Artists' Television Access is an all-volunteer, artist-run, underground and experimental media arts gallery founded in 1984.

Artists’ Television Access is a San Francisco-based, artist-run, non-profit organization that cultivates and promotes culturally-aware, underground media and experimental art. We provide an accessible screening venue and gallery for the presentation of programmed and guest-curated screenings, exhibitions, performances, workshops and events. We believe in fostering a supportive community for the exhibition of innovative art and the exchange of non-conformist ideas.

Artists' Television Access

An SF Queer Theater Company, fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts

Eye Zen Presents illuminates and preserves hidden LGBTQ+ histories through interdisciplinary performance, archival activation, and intergenerational exchange. We create immersive public art rooted in place, memory, and accessibility that connects queer elders, artists, and audiences. Our practice pairs hands-on archival preservation with new creative works so that endangered legacies are safeguarded and shared as living culture. 


Eye Zen Presents

A community-supported independent library & artist workshop of printed material, fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts.

The Prelinger Library in San Francisco offers thousands of historical maps, zines, documents, books and other materials, all of which are available for artists to reference or reuse. Its collections serve activists, writers, musicians, composers, poets, novelists, journalists, and historians. The Library was established in 2004 and has served over ten thousand reserach visits. Its collections have supported the production of artists talks series, films, novels as well as open-ended explorations by people working across all media types. As a 100% community-supported project, the Library s free to pursue equity and justice, abolition and libration, and to serve the community as a trans- and queer-safe space and infoshop for survival and resistance. The Library puts hospitality first and offers sparkling water or tea to every visitor.

The collections also hold government-produced documents from eras when artists and writers were widely employed in their production, offering art and literature in unexpected places as well as roadmaps toward civil societies. With stacks materials ranging from eighteenth century documents to works produced this week, the room serves as a slip in spacetime within which a couple hundred years of human experience and experiments can be browsed. Library hosts represent a range of subject-matter expertises including public transportation, radio science, zine making, natural history, library science, book arts, moving image history and production, and nonfiction writing.

The Library also exists as an experiment in analog–digital hybridity. Its [stacks can be explored remotely here](https://prelingerlibrary.org/stacks/v2/) (please press the STARS button for maximum experience). Many items that have been digitized can be accessed through browsing Stacks Explorer, or directly at our portal at [Internet Archive,](https://archive.org/details/prelinger_library/v2&tab=collection) our longtime ally in the fight for free access to cultural materials.

The Library is currently open for drop-in visits three days a week in San Francisco. Please [visit our website](https://prelingerlibrary.org/home/) to check the current open hours when planning your visit. Information about artist residencies, more about the history of the Library, and information about the people behind the project can all be found on the website.

The Library's founders also operate a sibling organization in parallel, which is a film archives (Prelinger Archives). Moving image materials from the archives can be accessed through its [portal at Internet Archive here. ](https://archive.org/details/prelinger)

Prelinger Library

The Rivanna Area Queer Center provides a safe refuge for all LGBTQIA+ people 
in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties.

LGBTQIA+ people need spaces of our own where we can take refuge, build resilient communities, and organize for our collective liberation. RAQC provides a safe and loving home for the queer community in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. Programming at RAQC addresses multiple areas of need: support groups, peer counseling, and on-site mental health professionals contribute to the emotional wellbeing of our community. Classes and workshops on topics as diverse as screen printing, foraging, and self defense address our physical and creative needs. Social events like mixers, parties, and performances ensure that our region’s vibrant queer culture continues to flourish. In addition to our own programming, RAQC also serves as a safe and accessible space where all local queer organizations and individuals can host their own events.

Rivanna Area Queer Center (RAQC)

Give Us The Floor nurtures a safe online peer-led community specializing in support for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in distress.

*If you prefer to contribute by check, please mail to:*
*Give Us The Floor*
*943 Howard Street*
*San Francisco, CA 94103*

Give Us The Floor provides 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and allies in distress with the peer-positive human connection that they are too often missing. Through a safe, inclusive mobile app, youth ages 13 to 17 and young adults ages 18 to 24 can access peer support in a youth-only community, breaking the isolation and shame cycles they are experiencing. Trained youth facilitate the confidential group discussion spaces, and participants help each other with prevalent mental health and social issues such as depression, isolation, anxiety, identity, discrimination, family and school challenges, bullying, relationships, domestic violence, and body image.

Within this supportive community:

- Youth in distress from all backgrounds and locations across the US have 24/7 access to peer support in a safe, non-judgmental, and confidential environment.
- Participants communicate anonymously as often as they wish via closed group chats and discussion channels (no one-on-one communication is possible)
- They share daily life struggles, insights and accomplishments, encourage each other, and provide non-judgmental feedback without fear of stigma, taboo or shame
- Groups are organized by age and primary discussion topic to keep the chats relevant and relatable
- Youth who need adult help are quickly identified and given resources to help them.

Research reveals that increased isolation is contributing to the rapid deterioration of mental health and wellbeing. It’s affecting youth way more than adults: Experiencing social isolation and loneliness [during adolescence/ childhood] increased the risk of depression up to 9 years later. \*

**After only 1 month with Give Us The Floor:**

- **83% of the participants report that they feel less lonely**
- **78% were helped with their struggles**
- **77% feel better about themselves**
- **70% experienced improved mental health**

**You can learn more in our [2024 Impact Report](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/664ad1378953db17c51d91e7/t/67a57e90c7957c5adca2a916/1738899126226/GiveUsTheFloor+2024+Impact+Report_2025.2.5.pdf)

And this support has never been more needed. Some important statistics:

- Nearly 50% of LGBTQ youth age 13-17 seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year and 18% of them did attempt suicide:\*\*
- LGBTQ youth of color reported higher rates than their white peers: 12% of white youth attempted suicide compared to 21% of Native / Indigenous youth, 20% of Middle ------- Eastern / Northern African youth, 19% of Black youth, 17% of multiracial youth, 16% of Latinx youth, and 12% of Asian / Pacific Islander youth\*\*
- LGBTQ youth who had access to spaces that affirmed their sexual orientation and gender identity reported lower rates of attempting suicide \*\*
- 60% of LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health support in the past year were not able to access care, including nearly 3 in 5 transgender youth and more than 3 in 5 cisgender youth\*\*

Your support makes a real difference in a time when mental health resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth face major cuts to programming, or are shutting down altogether. Queer youth are counting on supportive community to be there.

Give Us The Floor changes young lives. Give Us The Floor saves young lives.

\*Rapid Systematic Review: The Impact of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in the Context of COVID-19, Loades and colleagues
\*\*National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2022 - The Trevor Project

Give Us The Floor

Our mission is to protect LGBTQ+ youth in Poland from the harms of homelessness and refugeehood. 

The Warsaw House Foundation's mission is to protect homeless and refugee  LGBTQ+ youth in Poland and provide them with the tools they need to live independently. Our inspiration was the  Ali Forney Center  (AFC)  n NYC, which is largest organization in the world offering support to homeless LGBTQ+ youth. We are honored that Carl Siciliano, the AFC's founder is on the board of the Warsaw House Foundation and works as an advisor. We place extra attention on HIV and STI education, support and prevention with the help of board member Dr. Joanna Kubica and the Smart Life Clinic in Warsaw.  After we took in our first LGBTQ+ youth to house on February 14th, 2023  we have been flooded with calls for housing and support from young people in need.  These are Polish Trans 18 year-olds from the Polish countryside in desperate need to escape their abusive and intolerant homes, young queer people with PTSD and untreated mental illness who need housing and support immediately, LGBTQ+ refugees from Ukraine and several young gay men from Iraq who suffered torture in their homeland, were detained and imprisoned at the Polish/Belarussian border for up to two years, and are now trying to build their lives in Poland.  We are also housing and supporting young LGBTQ+ people from Uganda and Egypt,  We are raising money to support the young people under our care, to house and feed them and pay for their medical needs and courses needed for them to start an independent life,  We are also raising money to hire staff (all of WH's work is now done by volunteers), to continue the renovation of our residential building and for short term emergency rentals.  We have a committed and professional team and a well planned strategy for both emergency and long term care.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!! We will be in regular contact if you'd like to hear of our progress and  if you'll be in Warsaw, we'd be delighted to meet with you personally and show you the work we do.

