Boost Your Business
Apply now for the $35,000 JLH Fund Grant
Recipients will receive $17,500 in direct unrestrictive grant funding.
In addition, the JLH Social Impact Fund will match dollar for dollar $17,500 of what each grantee crowdfunds during a FundBlackFounders campaign.
Be bold. Apply.
Watch the JLH team members share an overview of the JLH Fund program, walk you through the application process, and answer frequently asked questions.
About the Fund
The Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund (JLH Fund) is offering a fourth round of funding to underserved Black-owned businesses and nonprofits.
Here’s How it Works
The JLH Social Impact Fund is more than just a grant.
Apply
Each applicant must complete the application and meet the criteria to qualify for the JLH social Impact fund.
Train
If selected for the program your organization will receive training and coaching to help maximize your funding opportunity.
Grow
Coaching and mentorship will be provided to help your organization reach its goals.
Eligibility
Funding Application Criteria:
Black-owned small businesses (with a max of 250 employees)
Black-led, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations
Founder(s) must be 21+, identify as Black/African American, and own at least 51% of the total entity.
Priority Cities: Special attention will be paid to applicants from the following cities.
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
New Orleans
The JLH Experience
As a JLH Fund grantee, you will receive unrestricted grant funding and unparalleled coaching resources; but you will also be uplifted by Kinship and Community.
A key pillar of the JLH Social Impact Fund is building a community of support. As a grantee, you will have access through FundBlackFounders and The Kinship Advisors additional opportunities to grow as a person, grow your business and build together.
Watch the JLH team members share an overview of the JLH Fund program, walk you through the application process, and answer frequently asked questions.
Annual Family Reunions hosted by Jrue and Lauren in LA, New Orleans, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis.
Amplification through inclusion in our media releases, referrals to media outlets, and features in storytelling opportunities about the JLH Social Impact Fund.
Community Conversations that bring together community leaders and key stakeholders to support the initiatives, causes, and areas of opportunity for JLH grantees.
Strategy Sessions for Paying it Forward and increasing visibility in the community, including grassroots organizing to connect grantees and strategize.
Partnership Opportunities with financial literacy and accounting partners, software and technology partners, consumer product collaborations, and other brands that complement JLH grantees and their goals.
Bespoke Coaching and Contacts for marketing, PR, and partnerships, and strategic planning as needed.
A 14-week virtual crowdfunding sprint coaching program powered by FundBlackFounders that prepares you to run a successful crowdfunding campaign.
For-Profit Business Application
For-Profit Organization Application
Application Deadline April 9, 2023
Accepted Grantees Notified: Mid-May
First Class Starts: Week of June 4th
Crowdfunding Campaigns Go Live: Late September
Final Class Ends: Week of November 12th
Nonprofit Organization Application
Nonprofit Organization Application
Application Deadline April 9, 2023
Accepted Grantees Notified: Mid-May
First Class Starts: Week of June 4th
Crowdfunding Campaigns Go Live: Late September
Final Class Ends: Week of November 12th
Business Owners & Nonprofit Leaders Like You
Move Ya Brass
“Stay the course. You are not alone in this uphill journey. Stay true to your mission and keep sharing your story. Eventually, others will hear your call and help.”
-Robin Barnes
Compton Vegan
“The JLH Fund grant helped me to secure a food truck and continue to remain in business and served Compton and surrounding cities labeled as food desserts and swamps with plant-based dishes.”
-Lemel Durrah
Chloe and Maud Foundation
“Our work is vital to ensuring a brighter future for our youth. Keep going even when it gets hard, remember why you started!”
- Maud Arnold
Pucker Up Lemonade Company
“The JLH Fund has equipped us with the necessary funding to survive the global pandemic, upgrade equipment, and employ 4 part-time employees. Additionally, the grant has also assisted us to fund the build-out of our Pucker Up Lemonade Truck, which is near completion.”
-Karneisha Christian-Stewart
The Variety Group Inc.
“Keep God first and never let any situation get in the way of your dreams, the universe conspires to help you and JLH helped me!”
-Marquell Byrd
The Blue Flamingo Sports Bar & Grill
“The funds were a tremendous help for my business, because of this grant we were able to retain all of our employees. The grant allowed us to restock our inventory and catch up on bills. We are very grateful for the JLH Fund Grant.”
- Joshua Rounds
“Starting the JLH Fund is probably my biggest accomplishment to date. “
-Jrue Holiday
JLH Fund: A Closer Look
Lives and local businesses across the nation continue to be affected in unfathomable ways, due to the uprisings of the global pandemic and the epidemic of racial and social injustices.
In July of 2020, New Orleans Pelicans player, Jrue Holiday, and his wife Lauren boldly pledged the remainder of Jrue’s 2020 NBA salary as a progressive step toward combating systemic racism and socioeconomic inequality that continues to prevent Black communities from upward mobility.
Jrue and Lauren Holiday have since continued to support local Black-led non-profit organizations, city-wide initiatives that seek to bring about equitable outcomes for Black and Brown communities, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) of higher education in New Orleans, the Los Angeles area, and Indianapolis.
Jrue and Lauren chose to focus the majority of their support on the three cities they have personal and heartfelt connections to—Los Angeles, Jrue’s native hometown area and both his and Lauren’s UCLA college town; Indianapolis, Lauren’s hometown; and New Orleans, the city of the Pelicans and the place they now call home.
In hopes of quickly forging a united front and also encouraging other gifts, Jrue and Lauren have already partnered with local organizations and leaders, including Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, Mayor Aja Brown of Compton, Mayor Joe Hogsett of Indianapolis, The New Orleans Business Alliance, 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, and others dedicated to make donations and awards.
