Want to throw a community baby shower to help the new and expecting parents in your neighborhood? Borough President Reynoso wants to help!

The Borough President’s Community Baby Shower Fund offers Brooklyn nonprofits the opportunity to request up to $5,000 in reimbursed funding from the Community Baby Shower Fund for non-personnel expenses.

No Brooklynite should have to experience the joys and anxieties of pregnancy and parenthood alone, and community baby showers offer a powerful venue for neighbors to come together in celebration and in support of one another.

Interested? Learn more:

Overview

Borough President Reynoso will provide up to $5,000 in matching funds, provided on a reimbursement basis, to support the cost of non-personnel expenses associated with the community baby shower.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the Community Baby Shower Fund, applicants must:

• Have a current 501(c)3 status.
• Be able to match requested funding amount by submitting a description of where matching funds are coming from, whether internal to the organization, in-kind sponsorship, etc.
• Have a history of service in at least one of the initiative’s target neighborhoods.
• Have a history of serving prenatal and postnatal/postpartum individuals and their families.
• Have a history of planning community baby showers or similar resource events.
• Host their event between July 31, 2024, and May 30, 2025.

Priority Neighborhoods

Borough President Reynoso will prioritize funding to applicants holding community baby showers in neighborhoods with historically high maternal mortality and morbidity rates, including:

Important Information

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are no longer available.
• Submission of an application does not guarantee funding.
• All funding is issued on a reimbursement basis.

Community Baby Shower Guide

Borough President Reynoso offers a guide on how to host a community baby shower, which includes ideas for activities, step-by-step planning suggestions, best practices, as well as helpful templates. You can find the Borough President’s Community Baby Shower Guide down below.

How to Apply

1. Submit your application via the Community Baby Shower Fund request form: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Community Baby Shower Funding Application (office.com)
2. Submit these three documents to [email protected] with the subject line “Community Baby Shower Fund.”
   1. 501(c)3 Letter of Determination.
   2. Most recent Form 990 or financial statement.
   3. Project budget.