The Equity Fund program provides grant dollars, continued business education and networking to LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs with an emphasis on BIPOC LGBTQ+ small business owners.
Donor Name: PFund Foundation
State: Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/22/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This program invests in queer entrepreneurs and small businesses from across the Upper Midwest, with a particular focus on queer entrepreneurs of color and queer-owned businesses in rural areas.
Funding Information
Grants ranging from $5,000 up to $30,000 to be used to support building small business capacity and developing queer entrepreneurship across the region.
Eligibility Criteria
Grant-seekers must meet all of the following criteria to apply:
- You identify as LGBTQ+
- If your business is located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa or Wisconsin you must also identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.
- Your business has been in operation for at least one year.
- The annual gross revenue of your business for your most recently completed fiscal year was $250,000 or less.
- Your business has 20 or fewer employees.
- If awarded a grant, you must agree to the following conditions:
- You agree to only use grant funds for the business purposes outlined in your proposal. Personal uses of funds are not allowed.
- You agree to provide PFund Foundation with the paperwork necessary to process grant payments (signed grant agreement, IRS W9 form, and your business’s logo).
- You agree to complete an online survey and produce a report on how you used grant funds at the conclusion of the grant period (due in spring 2025).
- You agree to attend 80% of the cohort meetings over the course of the program.
For more information, visit PFund Foundation.
