New Harvest Foundation
OVERVIEW: The New Harvest Foundation limits its LGBTQ funding to organizations located in or serving the South Central Wisconsin region.
IP TAKE: Wisconsin’s New Harvest Foundation is an important local ally in the LGBTQ space. Grantmaking is limited to Wisconsin, so other organizations should look elsewhere. In particular, grants support organizations providing services and enrichment to LGBTQ people, prioritizing the state’s South-Central region. This accessible foundation accepts applications via an online form for its three annual grantmaking cycles. Don’t hesitate to contact the foundation with questions prior to applying.
PROFILE: In 1984, a group of like-minded people established the New Harvest Foundation. It remains the only foundation in Dane County, Wisconsin that exclusively supports LGBTQ organizations. New Harvest funds a diverse range of issues that affect the LGBTQ community including arts and culture, community development, healthcare, public education, social change and human services.
Grants for LGBTQ
New Harvest broadly supports projects that empower LGBTQ communities and organizations working with at-risk LGBTQ groups including the homeless, transgender, gender nonconforming and LGBTQ youth. This broad grantmaking strategy seeks to meet the evolving demands of local LGBTQ needs.
The foundation’s grant program, which offers grants of $10,000, prioritizes groups that only serve the Wisconsin LGBTQ community. Grants only support projects with an anticipated duration of one year or less.
Past grantees include the Design Coalition, which received funding for its LGBTQ friendly co-housing project, and Outreach Inc., which received funding for several projects including its LGBTQ Seniors of Color engagement project and its Pride Parade.
Important Grant Details:
This funder made about $33,000 in a recent year, with the foundation’s average grant size was $2,500.
Grantmaking is limited to organizations providing services to LGBTQ communities in the state of Wisconsin.
New Harvest accepts grant applications via an online form for its three annual grantmaking cycles, with due dates on March 31, July 31 and November 31 each year.
General inquiries may be made via the foundation’s contact page.
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