Announcing 2022 Equity Fund Grantees
PFund Foundation is pleased to announce its newest round of Equity Fund grant recipients.
The Equity Fund for Queer Entrepreneurs of Color (originally known as the Twin Cities Queer BIPOC Business Capacity Fund) was created in 2020 in direct response to the dire economic circumstances created by COVID-19 and the civil unrest and burning of Lake Street following the murder of George Floyd by the police. These funds help Minneapolis queer small business owners of color with flexible cash assistance and remote business capacity training resources.
The 2022 cohort of Equity Fund grantees is composed of 15 small business owners. Grants ranged from $5,000 - $20,000. A total of $105,000 in grants funds were distributed to the following queer small business owners of color:
Cecilia Adams — The Diversity Institute/Stanton Adams Consulting
Nadine Ashby — Doula4All
Tanya Brown — Vibrant Life Therapy, LLC
Michelle Caster-Cyprian — Southern Heights
Belo Miguel Cipriani — Oleb Media LLC
Felix Foster — Lexicon Consulting
Candida Gonzalez — Las Ranas Jewelry
Tyler Grant — Body of the Earth Massage & Wellness
Jamie Grays — The Little Wedding Company LLC
Mykela Jackson — Keikosx: Alkaline Bodega & Herbs
Britt Jackson — Metro Midwifery
Deja Joelle — The Melanated Remedy
Bijoux Jackson — Bijoux’s Bedroom
Jaedyn Spicer — Skin That Really Matters
Alfonso Wenker — Team Dynamics LLC
For more information about the Equity Fund, please click here.