South Bend Awesome Fund

The South Bend Awesome Fund is a chapter of the Awesome Foundation that awards small grants to people, ideas, businesses, and causes intended to improve the South Bend area. The chapter awards three $1,000 grants at each quarterly meeting. Finalists are selected one week prior to the meeting and give a five-minute presentation; chapter members vote to choose recipients. Applications are accepted continuously and considered on a quarterly basis.

Selection as one of three recipients receives a $1,000 grant. the chapter may publish information about finalists and recipients.

Open to people, ideas, businesses, and causes that will make the South Bend area more "Awesome"; finalists must present a five-minute pitch at the quarterly meeting. Applications are accepted continuously and may be resubmitted if not awarded.

Submit an application via the Awesome Foundation submissions form (chapter-specific apply link). Finalists are selected one week prior to the quarterly meeting and must give a five-minute presentation; chapter members vote to award grants.