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What We Fund
The HIP Funders’ Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities is a regranting initiative that provides capacity-building grants to small-to-medium sized Latino nonprofits. “Small-to-medium-sized” is defined as any organization with less than $2 million in annual operating budget. It is important to note that the $2 million cap is set for operating budgets only. Nonprofits can have assets greater than that which are considered exclusive from operating budgets.
Grantee organizations must be public tax exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, although some sites allow for organizations that are fiscally sponsored. This latitude is determined on a site-by-site basis, so check with the HIP staff person in your site if you have a question. For sites that allow fiscally sponsored organizations, the fiscal agent itself does not have to meet the leadership or mission criteria for “Latino-led,” but the group that is being sponsored does.
Grantee organizations must be “Latino-led,” which means they must meet at least one criterion under “leadership” and at least one criterion under “mission” below:
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A majority of Board members are Latino. |
A majority of the people directly served by the agency are Latino.
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A majority of the agency’s senior management are Latino. |
The mission statement specifically targets Latinos/Hispanics or a Latino subgroup(s)
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The agency’s executive director is Latino.
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Current Sites
The Funders' Collaborative currently has active sites in the following locations: Argentina, Arizona, Chicago, Colorado, Connecticut, Dominican Republic, Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Mexico, New Mexico, New York/New Jersey, North Carolina, Northern California/Central Valley, Philadelphia, Southern California, South Florida, Southeast Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, and Washington, D.C.
How to Apply
Currently Funders' Collaborative grants are only awarded in the 18 existing sites. The application process varies from site to site, but no site accepts unsolicited applications.
To sign up to receive information about future grant rounds in your region, please click here.
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