Warsaw House Foundation

It Gets Better is a leading youth empowerment nonprofit and the world’s largest storytelling organization for LGBTQ+ youth. 

**OUR MISSION** - It Gets Better is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.

**OUR VISION** - It Gets Better envisions a world where all LGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally, connect to their communities, and know their power as individuals.

**OUR APPROACH** - We create space for young people to explore their identities, advocate for themselves and their peers, and step into leadership, using storytelling, global community building, and educational programming as tools for transformation. This approach isn’t about fixing what’s wrong; it’s about amplifying what’s already powerful within each LGBTQ+ young person and helping them see a future that’s worth fighting for. And because no young person becomes a leader alone, our programs intentionally connect youth with mentors and peers who model resilience, share knowledge, and help them take their first steps into leadership.

**The Challenge**
LGBTQ+ youth face higher rates of bullying, family rejection, and isolation than their peers. Hostile laws and censorship only deepen feelings of invisibility and fear. Without affirming support, too many young people struggle to imagine a future for themselves.

**Our Approach**
We believe change starts upstream, before crisis begins, by giving LGBTQ+ youth the tools, resources, spaces, and support they need to thrive. Our work is organized into three core program areas:

- **Storytelling**: Authentic, youth-driven narratives across YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, books, and live events that offer visibility, spark belonging, and remind LGBTQ+ youth they are never alone.
- **Education**: Flagship initiatives include *Youth Voices*, which trains teen leaders in advocacy and storytelling; *Changemakers*, a grant program that funds youth-led projects in schools and communities; *imi*, a free, research-backed digital mental health tool for LGBTQ+ teens; and classroom resources like *EduGuides*, which help educators bring inclusive stories into learning environments.
- **Global Community**: From our bilingual *It Gets Better Español* initiative to our Affiliate Network spanning 19 countries, we connect youth worldwide with culturally relevant content, resources, and support systems.

**The Outcome**
 We know young people thrive when they are seen, supported, and given space to grow on their own terms. By consistently providing affirming environments, access to resources, confidence-building opportunities, and positive representation, we reduce isolation, strengthen coping skills, and foster resilience.

The result is:

- **Empowered youth** who advocate for themselves.
- **Uplifted youth** with positive self-identities and a healthy path to adulthood.
- **Connected youth** who build caring communities through meaningful relationships.

Some will grow into visible leaders and changemakers. Others will thrive simply by living authentically and knowing their worth. Together, they are shaping a brighter future for us all.

It Gets Better

Headquartered in New York City, Aspies For Social Success, AFSS is a peer-run organization that provides support and social groups, as well as cultural events, to adults 18...

Headquartered in New York City, Aspies For Social Success, AFSS is a peer-run organization that provides support and social groups, as well as cultural events, to adults 18 and over who have either been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome or an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), believe they might be on the Autism Spectrum, or who for other reason have difficulty with social communication, sensory processing, or executive functioning. AFSS is working to build a more inclusive community for individuals who otherwise may not have many opportunities or be able to find others with whom to socialize. We do not charge our members any fees, and our income comes exclusively from fundraising.

**The Problem**

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 1 in 68 individuals in the U.S. is somewhere on the autism spectrum. Because adulthood constitutes most of the human lifespan, the majority of these individuals are adults. In New York City, where AFSS is based, this corresponds to a population of nearly 100,000, with closer to 200,000 in the Greater New York area, most of which have not yet been identified. A common misconception is that individuals with autism prefer to be isolated and are not interested in either friendships or romantic relationships; in fact, for most adults, nothing could be farther from the truth. Consequently, there is a need for venues where adults on the spectrum can meet others who live with the same challenges, discuss and share the difficulties that they face in various aspects of their lives in a supportive environment, and be able to simply socialize with people who perceive and interact with the world in a manner similar to their own. Also, even though unemployment statistics for autistic adults are greatly overestimated (roughly half of AFSS group members are employed at some level), they are still higher than for any other disability. As such, many will not be able to afford the kinds of group and cultural activities that AFSS is working to provide. These costs can only be met through outside contributions and donations.
 
**Our Approach**

AFSS support groups, currently held in rented venues, allow members to discuss issues of concern to them in a group setting among other adults living with similar challenges. Each meeting starts with a specific theme chosen by the group. Past themes have included community, relationships, dating, isolation, and employment-related difficulties. For example, we have had discussions on what it means to be part of a community and on what an ideal community would be like. We then allow the conversation to evolve during the session, allowing members to relate their own personal stories to the group.
  
AFSS social groups encourage members to go out in public with others like them and to feel more a part of and accepted in a community, and meet at different restaurants and locations throughout the New York City area. This also provides an opportunity for the greater community to see that we are no different from anyone else and fully capable of participating in society in spite of our minor differences. These groups provide a sense of community for individuals who otherwise may not have many suitable opportunities to socialize, as well as somewhere to go, on a regular basis, with a relaxed, comfortable, judgment-free atmosphere where people can be themselves amongst others sharing similar difficulties and interests. 
  
AFSS cultural events provide opportunities for our groups to attend a variety of artistic, scientific, and cultural events. These take place in museums, galleries, exhibitions, theaters, and other venues throughout the NYC area.
 
**Our team**

**AFSS Leadership**
  
**Stephen Katz**, Program Director AFSS
  
*Stephen Katz facilitates a variety of support, social and cultural groups for adults with Asperger’s syndrome, along with those who are on the autism spectrum. In the past, this has included the GRASP Manhattan support group in New York City. He has also worked on a variety of projects for GRASP; including, “Persons on the Autism Spectrum in Their Communities of Faith”, a ground breaking seminar, moderated by GRASP founder, Michael John Carley.*
  
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**AFSS Advisory Board**
  
 

- Karl Wittig, P.E. 
- Irma Jacqueline Ozer, Ph.D./ J.D. 
- Brian R. C. Kinghorn, M. Phil. 
- Jonas, Arnaldo, Founder of AFSS 
- Tim Itschner
 
**Contact information** 

Stephen Katz
[aspiesforsocialsuccess@gmail.com](mailto:aspiesforsocialsuccess@gmail.com) 
(917) 842-4984

Aspies For Social Success, AFSS

Namesake helps trans people in the U.S. navigate the legal name and gender marker change process with dignity and ease.

Namesake

Empowering grassroots activists with tech starting with LGBTQIA rights & gender justice. A community-based response to Project2025

**We are a [non-profit](https://www.liminal-works.org/about)** on a mission to empower grassroots organizers and activists with products and platform services that embolden humanity’s power to achieve collective liberation. We believe that frontline activists & organizers are a key source of societal progress, *yet they are radically underserved*. We’re here to change that. *This fundraiser will launch our operations as an organization.*

Our founding product is [CECI ](https://www.liminal-works.org/ceci)the first free and private knowledge platform for building and sharing effective grassroots strategies. Strategies are built through our bespoke *theory-of-change* engine. CECI’s purpose is to help progress move closer to the speed of information on a platform that cares about your data ownership and privacy.

