Announcing TJFP’s 2022 Grantees!

We’re pleased to announce that in our tenth year of grantmaking, TJFP’s 2022 grantmaking fellows awarded $1.25 MILLION dollars in grants to 204 trans-led grassroots groups, projects, and organizations doing amazing, creative, and groundbreaking trans justice work across the US and US territories. Including the groups that received a ReUp for this year, that’s $1.9 million dollars going out to 355 groups. Find out more through our 2022 grantee directory page, and see the full list below!

We blew our spring fundraising goal out of the water! We hoped to raise $250,000 by May 27th, and thanks to our incredible community of supporters and donors, we raised nearly three times that amount.

From that abundance, TJFP’s 2022 Community Grantmaking Fellows chose to do something extraordinary and beautiful. They split the $1.25 million dollars that was raised for this grant cycle equally among the groups selected. This means that each grantee is receiving the same grant amount, $6,127.45. And because of the generous giving of our community, and two very large last minute unexpected donations, we also chose to give an extra cash gift to each of the 204 grantees.

To honor ten years of grassroots trans justice, and as added support in our tumultuous and challenging political climate, we’ll be giving each of the 2022 grantees a gift of an additional $3,872.55. Yup, you read that right…. All 204 groups selected by the 2022 grantmaking panel will be getting a TJFP grant for $6,127.45 and an extra cash gift of $3,872.55. So, in total, each group is receiving $10,000 dollars from TJFP in our tenth year of grantmaking!!

Over the past few months, the 2022 community grantmaking fellows spent hour after hour carefully reading and reviewing hundreds of applications from trans-led, grassroots groups and projects from around the country. As a cohort of trans, BIPOC organizers and activists, TJFP’s fellows have the opportunity to sit in the powerful role of grantmaker, a power often held by people and institutions outside of their communities. Yet since our fellows belong to trans and non-binary communities in the very places we see applications coming in from, this position can also come with the heavy weight of tough funding decisions. Our fellows do this highly emotional work with a whole lot of heart: reviewing applications using an intersectional lens, paying close attention to where resources are being redistributed geographically, and doing this with no strings attached and trusting that TJFP grantees know what’s best for their own communities.

Our Community Grantmaking Fellows, grantmaking coordination team, and staff are deeply grateful and proud of all that TJFP has accomplished this year. Whether you fundraised on our behalf, shared our social media posts, donated, or used your platforms to lift up grassroots trans organizing, you helped make this happen! Along with the 148 groups that received a ReUp grant this year, we’re moving over $2.7 million dollars in grants to 352 groups in 2022!Of our 204 grantees selected in May…

• 105 grantees were first-time applicants to TJFP.
• 87 had no nonprofit status.
• 10 grantees come from outside of the lower 48 states, including Puerto Rico and other US territories.
• 171 grantees indicated BIPOC leadership–with 79 groups indicating they were led by Black trans women or femmes!

We are so grateful for this year’s team and for the time and energy that was poured into every part of this process. While community-led grantmaking isn’t always quick and easy, it’s always worth it for us!

It’s because of this team and our amazing community that we were able to give so much money to so many incredible grassroots trans justice groups. As always, we are inspired by each and every application that was submitted.

Again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being part of the legacy of our trans justice movements.

We hope that as you look through all the amazing trans justice groups that were funded this year, and explore our map of TJFP’s applicants and grantees over the last ten years, you find some hope and solace amongst everything that’s going on.

 

2022 Grantees
Listed alphabetically by state and alphabetically by group name.
The groups listed below with an asterisk (*) are 2021/2022 grantees that received a ReUp grant.

