The mission of the Gamma Mu Foundation is to make a positive difference in the lives of the LGBT community, primarily in rural and other underserved populations of the United States.
The Foundation’s vision is the creation of an environment that promotes health, acceptance, and pride in the LGBT community and a more accepting and inclusive environment for people regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Grants are awarded in the following program areas:
- HIV/AIDS Services
The focus is on services and programs benefiting individuals, caregivers, and families directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, including HIV prevention and education programs.
- Community Services
The focus is on services and programs that support LGBTQ sub-populations, e.g., youth, seniors, victims of domestic abuse, etc.
- Research and Public Education
The focus is on services and programs aimed at helping to make the world a more hospitable place for people regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Foundation allocates resources in support of the following major goals:
- ensuring the ongoing support of LGBT health and social service organizations;
- enhancing the community through support of projects identifying the Foundation as a source of support for the LGBT community;
- increasing the grantee’s organizational capacity and resources to assure continued program viability after Foundation support terminates; and,
- giving priority consideration to proposals that provide services in rural and/or underserved settings.
Grants are generally tied specifically to a new or ongoing project within the recipient organization. The Foundation does not consider it a priority to provide awards for general operating funds regardless of the worthiness of the organization’s mission.
Grants are not provided to/for:
- capital campaigns;
- physical facilities;
- endowment or annual fund drives;
- political or lobbying activities;
- religious activities; or,
- payroll except for salaries directly related to the project for which funding is being provided.
Note: The Foundation also provides scholarships to gay men who want to further their education at a college, university, or vocational or professional training program.
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