[CECI](https://www.liminal-works.org/ceci) will first launch across the U.S. serving the LGBTQIA rights and Gender Justice movements during this critical moment in history when far right coalitions are organizing to further destabilize and threaten these groups in [2025](https://www.project2025.org/). LGBTQIA scapegoating [contributes to the 18th consecutive year ](https://www.projectoverzero.org/s/FINAL-Full-Decoding-LGBTQ-Scapegoating-4.pdf)of declining global freedom. The U.S. remains home to over [70% of femicides ](https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2022/07/07/is-the-us-still-too-patriarchal-to-talk-about-women-the-silent-epidemic-of-femicide-in-america/)in high-income countries.

Liminal Works - For Collective Liberation

Benefits trans people around the world through gender-affirming support programs that empower them to live more authentically.

Point of Pride offers an Annual Transgender Surgery Fund, a Free Chest Binder Donation Program, a Free Trans Femme Shapewear Program, an Electrolysis Financial Support Program, an HRT Access Fund, and other community-building support initiatives for trans youth and adults.

We also advocate for health care reform and the national adoption of inclusive health care policies that protect and serve our community.

Point of Pride

We are an LGBTQ+ nonprofit helping queer people and their close ones feel safer in Russia.

Coming Out LGBTQ+ Group has been helping LGBTQ+ people in Russia since 2008 by providing free psychological and legal support to LGBTQ+ people, engage in educational activities, produce information materials on LGBTQ+ issues and related topics, conduct research and engage in international advocacy, work with the wider society to recognize rights and freedoms for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. Since 2022 Coming Out has been working primarily online from outside Russia, though the work is still aimed at LGBTQ+ communities and their environment within the country. Within 2023 Coming Out has been working on over 40 court cases, provided >800 legal consultations, >3400 free psychological consultations, 275 peer-to-peer consultations for trans\*persons, conducted 2 studies with over 10,000 respondents, published numerous materials with an average 400 000 views monthly.

Coming Out LGBTQ+ group

We envision a Texas where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans have full equality in all areas of the law.

Equality Texas works to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Texans through education, community organizing, and collaboration.

**Equality Texas** programs are designed to meet individuals where they’re at in their advocacy journey, providing vital education and facilitating skill-building necessary in this work. We give people the tools to confidently exercise your individual and collective power to advance LGBTQIA+ rights and fight anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation in Texas.

Equality Texas

MMP creates fundraising for those whom can't afford mental health services through endurance sports & mountain climbing 

Mental Mountains Project was founded by Keith Batenhorst after years of daily struggle with his own mental health including panic attacks, anxiety, and self-medication. He turned his personal journey into a movement motivated by the idea that no matter how tall, we all face our own mental mountains each day. Inspired by the symbolism is overcoming and climbing our challenges one step at a time, Keith created Mental Mountains Project to show everyone the human spirit is stronger than we think. We at MMP live our lives by the motto to "keep showing up." We aim to inspire, create awareness, and raise funds for those who otherwise would not be able to afford & receive proper mental health services. 

Through ultra endurance challenges, and climbing expeditions we try to carry the weight of the world for the spirit that needs to know someone is out there fighting for them. It's possible to push past your self-imposed limits and live a life beyond what you could have dreamed of. 

Mental Mountains Project Inc

We are a coalition of faith leaders, people of faith, and faith institutions advancing inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in Uganda. 

The Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda (UCAA-UG) is a coalition of faith leaders, people of faith, and faith-based institutions working to advance human rights and inclusion of marginalised communities in Uganda, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals, by leveraging the power of faith. Uganda is a deeply religious country, with over 95% of the population affiliated with a faith tradition, according to the 2024 population census. Despite this, LGBTQ+ people continue to face widespread discrimination, often justified through religious rhetoric. 

UCAA-UG seeks to address this by challenging faith-based stigma and promoting inclusive spiritual leadership. Our programs include dialogue sessions with faith leaders on issues related to same-sex relationships, supporting families in reconciling with their LGBTQ+ members, helping LGBTQ+ individuals reconcile their faith and sexuality, awareness campaigns, and providing socio-economic support for LGBTQ+ people who are displaced due to their identity.

Universal Coalition of Affirming Africans Uganda (UCAA-UG). 

We help LGBTQI people escape persecution and violence around the world. 🏳️‍🌈🌎  You can help save lives.

Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization that helps at-risk LGBTQI+ people get to safety worldwide. Based in the United States and Canada, we’re an organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. In a time when there are more displaced people than ever, LGBTQI+ people are uniquely vulnerable due to systemic, state-enabled homophobia and transphobia. These factors either displace them in their own country or prevent them from escaping harm. 

Rainbow Railroad

Support economic empowerment for queer entrepreneurs: the power of the Pink economy!

The Queer & Allied Chamber of Commerce Africa (QACC Africa) was established to create an ecosystem that facilitates and promotes commercial relationships and widen supply-chains between queer owned and/or operated businesses, entrepreneurs and their allies, in nations throughout Africa. Although QACC Africa was formally registered in 2022, the underlying concept has been in existence since early 2021 when the three co-founders met and organised their first safe queer community event in Nairobi, Kenya. Our advocacy focuses on the principal of economic inclusion. To achieve its objectives, QACC Africa works closely with businesses, professional associations, multilateral business groups, and international, national, regional and community queer organisations. QACC Africa is the gateway for queer owned businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the continent to increase sales and strengthen business opportunities. Creating a strong network of queer and allied businesses and entrepreneurs, allows members to take their business further, finding opportunities with other queer entrepreneurs, businesses and potential investors. In time, QACC Africa will grow to be an incubator for queer start-ups and entrepreneurs to access both grants and investment. QACC Africa will establish a process and platform to certify queer owned and/or operated businesses, and those business allied to the community, that are truly inclusive. This will promote supply chain collaboration and procurement opportunities. Furthermore, QACC Africa will bring community members and allies together, and highlight the right resources for queer business owners, operators and entrepreneurs to be even more successful by providing professional capacity development through training, mentorship and the nurturing of talent. VISION: To facilitate a diverse and inclusive economy in Africa by establishing a dynamic and thriving commercial ecosystem for queer-owned and allied- operated businesses. MISSION: To promote and support the growth of queer-owned and/or operated businesses across Africa through training and capacity building, partnership formation, and networking in order to raise awareness about the impact of the queer economy and facilitate investment opportunities. OBJECTIVES: 1. To build and nurture queer and allied business trade, collaboration, procurement partnerships and supply chain corridors. 2. To strengthen queer owned and/or operated businesses and formalize queer entrepreneur's businesses. 3. To be an incubator for queer start- ups and entrepreneurs and be the hub for investors in queer and allied businesses. 4. To provide certification for queer owned and/or operated businesses, and allied corporates that actively support the queer community. 5. To advocate for economic inclusion and equality of access for the queer community. PROBLEM STATEMENT:  It is hard to truly know the statistics of the queer community in countries throughout Africa, however we all understand that just because people (and their businesses) may not be overtly "out and proud", the LGBTQ+ population in various African countries, as a percentage of population, can be considered and compared to other nations where statistics are available. If we consider Canada, which has a population of 38 million, smaller than most African nations, Canada is home to over 100,000 LGBTQ+ owned businesses. These businesses generate over US$16 billion in economic activity and employ over 435,000 Canadians. Therefore it is safe to assume that untapped LGBTQ+ business in Africa is big business and can be a driving force for economic activism and driving change on the continent: the power of the Pink Coin (Shilling, Franc, Dollar, Rand, etc). Throughout Africa, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs face barriers, including having to hide who they were in business dealings to avoid losing opportunities, and the potential for exploitation by competitors, clients, employees, and government bodies. There is a growing number of individuals, organisations and companies looking to build business together – one connection at a time. A community of LGBTQ+ businesses, and even diverse procurement practices, will help tip the scales. QACC Africa incorporates all of these positive forces, quietly advocating amongst community and allied members, to make a more inclusive African economy, whilst recognising the challenges of each country on the continent.