Alaska

The Queen’s Guard, Wasilla

United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, Anchorage *

 

Alabama

SDC Trans GNC Group, Florence

Visibly Trans*, Birmingham *

 

American Samoa

IMPACT American Samoa, Pago Pago

 

Arkansas

Intransitive, Mabelvale *

The Young Transwomens Project, Little Rock *

 

Arizona

DREAM School, Tucson

Fluxx Productions, Tucson *

Kindred Connections, Tucson

Peacework Medical, Phoenix

Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Tucson

The Outlaw Project, Phoenix

Trans Pride Foundation, Flagstaff *

TRANSplants Desert Garden, Tucson *

 

California

#brotherhood, Stockton

A.B.O. Comix, Oakland

Access Inclusion Advancement Project, Anaheim

Adsit Media, San Leandro *

Alianza Translatinx, Santa Ana *

Beyond Binary Legal, Long Beach *

Brown Recluse, Oakland

C.R.I.M.E., Los Angeles

Deaf Queer Resource Center, San Francisco *

Dem Bois Inc., San Pablo *

FEDUP Collective, San Diego

Financial Wellness for QT BIPOC, San Diego

Fireweed Collective, Richmond *

Health Justice Commons, Richmond *

Homobiles, San Leandro

House of Resilience, San Diego *

Indigenous Pride Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Inland Empire Prism Collective, San Bernardino

Invisible Men, Compton *

Lady J and Linda Kay’s House, Antelope *

Lafemmebear Music, Kelseyville *

Los Angeles Spoonie Collective, Northridge

North State Trans/GNC Project, Chico

Orange County Translatinas, Anaheim *

Parivar Bay Area, Oakland *

PEACE Out Loud, Berkeley

Proyecto Trans Latina, San Diego *

Queer Mango, Los Angeles

RCSCC Transgender Support Services-Trans Job Development, Oakland

Reclaim UGLY, Oakland

San Francisco Trans March, San Francisco *

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco *

Somos Familia Valle, Sun Valley

The Herbal Trans Health Book Team, Oakland *

The Spoonie Uni Project, San Bernardino

The TAJA Coalition, San Leandro *

The TG/ENBY Project, Los Angeles *

Trans & Nonbinary Housing Collective, Cameron Park

Trans Advocacy & Care Team (TACT), Berkeley *

Trans Peer Mentor Program, San Francisco *

Trans-E-Motion, Clovis *

TRANScend Collective, Galt

TRANScend Retreat, San Francisco

TRANScending in Nature, Greenfield

TransTech Social Enterprises, Culver City

Tranz of Anarchii Inc, Tracy

Unique Woman’s Coalition, West Hollywood*

Voluminous Arts Trans-Led Halloquium (Artist SHowcase), Glendale *

Y.G.S.L.R.H. S.T.F.U.T., Los Angeles *

 

Colorado

Authentic Creations Artistic Apothecary, Denver *

Denver Community Fridges, Denver *

Friends like Me, Englewood *

 

District of Columbia

DC Area Transmasculine Society, Washington *

Halal And Queer Collective (HAQ Collective), Washington *

Makers Lab, Washington *

No Justice No Pride, Washington

Plantita Power, Washington

Sovereign EarthWorks, Washington

Theythey Collective, Washington

 

Florida

Bridging the gap!, Fort Lauderdale *

Color N Raw, Fort Lauderdale

comrades in arms, Gainesville

Gender Advancement Project, Orlando *

LIPS Tampa, Tampa

Marsha’s Web, Hollywood

Moving Forward Wellness Coaching, Oakland Park *

No.Str8s, Gainesville *

Qlatinx, Orlando

Queer Tallahassee Artists Collective, Tallahassee

Rooted Resistance, Tallahassee *

Shannon’s Arms, Fort Lauderdale

Social Film Projects LLC, North Miami Beach

The Halfway Point, Tallahassee

The McKenzie Project, Miami *

The Passionvine Project, Lake Worth *

The Queer-Trans Project, Atlantic Beach

The Reflect Collective, Miami

TRANS (Transition Resources And Navigation Services), Jacksonville

Trans Collaborative Network, Plantation *

Trans Playhouse, Doral *

Transcending Adolescence, Jacksonville

Transgender Awareness Project, Jacksonville *

Transgender Empowerment Alliance, Jacksonville

TransSOCIAL, Inc., Miami

Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida, Miami Beach

Unspoken Treasure Society Inc., Gainesville *

 

