research, but the totals amount requested cannot exceed $10,000 in a 12-month period.
Geographic Areas
Applicants must be in Mississippi or provide services that have a positive direct impact on Mississippi’s LGBTQ population.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for grants from the LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi include the
- Nonprofit organizations with current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code and in compliance with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s charity registration, fee payment, audit (if required), and reporting requirements.
- Units of local government (including schools, school districts, public-private partnerships, and quasi-governmental entities).
- Research centers (independent and those associated with universities).
- Public and private institutions of higher learning.
- Federally recognized Indian tribes.
For more information, visit LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi.