Queer & Allied Chamber of Commerce Africa (QACC Africa)

An international fund that supports women’s, girls’ and trans people’s movements around the world.

Mama Cash was the first international women's fund in the world. Since 1983, with the support of thousands of donors, we have provided over 140 million EUR in funding to women’s movements in over 160 countries. 

Mama Cash works to shift power and resources to grantee partners who create lasting change and equitable societies. We believe that they, shaped by their own experiences of oppression and injustice, know best how to make their voices heard, overcome unjust practices and courageously fight for their rights 

Working with governments, institutions and individuals, we invest our resources in movements leading change on a wide range of interconnected issues:  

- Tackling the climate crisis 
- Ending gender-based violence  
- Building more just labour laws 
- Defending reproductive autonomy 
- Pursuing racial justice 
- Championing LGBTQI rights  

Mama Cash’s work is underpinned by intentional guiding principles: work in partnership with those we fund; provide long-term, flexible grants; engage movements in decision making and; address issues across borders. This, we know, leads to powerful feminist movements, effective solutions and a more just world for all. 

Mama Cash 

TAKE (Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering) is a Black trans-led org supporting trans POC in Alabama.

TAKE Center

Dedicated to advancing human rights in southern Africa, with a particular focus on LGBT people.

We are a grant-maker and a fundraiser to expand resources available for defending and advancing the rights of LGBTI people in Southern Africa.  
 
The Other Foundation  is a community foundation that protects and advances the human rights, well being, and social inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people in southern Africa. It gathers support for those who are doing this work and gives support in a smart way that helps groups to work better for lasting change.  Currently, our primary purpose is to expand resources available for defending and advancing the rights of LGBTI people in  Southern Africa . We do this by working both as a grant-maker and a fundraiser. As a grant-maker, we support change through others, rather than directly ourselves. So we provide direct support to partners, while facilitating the building and sharing of knowledge. As a fundraiser, we focus on raising resources from a wide range of potential givers – particularly from within the region. One of the ways we intend to do this is by supporting campaigns to build awareness and reinforce appreciation for LGBTI people to enjoy their rights within a broader human rights framework. At present, we are located in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
 
 Contribute to a self-sustaining human rights movement in Southern Africa.

Other Foundation 

A trans-led organisation that supports and advocates for the rights for trans and gender diverse people in Asia and the Pacific

As one of the leading transgender organisation operating in the Asia Pacific region, in the 12 years of operations APTN has established a great networks of partnership with both community and leading donors working the health and advocacy space.

For the next years, APTN will increase its online presence online with 2 digital platforms: one for e-learning in the health, working with medical professionals and one for hate and violence monitoring. APTN plans to leverage more our online marketing with its grant with Google for Non Profits.

APTN has an extensive experience throughout the years, with international development donors like (DRL), Global Equality Fund (GEF), Robert Carr Fund for Civil Society Networks (RCF), Global Fund HIV Multi-country Grant. For a complete list feel free to ask.

Mission and major program areas:

APTN provides a platform for trans and gender diverse people to engage in community-to-community learning, build organisational capacity through workshops, and develop programme planning, implementation and evaluation of projects.

 Asia Pacific Transgender Network Foundation

OutFront Minnesota Community Services is Minnesota's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. 

For over 35 years, OutFront Minnesota has advocated for more inclusive LGBTQ+ laws and policies at the state legislature, built more inclusive school environments for LGBTQ+ youth, and provided a helpline and support to LGBTQ+ folks experiencing violence.

OutFront has fought for LGBTQ+ equity since 1987, and our accomplishments are many. In 1993 we led the campaign to pass the Minnesota Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; in 2013 we organized to pass marriage equality; and in 2014 we passed The Safe & Supportive Schools Act, one of the strongest anti-bullying laws in the country.

Even in just the past several years OutFront has made enormous strides in organizing our community members and propelling the movement forward for LGBTQ+ rights in Minnesota. With our support—and after ten years of organizing—Minnesota finally passed a law to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy. We also helped pass a law to make Minnesota a transgender refuge state, solidifying Minnesota as a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights in the Midwest. On the local level, we also passed municipal policies to make Minnesota more inclusive, such as passing gender inclusion policies in some of our largest school districts.

This is in addition to our educational equity work that supports over 3,000 LGBTQ+ youth with the trainings, resources, and events needed to build safer and more inclusive schools. We also support over 300 victims/survivors with our anti-violence helpline, financial assistance, and advocacy every year.

*“[OutFront Minnesota’s] Youth Summit helped me feel more like I can be me and reveal my identity.”* – LGBTQ+ youth participant in our 2023 Youth Summit event

These accomplishments are possible because of the experience, scope, and community-based nature of OutFront. Our work is and always will be based in intersectionality, systemic social change, and trauma-informed care. We have been here to secure the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ Minnesotans for over 35 years, and we will continue to do so long into the future.

Outfront Minnesota Community Services

Superbloom is a 501c3 focused on leveraging design as an intervention to change who technology serves. 

Superbloom (founded as Simply Secure) operates at the intersection of digital design and human rights. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve expanded our original focus on usable design practice for secure technologies to include programmatic interventions and research on socio-technical issues like surveillance capitalism, disinformation, and digital consent. Today we work to overcome the alarming lack of available resources in the public interest technology space by openly sharing our knowledge and partnering with organizations to identify unmet needs, design for access, and extend the impact of newly built tools and interventions.

Superbloom Design

Stand with Trans empowers and supports transgender youth and their loved ones.

Our vision is a world where gender diverse youth are validated and celebrated.

Stand with Trans

LGBTI+ activist-led group supporting China’s LGBTI+ movement by bringing resources and visibility to the community.

WHO WE ARE

We are a collective consisting activists of different genders and sexual orientations.  Our members are currently located in mainland China, other parts of Asia, and Europe. Our combined expertise includes grant-making, grassroots organizing, research, rights advocacy and awareness-raising on LGBTI+, women’s rights and other intersecting issues. We work in Chinese and English.

MISSION AND VISION

We are an organisation led by LGBTI+ activists inside and outside mainland China. We have a vision of a more just, equal and inclusive China where LGBTI+ live a life with dignity. Our mission is to bring resources to the Chinese LGBTI+ movement and serve as a bridge internationally.

MEDIATE GOAL

Our short-term goal is to find and distribute funding for domestic LGBTI+ organizations and activists. We will develop processes to make sure we are accountable to our communities, in particular responsive to organisers who remain in the mainland.

WHAT WE DO

Supporting Chinese LGBTI+ movement getting through challenging time and continuously empower the community to champion the change.

Secure support to grass-root LGBTI+ activism

Although the civil society space for LGBTI+ activists and organizations is shrinking sharply, grass-root LGBTI+ groups and individual activists are still finding their way to continue their activism: organizing the community event, telling their stories on social media, supporting the community with legal aid and provide psychological support, etc. We are helping these grass-root activism to fund raise internationally and securely bridge the fund to them.

Support queer activists at risks

Activists and community leaders in China are under growingly serious political pressure. They and their family members and colleagues have been regularly questioned, harassed and intimidated so as to stop their activism. Some even have detained, forced disappeared or arrested. They’re suffering serious mental pressure as well. To support these LGBTI+ human rights defenders, we are providing short-term relocation program and well-being program to help these activists under risks to get through these difficulties and recover their energy to continue their activism.

Research and strategy development

Research are conducted to better understand the current situation and needs of the movement and the community. In one way, this helps international community to better understand on what have been happening to the movement. In another way, research report on media, laws and the activism tactics will help to develop new strategies for the movement together with the activists on the ground. 