Georgia

Community EsTr(El-La), Atlanta *

Community Roots, Decatur *

FOR OUR SIBS Inc., Decatur *

Game Changing Men, Newnan

Genderfied, Norcross *

I Am Human Foundation, Ellenwood *

IATBP, ATLANTA

La Gender Inc, Atlanta

Phoenix Transition Program, Conley *

Queer Cultures, Atlanta *

Sexual Liberation Collective, Decatur

Southern Fried Queer Pride, Atlanta

T4T Caregiving, Loganville

The Prizm Shyne Project, Conley *

TMBLM, Inc., Atlanta *

Trans Housing Atlanta Program, Inc., Atlanta *

TRANScending Barriers, ATLANTA

TWOC Healing Project, Newnan *

 

Hawaii

Gender Liberation Collective, Honolulu

Hawaii Queers, Ewa Beach

HI SIS, Honolulu *

Ka Aha Mahu, Honolulu

Na Lei Pulama, Kihei *

The Trans Alaka’i Collective, Hilo *

 

Iowa

enfleshed, Iowa City

 

Idaho

Black Liberation Collective, Idaho, Boise *

 

Illinois

Chicago Therapy Collective, Chicago *

Cicero Community Farm, Cicero

Youth Empowerment Performance Project (YEPP), Chicago *

 

Indiana

GenderNexus, Indianapolis

Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center, Indianapolis

Transgender Resource Education and Enrichment Services, South Bend

 

Kansas

Our Spot KC, Kansas City *

 

Kentucky

Gender Diversity Network, Louisville

Tiger’s Eye Collective, Louisville *

 

Louisiana 

Amor y Solidaridad, Scott

Black Life Response, New Orleans

Last Call, New Orleans

LOUD: New Orleans Queer Youth Theater, New Orleans *

New Legacy Ministries, Bogalusa

Real Name Campaign NOLA, New Orleans *

The S.O.L.I.D Initiative, New Orleans *

Transitions Louisiana, New Orleans *

 

Massachusetts 

Finca Luna Buho, Cheshire

Massachusetts Sex Worker Ally Network (MASWAN), Brighton *

Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (1), Boston

PRIDEEXTENDED, Chicopee *

sense, Amherst *

the Stiyu Project, Worcester *

The Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network, Greenfield

Trans Doe Task Force, Orange

 

Maryland

CVO, Owings Mills *

Element of Hope, Baltimore

Idyll Dandy Arts, Dowelltown *

Maryland Trans*Unity, Silver Spring

Trans Maryland, GAITHERSBURG

Trans People of Color Coalition, Baltimore

Trans-Latinx DMV, Baltimore

 

Maine

Outright Lewiston/Auburn, Auburn

Portland Outright, Portland

Queer Kid Creative, South Portland

 

Michigan

Black Men Rock Brotherhood, Detroit

Black TG Voices, Detroit

GADES – Grassroots Activism Direct Emergency Support, Pontiac

Grand Rapids Trans Foundation, Grand Rapids

Hope for Trans Futures Training Programs, Kalamazoo *

Miss Mouthy Podcast, Detroit

Native Justice Coalition, Manistee *

Niyyah, Oak Park

Nuii Waav Brotherhood, Detroit *

Queers Taking Initiative, Alma *

Teamabad, Detroit

TGNC Wellness Workers Summit, Detroit

Transcend the Binary, Waterford

Wild Ferns Wellness, Lansing

 

Minnesota

Cuir Kitchen Brigade, Minneapolis

Minnesota Trans Disabled Care Fund, St. Paul *

Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Minneapolis

Open Flame Theatre, Minneapolis

Queer Science, Minneapolis Queer Science

SPIRAL Collective, Saint Paul *

TIGERRS, Minneapolis *

Transmission Ministry Collective, Saint Paul *

 

