Prize Guidelines & Rules

Prize Pool Eligibility

To participate in Give OUT Day, your organization must confirm your eligibility by completing the Give OUT Day registration form. Registration for Give OUT Day 2026 closes on May 14, 2 pm ET. The following organizations are eligible:

• An LGBTQ-primary incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit that includes the LGBTQ community in its mission, whose staff and board leadership are primarily LGBTQ, and which primarily serves LGBTQ people.
• A fiscally sponsored organization or project (including artists or filmmakers) serving the LGBTQ community, that receives monies via an incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• A program exclusively serving the LGBTQ community housed within an incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a broader mission. (e.g., an LGBTQ student center housed in a university or an LGBTQ outreach program at a non-LGBTQ-specific community services organization)
• A PFLAG, GSA, or GLSEN chapter.

Government agencies, private non-operating foundations, for-profit companies, and individuals are not eligible to participate in Give OUT Day.

Organizations must certify that they are registered with their state Secretary of State to conduct charitable solicitation. GiveMN, the host of Give OUT Day, will determine final approval for eligible participation.

GiveMN reserves the right to change the filter categories selected by organizations that participate in Give OUT Day.

Note: GiveMN, host of Give OUT Day, can modify any restrictions or conditions if, in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community. As such, GiveMN reserves the right to deny or condition the distribution of prize grants if, in the judgment of its Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes necessary.