International advocacy

Aiming to bridging the community and the movement inside China with the international community, we relay the voices from our community to the whole world. Advocate for human rights of the LGBTI+ community within UN mechanism and international platforms is another strategic goal of CRCF.


China Rainbow Collective Foundation

Fighting for Equality and Justice with Pride

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy and education, GLAD Law works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status and sexual orientation.

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders - GLAD Law

We are providing informational and educational resources for the transgender community in Israel

Join us in supporting Trans Wiki (transwiki.co.il), the cornerstone resource empowering the Trans* (broader transgender) community in Israel with vital information and resources. As the largest and most authoritative knowledge base for this community, Trans Wiki provides guidance on healthcare, legal support, and community connections. 

This project has been brought to life through the collaborative efforts of Maavarim and the Gila Project, Israel's leading Trans* organizations. The mission of T Hub Initiative, our dedicated 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in California, focuses on publishing and maintaining the Trans Wiki platform, ensuring it remains an up-to-date and reliable resource. Generously financed by the European Union, the project is backed by expertise of staff and volunteers from our partner organizations.

Now, we reach out for your support to fuel our progress and mission. Your generous contribution of $5,000 will guarantee Trans Wiki's resilient growth over the coming year, covering operational costs and essential development. Our passionate volunteer team maximizes every dollar, utilizing cost-effective software and translation solutions to make a wider impact with minimal cost.

Your contribution fuels this initiative, maintaining and expanding the reach of Trans Wiki. Every donation goes directly towards enhancing the platform and ensuring that the information remains available to all

T Hub Initiative

HMI offers evidence-based programs in health care, academics, job readiness, and essential support for LGBTQIA+ youth.

At Hetrick-Martin Institute, we envision a world where every young person, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, can thrive in a nurturing and empowering environment. Our mission is to provide a sanctuary of hope and opportunity for LGBTQIA+ youth aged 13 to 24 and their families. Through our pioneering programs and direct services, we foster healthy development and inspire these incredible young individuals to achieve their full potential. By donating today, you join us in championing a future where courage, acceptance, and love prevail. Let's stand together to build a brighter tomorrow for these extraordinary youth.

Hetrick-Martin Institute - HMI

Strengthening and empowering young women and gender-expansive youth of color as agents for change in their lives and the world.

Sadie Nash Leadership Project’s mission is to **strengthen, empower, and equip young women and gender-expansive youth of color** as agents for change in their lives and in the world. Operating at the intersection of love and rigor, we use popular education to build community, critical consciousness, and post-secondary readiness.

We believe that the foundation of leadership lies in service and activism — **and that redefining what leaders and leadership looks like will transform our lives for the better.**

Join us in our vision of a world that **centers the experiences and leadership of young women and gender-expansive youth of color, building on their perspective, commitment, and brilliance to be a healthier, safer, and more just society for us all.**

Sadie Nash Leadership Project

Support and protect LGBTIQ+ people in Europe.

Forbidden Colours collects and raises funds to support initiatives that help LGBTIQ+ people to fully live their lives in freedom with self-respect and dignity in Europe. They are also a leading advocate in exposing anti-LGBTIQ+ initiatives in Europe, and therefore conduct extensive advocacy with media, EU-institutions and member states. 

Forbidden Colours is a NPO linked to a fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, the major Belgian public benefit foundation, whose mission it is to contribute to a better society. 

We want all LGBTIQ+ persons to be able to get up every morning feeling it is okay to be who they are. We use our extensive network in the European institutions, and in several member states of the EU, to address the backlashes on LGBTIQ+ rights. With our media contacts across the world, we expose anti-LGBTIQ+ initiatives. By putting pressure through the media, we were able to put several cases higher on the political agenda.

The organization is considered as one of the most effective organizations to protect LGBTIQ+ rights on the European level. By closely monitoring the geopolitical forces behind state-sponsored anti-LGBTIQ+ campaigns, Forbidden Colours was able to expose several European governments for scapegoating the LGBTIQ+ community as a deception for their anti-democracy campaigns. 

They revealed cases such as the anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda law in Hungary, an anti-LGBTIQ+ education reform in Poland and the needs of LGBTIQ+ persons fleeing Russia's war with Ukraine in the international media. With this, Forbidden Colours has gained the attention of the world media and has been featured in amongst others The Guardian, VICE & Sky News. The non-profit has led a campaign aiming to take down Hungary's infamous anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda law. After 1,5 year of campaigning by Forbidden Colours, the Hungarian government was taken to the Court of Justice of the European Union. For the first time in the history of the EU, a member state was taken to court on the basis of violations of human dignity and human rights. Forbidden Colours was also able to convince the largest group of member states ever to intervene in a lawsuit against another member state.   

They also help organisations from all over the world to advocate more successfully at the European Union institutions and, for example, also works with local partners on the EU Global Human Rights Sanction Regime. Besides its political advocacy work, Forbidden Colours also works with the corporate world to create a more diverse, equal and inclusive workplace. They give trainings, keynotes and develop projects to raise awareness to the issues of the LGBTIQ+ community within the company. They also develop 'corporate social responsibility'-projects about LGBTIQ+ rights together with the corporate world. This helps companies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Visit their website for more info:  https://www.forbidden-colours.com/

Forbidden Colours

Wordcrafters In Eugene is a nonprofit literary arts organization empowering writers and readers since 2013.

At Wordcrafters, **we believe in the power of stories and their ability to create community and connection.**

We work to expand access to who gets to call themselves a writer, disrupt the gatekeeping around storytelling, and advocate for and celebrate vibrantly diverse voices, especially those who've been marginalized and excluded. 

From **writing workshops and author talks to open mics and youth programs**, our events are designed to **ignite creativity, foster connection, and support writers at every stage of their journey**.

Your gift creates a space for writers of all ages and backgrounds to find their voice, build confidence, and share their stories. With your help, we can keep Wordcrafters thriving as **a vital third space**—a creative haven where:

- **Youth discover their voices** through programs like Writers in the Schools, workshops, summer camps, and story contests.
- **Adults find inspiration** in workshops, Writing Time sessions, and a welcoming studio space.
- **Community flourishes**, with access to scholarships, pay-from-your-heart pricing, and inclusive programming.

**Your donation supports:**

- **Scholarships** that make our programs accessible to all.
- **Youth programs** that inspire creativity and confidence in the next generation of storytellers.
- **A welcoming studio** that serves as a home for writers and readers alike.

Every dollar you give helps writers of all ages turn their dreams into stories. Your generosity ensures every aspiring writer has a place to create, connect, and dream.

Wordcrafters In Eugene

NYC’s LGBT Center: Empowering LGBT people, building strong community. Where everyone is celebrated for who they are.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) was established in 1983 at the height of the AIDS crisis to provide a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers to respond to the urgent threats facing the community. The Center promises to grow and meet the changing needs of New York’s LGBTQ+ community, delivering services that empower people to lead healthy, successful lives.

The NYC LGBT Community Center

We're an arts org welcoming audiences into moments of joy, healing, and subversion. Founded in 2010; Became 501c3 in 2022. 

**The Bearded Ladies Cabaret is a queer arts organization that sits on your lap and sings you a story.** Whether it’s an opera, a home-made cabaret, a musical walking tour, or a show on a truck, we employ song, spectacle, storytelling, and heart to welcome audiences into moments of joy, healing, and subversion. Through sharing our original pieces and creating bespoke platforms for performance at home in Philadelphia, nationally, and abroad, we nurture artistic connection for a community of misfits, rabble-rousers, chanteuses and the people who love and need them. Your donation will go to support our thriving community of artists and change-makers! 