Missouri

Black Transcendence, Saint Louis

Gabriella Rosé Justice Support System, Wildwood

Northland Pride, Gladstone *

St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH), St. Louis *

The Nafasi Center, Kansas City

Trans artist collective, Kansas City *

Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis, ST. LOUIS

Transformations Youth Organization, Kansas City *

 

Mississippi 

Awakening Love, Jackson

Bois of the Sippi, Corinth *

Love Me Unlimited 4life/4 Evercareing Evonne, Jackson *

Madams of Excellence LLC, Jackson

 

Montana

Flathead Gender Identity Project, Kalispell

Great Falls LGBTQ+ Center, Great Falls *

Montana Two Spirit Society, Missoula

TransVisible Montana, Missoula

 

North Carolina

Assata Collective, Charlotte *

Fuerza Unión Múltiple – FUM, Henderson *

Greensboro Mutual Aid, Greensboro *

House of Jade, Greensboro

HYPHA Healing Garden & Apothecary, Durham *

Onslow County LGBTQ Community Center, Jacksonville

SPECTRUM Club, Smithfield

The Paris Project, Charlotte

Trans Empowerment Project, Jacksonville

Transgress: Digital Resistance Collective, Charlotte *

Transitioning Of The Carolinas, Charlotte *

Tranzmission, Inc., Asheville

 

North Dakota 

Evolve;, Jamestown *

 

Nebraska

Trans Collaborations, Kearney *

 

New Jersey

New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance (NJRUA), Newark *

 

New Mexico

Bent Gardens, Santa Fe *

Equality In Employment Opportunities,  Albuquerque

Raíz Colectivx, Albuquerque

Trans Liberation Coalition, Albuquerque *

Transwoman Empowerment Initiative (TEI), Albuquerque *

 

Northern Mariana Islands

T-Project, Saipan *

 

Nevada

Las Vegas TransPride, Las Vegas

United Terrirtories of Pacific Islanders Alliance Las Vegas, Las Vegas

 

New York

(LEGION) League for Equity Of Gender In Our Neighborhoods, Rochester

Aaron Arthur-Gray (Search Forward Media), New York

bklyn boihood, Brooklyn *

Black Trans Blessings, Manhattan

Bluestockings Cooperative, New York *

Body Hack, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Ghost Project Inc., Brooklyn

CK Life, Bronx

Colectivo intercultural TRANSgrediendo, Jackson Heights *

Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship, New York, NY

Dorian Corey Project/TRANSgressions, Kenmore *

Garden in the Wake, Brooklyn

In Honor Of Our Roots, Brooklyn *

Indigo Rising, Ithaca

Lion’s Tooth Project, Newburgh *

National LGBTQ Workers Center, New York

Princess Janae Place, Bronx

QTPoC Mental Health, Brooklyn

queer Haudenosaunee land project, Ridgewood *

Radical Truth, Ithaca

Reuniting of African Descendants (ROAD), New York

Rochester Black Pride, Rochester*

Southern Tier Transgender Advocacy Group, Endicott

The Awakening Trans Art Coalition (ATAC), Boiceville

The BSWC Philly, New York

The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center, New York

Trans Closet Hudson Valley, Saugerties

Transgender Resilience Project, Bronx

What Will I Become, Bronx *

Xchange for Change, Brooklyn *

Yoga for Top Surgery Recovery, Patchogue *

 

Ohio

Black Transmen of Ohio, Columbus

Margie’s Hope, Akron  *

META Center Inc, Akron

Transgender Mentorship of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

TransOhio, Burton

 

Oklahoma

Cousins, Oklahoma City

Diversity Center of Oklahoma, Inc., Oklahoma City

Transpire Oklahoma, Inc., Tulsa

Tulsa Intersectional Care Network, Tulsa

 

Oregon

BI2S ARTISTS, Portland *

Point of Pride, Eugene

Transpose PDX, Portland *

 

