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Stonewall grants strengthen the community. We invest in dynamic organizations, projects, and leaders that elevate LGBTQ+ people and our cultural contributions, advance our rights, and promote our wellness, safety, and liberation.

For lists of our current and recent grantee partners, click here.

 

Please note that we only fund 501(c)(3) nonprofit efforts based in the United States and US territories

Nonprofits

Reclaiming Our Power Request for Proposals

Stonewall Community Foundation is now accepting proposals for the Spring 2025 Reclaiming Our Power Request for Proposals (RFP)

In the face of targeted attacks on queer and trans communities, Stonewall Community Foundation is launching a request for proposals to support organizations that take back queer power, stand tall in the face of adversity, and ensure our community has the resources necessary to thrive.

Seeded by the Mark L. Brandt Legacy Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation, multiple organizations will be awarded two-year general operating grants of up to $20,000 per year. 

This grant initiative prioritizes organizations that

  • Are BIPOC-led, trans-led, or otherwise led by the communities they serve 

  • Serve the most vulnerable parts of the LGBTQ community, including POC; TGNCNB people; youth; elders; people living with HIV or AIDS, or other chronic illnesses or disabilities; people experiencing homelessness; sex workers and people involved in other survival economies; and immigrants and newcomers 

  • Have budgets of $1MM or under 

Two funding tracks will be considered:

1) Advocacy & Power Building for organizations that are:

  • Engaged in coalition building and community-led solutions

  • Working towards policy interventions and narrative shifting

  • Engaged in civic participation, mobilization and base-building

2) Community Resilience for organizations that are:

  • Providing direct services to vulnerable LGBTQ populations (e.g., shelter, legal services, mental or sexual health services, support groups)

  • Promoting economic empowerment of queer and trans people through education or career programs

  • Using visual or creative arts to further liberation

Click here to start or continue an application. Applications are due by 5 PM Eastern on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Questions about this RFP? Stonewall will hold an info session over Zoom at 12 PM Eastern on Wednesday, April 9. Register for the info session here.

Convocatoria de Propuestos - “Recuperando Nuestro Poder” (Versión Español)

Stonewall Community Foundation acepta propuestas para la convocatoria de propuestas de primavera de 2025 "Recuperando Nuestro Poder"

Ante los ataques dirigidos contra las comunidades queer y trans, la Fundación Comunitaria Stonewall lanza una convocatoria de propuestas para apoyar a organizaciones que recuperan el poder queer, y se puedan mantener firmes ante la adversidad y garantizar que nuestras comunidades cuente con los recursos necesarios para prosperar.  

Con el apoyo del Fondo Legado Mark L. Brandt de Stonewall, varias organizaciones recibirán subvenciones operativas generales de dos años de hasta $20,000 al año.

Esta convocatoria prioriza a las organizaciones que:

  • Son lideradas por personas negras, indígenas y de color (BIPOC), personas trans o de cualquier otra manera lideradas por las comunidades a las que sirven.

  • Atienden a los sectores más vulnerables de la comunidad LGBTQ, incluyendo personas de color (POC), personas transgénero, no relacionadas con la comunidad (TNNCNB). Jóvenes; personas mayores; personas con VIH o SIDA, u otras condiciones crónicas o diversidad funcional; personas sin hogar; trabajadoras sexuales y personas que participan en otras economías de supervivencia; inmigrantes y recién llegados.

  • Con presupuestos de $1 millón o menos.

Puede obtener más información sobre los requisitos y comenzar su solicitud aquí. El plazo para presentar propuestas vence el viernes 25 de abril a las 5 p.m. EDT.

Se realizará un seminario web informativo por Zoom el miércoles 9 de abril a las 12 p.m. EDT. Inscríbase en la sesión informativa aquí.

¿Preguntas? Contáctenos en grants@stonewallfoundation.org.

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Interested in becoming a Stonewall grantee partner? Does your organization serve the LGBTQ+ community? Are you excited about the potential for growth, additional services, or your unique approach to changing lives? Join our mailing list to get notifications about future grant opportunities. Please note that we only fund U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Groups with qualified fiscal sponsors are eligible for funding.

Individuals

Stay Gold Fund Grants for Individuals

Established by novelist and playwright Tobly McSmith, the Stay Gold Fund provides financial support for trans individuals in New York City seeking gender-affirming procedures related to transition, including certain surgeries. Multiple grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded this summer.   

To be eligible, applicants must: 

  • Live in New York City

  • Have raised or saved at least 30% of the cost of their procedure, or have at least 30% of the cost of the procedure covered by insurance

  • Have identified and contacted a doctor or surgeon for their procedure

  • Demonstrate emotional urgency

  • Be able to demonstrate a support system that can see to their needs in the weeks that follow gender affirming care

Applications for the Stay Gold Fund are now closed.  

 
 

Questions? Email us at grants@stonewallfoundation.org.