Bearded Ladies Cabaret

HRAPF provides free legal services to LGBTI persons and other marginalised persons in Uganda and engages in strategic litigation.

About HRAPF
Founded in August 2008, HRAPF uses the law as an entry point to contribute to a better legal and policy environment for LGBTI persons and other marginalised groups. We do this through enhanced access to justice, advocacy, research, strategic litigation, knowledge development, capacity enhancement and strategic litigation and strategic partnerships within Uganda. We are also actively engaged in the East African, Pan African and International human rights mechanisms, processes and movements.

Our vision
A society where the human rights of all persons including marginalised persons and key populations are valued and respected.

Our Mission
To promote respect and protection of the human rights of marginalised persons and key populations through enhanced access to justice, advocacy and influencing, research, strategic litigation and knowledge development, and capacity enhancement.

Our Slogan
“Taking Human Rights to All”

Our target constituencies

1. LGBTQ+ persons
2. Intersex persons
3. Sex workers
4. Persons who use and inject drugs (PWUIDs)
5. Refugees facing gender-based violence issues
6. Women and health workers in conflict with the laws on abortion
7. Vulnerable women, girls and the elderly facing land justice concerns
8. Women living with HIV/AIDS

Theory of change
HRAPF believes that increasing access to inclusive legal services, effectively advocating and influencing legal and policy reform, increased evidence and joint strategising, strategic engagement of duty bearers at local, national and regional levels and greater investment in strengthening capacities of marginalised groups and Key Populations to challenge oppressive norms, power structures and legal systems that normalize discrimination, will enable for marginalised groups and Key Populations to be fully afforded their rights and create a world where rights of all persons including marginalised persons and key populations are valued, respected and protected is built.

Our outcome areas
What we do
HRAPF has five major goals (outcome areas)

1. Sustained access to justice for marginalised persons and key populations
HRAPF champions equality and non-discrimination for marginalised persons and key populations by promoting and facilitating access to justice. A team of lawyers and a network of paralegals is always on standby to respond to emerging cases in order to redress violations that marginalised persons and key populations continue to face. We engage law enforcement agencies on violations of rights of our constituencies and document all violations and initiate interventions that seek to hold perpetrators of these violations accountable. We support the training and facilitation of community paralegals across the country and all our target constituencies to continue providing legal aid services through their structures.

2. Development of knowledge and jurisprudence for the promotion and protection of human rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations
We continue to be a key leader in the generation of knowledge on various dimensions of human rights of marginalised persons and key populations. Having merged some components of access to justice and research and advocacy, HRAPF is set to build a Centre for Law and Marginalisation to champion research and strategic litigation and provide robust legal solutions to violations of rights of marginalised groups and key populations.

3. Inclusive laws and policies promoting and protecting rights and the well-being of marginalised persons and key populations
We speak out and amplify the voices of marginalised persons and KPs in policy and legal development processes as well as challenge discriminatory practices and systemic and institutionalised marginalisation through advocacy and influencing strategies. We create, nurture, and or strengthen partnerships on the one hand with national bodies that are concerned with human rights. Through these partnerships, we will seek to influence the agenda on non-discrimination and equality at district, national, regional (East African and Continental) and international levels.

4. Transformed knowledge, skills and attitudes of marginalised persons and KPs and duty bearers leading to the promotion, respect and protection of the human rights of marginalised persons and Key populations
We consolidate all empowerment and capacity-building efforts through organising and conducting issue-based human rights training workshops and meetings targeting marginalised persons, key populations ((LGBTI persons; sex workers; women, girls and service providers in conflict with abortion laws; drug users; people living with HIV and; refugees) and duty bearers (police officers, media, judicial officers (specifically magistrates), parents, local leaders and health providers as well as state prosecutors and prison warders) to champion non - discrimination and reduce the marginalisation of key populations.

5. Strong and sustainable human rights organisation
HRAPF continues to strengthen its operational efficiency and financial independence buttressed by effective governance, sustainability, prudent risk management, internal development and a clear staffing structure that suits the organisation for sustainability, transparency, accountability, effectiveness and efficiency in delivering on our mandate.

Major Strategies
HRAPF’s five outcome areas are achieved through the following major strategies:

1)	Legal aid service provision: HRAPF facilitates access to justice in respect of violations of the rights of LGBTI persons and other marginalised persons and key Populations and health service providers through legal representation, mobile legal aid camps, alternative dispute resolution/mediation, community paralegals and documenting violations of the rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations.

2)	Advocacy and influencing: HRAPF challenges laws, policies, regulations, guidelines and practices that curtail and violate the rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations and proposes other possibilities. We also advocate for the integration of human rights in policies, laws, operational guidelines, frameworks and regulations and the application of constitutional values and principles and the rights-based approaches in the implementation of services. We do this through dialogues, public education, coalition building, and engaging with national, regional and international human rights spaces and mechanisms.

3)	Building and Strengthening Capacities: Using legal and human rights frameworks, HRAPF develops human rights awareness, promotion and advocacy capacities of CBO’s, NGOs and networks of marginalised persons and Key Populations groups and NGOs working on human rights issues. HRAPF also develops the capacities of duty bearers (including: political leaders, law and policy makers and implementers, law enforcement officers, judicial officers, local councils, families and communities and health service providers), prison warders on the rights of marginalised persons and Key Populations and their duties in the promotion and safeguarding these rights. We build capacities of rights holders, duty bearers, communities and key stakeholders to enable them pursue greater rights for marginalised persons and Key Populations. We do this through: training, tailor-made technical support, internships and mentorship, and legal awareness outreach sessions.

4)	Knowledge Development: HRAPF invests itself in expanding the pool of knowledge and encouraging debate through regularly undertaking legal analyses, simplifying and translating and disseminating knowledge resources such as: laws, policies and bills; position papers; human rights violations reports; research and baselines.

5)	Strategic Litigation: HRAPF challenges laws, practices and actions that violate the rights of marginalised persons and Key populations through the filing of cases before courts of law and tribunals. These are reinforced through research and documentation of human rights thereby enriching jurisprudence for the rights of a marginalised persons and key populations.

6)	Partnership Development: Nurturing and participating in strategic partnerships at the national, sub-regional, Pan African and global levels for the strengthening of the rights-based approaches and utilisation of legal and human rights mechanisms. This we do through coalitions and alliances, lobby meetings, engaging at regional and international human rights mechanisms and strategic interest litigation at national, EAC sub-regional and Pan-African regional levels.

7)	Programme Support: Building a sustainable organization that operates in an effective, efficient, professional and accountable manner. This we do through: prudent corporate governance; attracting and retaining a competent staff team; robust monitoring, evaluation and learning; resource mobilisation and risk management.

Website: www.hrapf.org
Twitter: @hrapf-Uganda

Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum

Phoenix Pride unites, educates, and engages people to support and empower the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.

Phoenix Pride unites, educates, and engages people to support and empower the LGBTQ community and our allies.  Phoenix Pride envisions a unified community where diverse individuals are celebrated and able to thrive as their authentic selves.

We S.E.E. the future.
As a community, we’ve come a long way. And we know that progress has been hard fought. At Phoenix Pride, we also recognize that we still have more to accomplish. So we continue moving forward.

Phoenix Pride has distributed more than $1 million in grants and scholarships since the program’s inception in 2008.

Phoenix Pride

Cultivating a resilient and inclusive Pacific Northwest community.

We are a philanthropic incubator (fiscal sponsor) for grassroots, community centered projects. We provide tools, guidance and services so that all Cascadians can develop and deliver solutions that meet the needs of their communities at all scales. We envision positive, place based action for an inclusive and unified Pacific Northwest with a recognizable culture of bioregional sustainability.

