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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.
We are only able to fund grants and scholarships to institutions within the United States & its territories. For international grantseekers, we recommend trying one of the funders on the International LGBT Inclusive Funders list. Inquiries from those seeking funding outside the U.S. may not receive a reply due to limited staff resources.
If you have questions about an existing grant application you have already submitted, please email grants@stonewallfoundation.org.
Nonprofits
Amida Care Fund
We are pleased to announce that the Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation is now accepting proposals for programs and projects on the cutting edge of HIV prevention and services in New York City.
Now in its seventh grant cycle of grantmaking, the Fund fuels prevention and intervention strategies that engage members of the LGBTQ community who are most at risk for HIV infection, or who are HIV positive but not virally suppressed or receiving necessary care. Multiple grants of $4,000 will be awarded in December.
To be eligible, organizations must:
Focus on New York City;
Serve people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or MSM and HIV-positive or at greatest risk for new infection;
Work to eliminate the spread of HIV among low-income Black and Latino young men and transgender women who have sex with men; and
Have a budget of $2MM or under.
Proposals are due by noon (12pm) Eastern on Thursday, October 23. Click here to begin or continue an application.
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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 State seeking gender-affirming procedures.
Multiple grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded this fall. Grants are paid directly to the recipient’s gender-affirming care provider.
To be eligible, applicants must:
Be 18 years of age or older
Live in and plan to have their procedure done in New York State
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 provider for their procedure (all funds will go directly to provider)
Demonstrate emotional urgency
Be able to demonstrate a support system that can see to their needs in the weeks that follow gender affirming care
We are now accepting applications for the 2025 Stay Gold grant cycle. Click here to begin or continue an application. Applications are due by 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, September 26.