Our hearts are heavy and a fire rages in a deep place within our collective community as candles are lit to honor each precious life that is taken away from us at the hands of violence and discrimination. This year there has been five reported murders of black trans women.   Dana Martin, Montgomery, Alabama  […]

TJFP is so lucky to get to work with this amazing organizer and force of light!  Úmi’s passion and excitement as she reads through this years applications, learning more about the breadth of trans justice work is EVERYTHING. Please welcome to the TJFP grant making team, Úmi Vera! Úmi is a child of Tepehuan O’dami […]

A very warm welcome to Zakia McKensey to the TJFP 2019 Grantmaking Fellowship!  Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Zakia is currently working extremely hard to carefully review hundreds of applications in preparation for our upcoming grantmaking meeting in June. We cannot wait to learn and grow from her leadership on this years team! Zakia McKensey is […]

It’s that time of year again when we have the honor of introducing another fabulous grantmaking team. Kicking off a series of introductions, we’re ecstatic to welcome Sammie Ablaza Wills to the 2019  TJFP Grantmaking Fellowship! Sammie will join five other ground breaking, trans, non binary activists and organizers from across the country to select […]

“Sharing space with the other grantmaking fellows and hearing from people from rural Montana to communities in Hawaii helped to open my mind about how differently the work looks for people in different areas. Sometimes when you’re on the ground, it is easy to lose that perspective, and instead think, “This is what’s working for […]

A few weeks ago we were deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of long time TJFP grantee and 2016 TJFP grantmaking panelist, Stephanie Mott.  I remember the first time I met Stephanie Mott. Soft spoken and kind. At that time she was the first out, trans activist from Topeka, Kansas I had ever […]

En Español. Deadline is tonight at 12 midnight EST–please check the eligibility criteria and apply now! 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 than $250,000? Are you located in the United […]

We are so excited to share our annual report with you! With your help in 2018, we moved $650,000 to some of the most groundbreaking grassroots trans-led trans justice organizing work around the country. Check out the 182 grantees, articles written by our community grantmaking fellows, infographics, photographs, and so much more! This report is […]

          Please remember, the application deadline is THIS FRIDAY at 12am EST.   In 2018, TJFP gave 650,000 dollars to 182 trans-led grassroots groups across the country, and we hope to do it again in 2019!  Please review the eligibility criteria and apply! Share widely and get your application in! En Español. […]

In 2018, TJFP gave 650,000 dollars to 182 trans-led grassroots groups across the country, and we hope to do it again in 2019!  Please review the eligibility criteria and apply! Share widely and get your application in! En Español. Is Your Group Eligible for a TJFP Grant? Are you a group? Are you a grassroots, trans […]

In the fall of 2018,  TJFP headed back on the road for another edition of our From the Ground to the Sky Listening Tour.  On this tour, we had the great pleasure of visiting with trans and gender non-conforming leaders and activist around the country to learn what trans justice means and looks like where they live and […]

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a day to honor and lift up the lives and memories of trans and gender non-conforming people who were taken from us due to anti-trans hate and violence. Not only this day, but every day, we ask you to join us in grieving our beloveds. Not only this […]