TJFP is so excited to introduce the first of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Cathy Kapua! Cathy Kapua hails from O`ahu, Hawaii and has worked with the transgender community since 2003. Cathy started as a Peer Educator and Employment Specialist at a transgender social service organization called Kulia Na Mamo. She then moved on to […]

“It is my hope that our people have a fighting chance-that those of us that are able, continue to use our strength to pursue life and ensure that all of us have a chance at the lives we dream of” -Elle Hearns, 2016 Grantmaking Panelist 176. That’s the unbelievable number of applications we received this year! As […]

“I so appreciate the vision of the Trans Justice Funding Project. The idea that small grassroots organizations finally has someone who hears and understands us…”–TJFP Grantee TJFP is about investing in trans communities making decisions by and for ourselves. Over the last four years, we’ve received 486 applications, and raised and given away over 315 […]

Please spread the word that our call for applications is less than two weeks away!  Now is the time to apply or encourage others! Is Your Group Eligible for a TJFP Grant? Are you a group? Are you a grassroots, trans justice group run by and for trans people? Is your group’s total budget less […]

Fortification: Spiritual Sustenance for Movement is a Podcast featuring Caitlin Breedlove, Campaign Director of Standing on the Side of Love interviewing movement leaders and activists. This week, TJFP’s director Gabriel Foster talks about what brought him to political organizing, the founding of the Trans Justice Funding Project (TJFP), and what keeps him in this work. Thank you for […]

During such challenging times, let us remind ourselves that we are each other’s strength and purpose. Over the past year, TJFP has sat with many of you as you shared your truth and struggles. To honor you we created a small reminder of what our communities are striving for and how those of you “on […]

“As a local organizer and activist in your area what do you vision, hope or dream for trans/two-spirit/queer/gender non- conforming people in your area?” “Can you tell us how your group got started or how you first got involved in trans justice organizing?” These a just a few of the questions we asked several grantees, […]

“We Are NOT Invisible, Trans Lives Matter” is the theme for the 2016 National Trans Health conference, which is the first of its kind in the Southeastern region of the United States. The conference hopes to help medical providers build capacity and treat Trans* people with care and respect as well as build awareness from a health, legal, social and […]

After spending an amazing five days in Tennessee and Mississippi, we drove East to Alabama and our first stop was the historic Selma. We could feel the momentous energy of the city the minute we arrived. The first thing we did was pick up our camera’s and walk over the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This bridge […]

TJFP is back on our From the Ground to the Sky Tour and this time we’ve been rolling around and talking with Southern activists and organizers. We’re only halfway in, and already we’ve learned so much about what these organizers are fighting against, fighting for, and what brings them life. This past week, we’ve been […]

TJFP is excited to participate in the upcoming “Transformative Philanthropy” forum at  The Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon on November 9th, 2016. This forum focuses on ways that social justice philanthropy can bring about social change for women, LGBTQ people, and people of color. TJFP’s Co-founder and Executive Director, Gabriel Foster will […]

We are tremendously saddened to share the passing of trans activist, Ms. Cheryl Courtney-Evans. Ms. Cheryl joined the TJFP team in 2013 as one of our very first community grant making panelists. In 2014, TJFP  interviewed her about the work of Trans Individuals Living Their Truth (TILTT). The interviewer writes,  “TILTT is dedicated to creating visibility. For the first […]