Pennsylvania

Ark of Safety, Philadelphia

Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation, Philadelphia *

Eastern PA Trans Equity Project, Orefield

Hearts on a Wire, Philadelphia *

Heauxs In The Woods, Philadelphia

HG Freedman Illustration, Philadelphia

Housing Reparations Philly, Philadelphia

Lititz Chooses Love, Penryn

Sage Legacy Project, Philadelphia *

Tertium Quid, BRYN MAWR

The Wealth Redistribution Group, Philadelphia

transcribez, Philadelphia *

Visible Truth 365, Philadelphia *

Youthphoria, Abington

 

Puerto Rico

Ahí viene la e, San Juan

Círculo Violeta, Mayagüez , PR *

Casa Yamoca Opia, San German *

Colectivo Educativo por la perspectiva de género, Mayagüez

Colectivx Colectivx, San Juan

Editorial Casa Cuna, Hormigueros

El Sazon de Titi Shaky, San Juan

Entre Putxs Puerto Rico, San Juan

Espejos Cempazuchitl, Trujillo Alto

EspicyNipples, Guayama

Kellan Artgraphy, San Juan *

La Sombrilla Cuir, San Juan

Ominira Healing Village, San Juan *

Trans Goofy Games PR, San Juan *

 

South Carolina

Pride Link, Greenville

T-Time Transgender Support, Myrtle Beach

Transgender Awareness Alliance, LEXINGTON

 

Tennessee

Bead + Cowrie, LLC, Nashville

Memphis TransLove, Memphis

The Meadow Collective, Liberty

 

Texas

3 of Cups, Houston

Black trans texas Connection, Houston

Black Transmen, Inc., Carrollton

Black Transwomen Inc, Carrollton

Coastal Bend Trans Alliance, Corpus Christi

Corazon Conuko, Houston *

Embrace Austin, Austin

Organizacion Latina Trans in Texas, Houston *

Project Liferaft, Austin  *

Proyecto Casa De Colores, El Paso

Rainbow community texas, Houston

San Antonio Gender Association (SAGA), San Antonio *

Save Our Sisters United Inc, Houston

Seahorse Educational Services, Houston

Sex Workers Outreach Project of Austin (SWOP ATX), Austin

The Mahogany Project, Houston

The Next Generation Project, Spring *

Trans Legal Aid Clinic Houston, Houston

Trans Maculinos Houston Texas/OLTT, Houston *

Trans Nation, Baytown *

Trans-formation, Baytown

Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Austin *

 

Virginia

Black Men Can Cook, North Garden

BONDS, Virginia Beach

CAKE Society Co, Arlington

Diversity in Recovery, North Garden *

Empowering Transgender Services Inc., Hampton *

Garden of Peace Project, Newport News

Grimalkin Records, Dendron *

MULUSA THE RAINBOW VISIBILITY PLATFORM, Alexandria

Power Safe Place Resource Center of Virginia, Inc., Front Royal

QueerRVA, Richmond

Southeastern Transgender Resource Center, Norfolk *

Stand For Art Foundation, Alexandria

The Men in Transition, Hampton

TMSports League, Franklin

Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia – TAPVA, Virginia Beach  *

Transgender Education Association of Greater Washington D.C., Burke

Transgender Veterans Support Group-Virginia, Richond *

Twin Oaks Queer Gathering, Louisa

 

Vermont

Out in the Open, Brattleboro *

Tender Fruits Collective and Farm, Morgan *

 

Washington

CoG: Conspiracy of Geniuses, Seattle

Diversity Alliance of the Puget Sound, Puyallup

SocialScope Productions, Seattle *

Taking Black Pride SEA, Tacoma

Trans Prisoner Solidarity Project, Seattle *

Trans Student Educational Resources, Spokane

Transfaith, Philadelphia

 

Wisconsin 

Bleed Shamelessly, Madison

Houze La Femme, Milwaukee

Lovell-Lepak Queer Outreach, Madison *

North Node Clinic, Milwaukee

 

Wyoming

The Rainbow Collective, Casper

WYNOT, Casper