Since 2015 we have served over 40 grassroots project in every state in Cascadia! We currently have almost 20 projects focused on
● Arts & Culture - Cascadian artists spreading joy through art!)
● Community Connectedness  - Inclusive Cascadia in action!
● Education - Learning for Cascadian adults and youth.
● Health & Wellness - For the healthiest Cascadia and beyond!
● Stewardship - Actively caring for our bioregion and beyond.
● Bioregionalism - Celebrating Cascadia!

Your charitable gift cultivates grassroots projects across the bioregion. Our projects are lead by hundreds of volunteers who put in thousands of hours a year to make Cascadia and the world a better place. Donations can be made to CascadiaNow! to help us support our projects or your gift can be designated to any of our projects directly (please email projects@cascadianow.org to help us account for your donation directly to a project properly.)


CascadiaNow

We empower civic and technological initiatives in LATAM to achieve financial sustainability and scaling their impact.

Civic House is a platform with both civic and social impact: It is a bold organization, that promotes knowledge in action, makes things happen, and chases the financial sustainability of all our initiatives and we project, measure, and evaluate their impact to transform Latin America in a fairer, more transparent, and inclusive region.

The organization coordinates and promotes projects with civic impact and collaborates with various initiatives, including Fonselp.org, ADA ITW, Change.org, Wingu, Donar Online, Kubadili, Open Data Charter, Accionar.io, TRANS-TI, and AquíEstoy. Here are more details about the work they do:

• Change.org is the largest request platform in the world and is also a key

change agent in Latin America.

• Wingu provides digital tools and technical solutions for social media

transformation for each NGO.

• Ada provides short programming for Bachelor Degrees for women to reduce

the gender gap in the IT market.

• Fonselp provides connections between universities, NGOs, and companies to

offer and/or request products and services with social impact.

• Donar Online is a donations and fundraising platform that fosters autonomy

in the third sector.

• Kubadili provides responsive methodologies so that NGOs and Government

anticipate change by enhancing their impact.

• Open Data Charter allows governments and organizations to work together

and open databases on shared values.

• Accionar.io is a digital accelerating activism campaigns platform,

accompanied by training tools.

• TRANS∙TI provides software testing and virtual assistant services to foster

labor inclusion for transgender people.

• AquíEstoy is a network for emotional support via instant messaging apps.

• AccountabilityLab is a global translocal network that makes governance work by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions.

• AccountabilityLab is a global translocal network that makes governance work by supporting active citizens, responsible leaders and accountable institutions.

• FIBO provides solutions focused on regeneration, respect and care for socio-biodiversity.



Friends of Civic House

Providing sensitive, quality healthcare targeted to NYC's LGBTQ+ communities, regardless of ability to pay, for 50+ years.

Callen-Lorde provides sensitive, quality health care and related services targeted to New York's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities -- in all their diversity -- regardless of ability to pay. To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness and advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender health issues.

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

We provide in-depth, highly relational mindfulness education for youth and the parents and professionals who support them.

Young people deserve our best attention and the greatest support we can offer, especially when it comes to teaching them the tools and resources they need to nurture their minds, spirit, and bodies.

We stand on the foundation of a 35-year lineage of teen mindfulness which began with retreats offered in Barre, Massachusetts in 1989. Since our humble beginnings, we have grown to be the national leader in immersive mindfulness education with our beloved teen retreats having been offered to 4,000+ alumni.

With a belief that justice and equity are at the center of youth wellbeing, our offerings also include specific programs for affinity groups such as BIPOC and LGBTQIA+. Programs aimed at more systemic impact include our internationally accredited Teacher Training program and custom programming in partnership with schools and youth-serving organizations across the country. Our programs seek to complement and amplify the impacts of in-school programs and to expand the value and capacity that youth-serving professionals have for sharing in-depth mindfulness experiences with youth.

At their core, the diverse community of Inward Bound teens and adult leaders seek to create healthier inner and outer worlds. They come from the edges of toxic dominant cultures with the belief that another way of living is not only possible, but a fundamental right. Our extensive network of 120+ staff, teachers, health coordinators, and mentors are experts in the fields of youth development, mental health, and education, and have lived experiences that deeply reflect the teens they serve. They exemplify authenticity, compassion, and respect, upholding a strong code of ethics. In fact, some of our leaders today were participants in the first teen retreats offered in 1989.

Perhaps our most distinctive capacity for success is our Collaborative Leadership (CL) System which emphasizes shared decision-making and robust feedback, and creates more pathways for community members, especially youth, parents, and partners, to have increased input and investment. This organizational structure, which has no Executive Director, is the result of our equity commitments and examinations of how power is distributed within our organization. It was researched and developed for three years with the consult of international leaders in the field before being fully launched in January 2020. At the core of the CL System are the full-time staff and five standing committees that include a 9-member Youth Advisory Committee and 6-member Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee. Need-based stipends are available to support committee member participation.

Inward Bound Mindfulness

ACCELERATE ART is a charitable 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to uplifting emerging artists in the Web3 space.

Founded in 2021, ACCELERATE ART was created establish a supportive environment for the development of artistic practice in Web3. Our mission is to provide resources for artists and to support reflection and dialogue on art.

We are committed to supporting the ever changing definition of art by presenting a wide range of practices that engage a timely and critical exploration of art and technology. Through exhibitions, public engagement, educational programming and career opportunities, our objective is to support art's cultural, historic, social and political impact.

A2 Accelerate Art

G4GC is a philanthropic organization with a mission to cultivate and mobilize resources in support of girls* of color. 



Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) is the primary national philanthropic intermediary exclusively committed to resourcing organizations and movements that center girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of Color. Since 2020, we have raised and awarded grants to 385 organizations in all fifty states, Guam, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.







Building from the operational intention to resource movements working to elevate justice for girls and femmes of color ages 25 and under in the U.S. and beyond, G4GC leads with the notion of understanding philanthropy through a lens of reciprocity, intersectionality, and cultural responsiveness. With an infrastructure that reflects our values, a culture of partnership, healing, reciprocity, and love.

The four signature initiatives include: 

Love is Healing Fund: Launched in 2020 to provide grants to organizations directly supporting girls of color in the wake of multiple pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding priorities include: preventative or responsive health strategies ; interventions to support institutionalized girls of color and survivors of gender-based violence; economic and educational response strategies explicitly focused on girls of color; multigenerational immigrant justice organizing, and power building through organizing, participatory research and advocacy to amplify the needs and experiences of girls of Color and their communities. This fund also resources strategies to protect the security of youth organizers working to dismantle systems of oppression.

Black Girl Freedom Fund & #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign: Launched via an open letter in Essence magazine, the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign is a ten-year philanthropic initiative to invest $1 Billion in the braintrust, innovation, artistic vision, health, safety, education, research, and joy of all Black girls and their families. Each year, a different theme is chosen by the co-founders, and a group of Black Girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth ages 12-25 are recruited into a paid 8-week participatory grantmaking process. The articulation of priorities for the fund, Black girls are not just “recipients” of resources, G4GC’s Black Girl Freedom Fund provides a platform for the development of transferable skills that will increase their capacity to stake claim in their own liberation. 

New Songs Rising Initiative: In partnership with Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous People’s Thriving Women’s Program, this initiative expands opportunities for Indigenous girls through grantmaking, convening, and community building, and mentorship and peer support through an upcoming fellowship program. Specific emphasis on Indigenous cultural work. Funding priorities include: multi-generational healing and organizing amongst Indigenous girls and women; advancing the capacity of Indigenous girls and women to resist state and colonial violence and gender-based violence particularly impacting Indigenous girls and women; art, music, and poetry to advance healing, safety, visibility, and movement-building for Indigenous girls and women. 

