The Contigo Fund is seeking applications for the 2024-2025 Movement and Power Building Grants.
Donor Name: Contigo Fund
State: Florida
County: Lake County (FL), Orange County (FL), Polk County (FL), Seminole County (FL), Volusia County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Contigo Fund’s Theory of Change:
- Through shaping a system that brings those pushed farthest to the margins of society closest to the center,
- Opens doors of opportunity to those historically marginalized from power into positions of decision-making leadership,
- Meets the unique needs of those most impacted by inequalities and inequities with cultural competence, humility, and compassion,
- Where every individual has a role and no community is disposable, they ultimately catalyze an intersectional movement and build a social justice ecosystem that can include and support everyone.
To advance its mission, Contigo Fund will fund organizations to do several types of activities. Organizations may apply for support for one or more of the following:
- Healing and Empowerment
- Advancing Racial Equity and Justice
- Leadership Development
- Bridge-Building
- Racial, Economic, and Gender Justice-focused
- Safety and Security
Funding Information
- Grants for this annual cycle can be made up to a maximum of $75,000 and limited to one application per organization (joint applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis); and
- Applicants can apply for a 12-month grant up to the maximum and must demonstrate how a proposal would be accomplished in that period for the amount requested.
Eligibility Criteria
Contigo Fund seeks proposals for efforts based in Orlando and across Central Florida supporting Pulse-affected and LGBTQ+ communities historically marginalized by society from equal opportunity & power:
- Proposals welcomed by existing and emerging leaders, groups, organizations, and coalitions should help grow and sustain capacity and forward movement to empower LGBTQ+ people living at the intersection of marginalized identities, particularly Black and Latinx individuals, immigrants, and other communities of color.
- Must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Groups do not need 501(c)(3) tax exempt status to apply. Those lacking 501(c)(3) status can apply as being fiscally sponsored under the auspices of an established 501(c)(3). Fiscally sponsored groups are required to submit a fiscal sponsorship agreement outlining the roles of both the fiscal sponsor and the fiscally sponsored group and signed by representatives of both parties. If your group does not yet have a fiscal sponsor, contact the Foundation Manager for assistance connecting with potential sponsors.
- Fiscally sponsored groups need to have an oversight and accountability structure in place or develop a plan for such a structure before receiving a grant. The oversight and accountability structure for the group can be a Community Steering or Advisory Committee of local community members that reflects the community the group seeks to support, setting the group’s vision and guiding its work like a board of directors. Please note the group’s oversight and accountability structure is separate from the fiscal sponsor’s governance structure. The community steering / advisory committee informs the group’s work in alignment with the group’s mission and provides oversight of the group’s financial health and executive leadership. The oversight and accountability structure in place – or plan to develop one – must include an outline of the committee’s roles and responsibilities, including how the committee will provide oversight of the group’s executive leadership/staff.
- Very strong preference will be given to organizations with less than $1 million in expenses.
- Regardless of their structure or age, the applicant’s proposal should be able to demonstrate their alignment with the values of Contigo and potential for advancing its vision and theory of change.
- Preference is given to projects and programs that respond to a distinct unmet need in the target communities and employ medium-term to long-term solutions.
- Applicants must be a part of a capacity-building program / learning community and will be asked to participate with other community leaders, including convenings, leadership and organizational development training, and peer learning opportunities. Contigo will cover training costs, and the applicant core staff and board or advisory committee members should be prepared to devote appropriate time and thought to participate actively in these opportunities.
Grants will not be awarded to:
- Efforts outside of Central Florida;
- For charity, direct cash assistance, or individual scholarships;
- 501(c)4;
- Efforts led by other philanthropic grantmaking institutions or for the purpose of re-granting;
- Health service organizations (including those that operate pharmacies) with revenue generated from the 340B drug program that do not reinvest 100% of that revenue into community programs for and led by impacted communities; and
- Sponsorships for conferences, fundraisers, or other annual or one-time events
For more information, visit Contigo Fund.