Holding a Sister Initiative:  Launched in the fall of 2021 and in partnership with the Black Trans Fund, this initiative centers what we call “new world-building” work led by trans and gender-expansive youth of Color. To date, this initiative has accounted for more $1.8 million in giving to trans communities, exceeding the average giving to trans communities among most national philanthropic institutions. 

G4GC: Investing in the ecosystems that support our youth

DTHF envisions a brighter future where HIV is manageable, and its transmission eliminated in South Africa’s communities. 

The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, affiliated with the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre (DTHC) at the University of Cape Town, is committed to the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa. The Foundation, endorsed by the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife, Leah has been in existence as a "not for profit" organization since 2004.

Fully self- funded by grants and other investigator raised funds and donations, our shared vision for the future includes the continuation of current TB/HIV related work of treatment, care, prevention and education particularly in the most vulnerable populations, whilst staying abreast of new developments and continuing to contribute to cutting edge information in HIV and TB public health, social and clinical research.

Your donation can make a **direct impact** on HIV programs struggling due to funding cuts. If you choose, you can **indicate that your contribution should support formerly PEPFAR-funded programs**—and we will ensure that 100% of your donation goes toward **filling critical service gaps**.

OUR VISION
To lessen the impact of the HIV epidemic on individuals, families and communities through innovation and our passion for humanity.

OUR MISSION                                                                                                                    The pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV-related diseases and infections in southern Africa.

DESMOND TUTU HEALTH FOUNDATION NPC

Dedicated to promoting personal security for activists, advocates, and the organizations that support them.

We make technology work for activists, not against them. We focus on groups who prioritize LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and other marginalized communities. We provide hands-on training, instructional guides, and direct consultations to help people in civil society organizations protect themselves and their connections.

We provide education through seminars, workshops, and written & digital material; we develop, evaluate, and deploy security-enhancing technologies; we support direct action planning and operations.

The Institute For Secure Activism

Http://www.pdxQcenter.org - Portland's LGBTQ2IA+ Community Center. Providing safe spaces, community building and empowerment for positive transformation.

Q Center provides a safe space to support and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ diversity, visibility and community building. Q Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization which offers multi-generational, multi-racial programs and services in four core areas: Arts & Culture; Education & Training; Health & Wellness and Advocacy.  There are dozens of events and groups that meet here, some focused on specific topics (like coming out or gender identity) and others aimed at fun social interactions (like sing-along piano cabarets or craft nights).  Entry to most of these is sliding-scale and run by dedicated volunteers, keeping Q Center truly community-driven and accessible.  In addition to our programmatic offerings, our 5,000 sq/ft facility is also a safe and friendly place to spend an afternoon.  With our  art exhibits, extensive library collection, Resource Wall, and free WiFi access, there's always something to see and learn here at Q Center.  And don't forget that Q Center is also a great inexpensive rental space that affords great visibility and accessibility to people and other organizations:  http://www.pdxqcenter.org/wordpress/about-q-center/renting-q-center

Q Center

Equality Community Center is a non-profit organization. It is based in Portland, ME. It received its nonprofit status in 2018.

The Equality Community Center is a collaborative workplace for LGBTQ+ and allied social justice seeking non-profit organizations.

We strive to be a safe and inclusive gathering space that provides social and educational programming for all, while supporting the most marginalized in our communities.

Equality Community Center

Holy Covenant Church MCC is a LGBTQ+ nonprofit religious organization located in Brookfield, IL. Nonprofit status granted in 1973.

Holy Covenant MCC is an open and affirming Christian community of faith that has been serving the Chicagoland area since March 30, 1975. We celebrate our call to embody the spirit of hospitality. It is in this spirit that we welcome people of all genders, races, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and socio-economic means to participate in the full life and ministry of our church.

We explore our faith in a safe, non-judgmental environment. We celebrate the contributions of Christianity and other faith traditions to our understanding and experience of the Divine, Just, and Creative Presence many call “God.”

The Worship Team nurtures the corporate worship life of our congregation as inspiring, celebratory, and centered on the faithful proclamation of Scripture and communion celebration. We celebrate an open communion, which means you do not have to be a member of Holy Covenant or any other church to participate. Everyone is welcome to the table with whatever beliefs or doubts they may have.

Our Sunday hybrid worship service is held at 10:00 a.m., and is live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HolyCovenantMcc. It is followed by our social hour which includes food and invigorating conversation. 

You can sign up at our website for our weekly newsletter which includes volunteer, service, fundraisers and other information going on at the church. The sign-up information is at http://www.holycovenantmcc.org on the left side of the page.

Holy Covenant MCC is part of Metropolitan Community Churches, an International Christian denomination representing approximately 300 congregations. We provide a home to all who are seeking to discover and express their unique spiritual journey

Holy Covenant Church - M C C

Inclusive, equitable sliding fee scale K-12 access to musical instruments, instruction, performance and recording programs.

SLAM enriches kid's lives, instilling:

• Diligence and time management
• Cooperation and teamwork
• Self-respect through achievement

SLAM maximizes your donation with matching fund grants from Foundations, City, County and State agencies.  SLAM's multiple award-winning team of rock, jazz, classical, bluegrass, folk, pop, and electronic music mentors provide safe, fun, productive access to:

• Musical instruments and equipment
• Instruction from up to Ph.D. teachers 
• Performances at venues and festivals
• In-studio and home recording programs

SLC Magazine   2016, Best of the Beehive
City Weekly       2014, Best of Utah
SLC Magazine  2009, Best of the Beehive
City Weekly      2007,  Best of Utah
City Weekly      2006, Best of Utah
City Weekly      2005, Best of Utah

Salt Lake Academy Of Music (SLAM)

The Chosen Family Law center is creating a future for all famillies.

The Chosen Family Law Center, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to cultivating equitable social and legal recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA) and polyamorous families and individuals, as well as other underserved family forms such as platonic co-parents or multigenerational families; eliminate prejudice and discrimination and defend human, civil, and other rights for these communities; and offering education to lawyers, therapists, and other professionals to enable them to best serve these communities. 



Chosen Family Law Center Inc

Womens Community Justice Association Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on providing human services. It is based in New York, NY. It received its nonprofit status in 2019.

Womens Community Justice Association Inc

Help us heal and empower queer people and their place in the world! 
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we.are.village in Berlin is creating new ways that queer communities can connect, transform and heal. For the last eight years, we have operated a unique space for queer masculinities and femininities, transgender, non-binary, genderfluid, intersex and other gender non-conforming people.


Our goal is to help queer people create and embrace healthier, better connected and purposeful lives. We do this by nourishing individual and collective growth through working with the body, mindfulness, artistic expression, consent and a range of self-empowering tools and strategies. In the process, we tackle loneliness, lack of self-esteem, intimacy and addiction issues, dealing with discrimination and other intersectional challenges that limit and impact queer lives.


We have created a diverse and continuously adapting program of weekly and monthly events, community evenings, weekend trips as well as art exhibitions, performances, salon discussions and offerings via our online platform.


Although it was never our focus, we  have become a model for other cities and countries. We regularly host visitors and participants from all over the world and have seen an increase in international interest from individuals, other organizations, activists, artists, politicians or other practitioners wanting to find out more about our innovative model and methodologies.

Please contribute to our fundraiser that will support this international vision through our Queer Bridges Berlin and Village Academy Training programs.

Download the PDF with our vision, goals and summary of our past successes here!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/66zmtyp86uub1tt/2023-WAV--KL-EN-DIN-A4%20.pdf?dl=0

We very much appreciate your time and attention!
Thank you !!
Kai Ehrhardt
Founder

we are village - queer matters

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We are a nonprofit, so we rely on the generosity of donors like you.