TJFP is thrilled to introduce the first of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Bunnie Wells Cruse! Bunnie Wells Cruse (she/her) is a Mexican-American Trans Woman and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bunnie is currently Board Chair of The Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, Queen Mother of The Imperial Sovereign Court of New Mexico, and […]
Dear Friends, Family and Community, We’re horrified that Texas Governor Abbott has instructed the Department of Family and Protective Services to begin investigating what he and Texas Attorney General Paxton have newly defined “child abuse”: families loving and supporting their trans and gender expansive children. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wants Texas communities to report […]
Now is the time to apply for a TJFP grant! These are the eleven questions we ask in our application each year so that groups can share about their work and our community grantmaking fellows can make their funding decisions. Our goal has always been to keep our application as short and simple as we […]
It’s that time again! Time for grassroots, trans-led, trans justice groups to apply for funding and for those of us who can, to donate what we can to support their work. Please help us spread the word! Please make sure to read our guidelines first to determine if your group is eligible. The application is currently available […]
On this day, November 20th, trans communities, our loved ones, and allies are pausing on a global level to honor and grieve the lives of those who have been taken from us by acts of anti-trans violence. Even though great strides have been made over the years, carving out new opportunities and progress for our […]
TJFP is extremely pleased to announce our newest staff member, Nicole Fernandes as our very first Administrative Director! Nicole first began working closely with us when she became a 2020 Community Grantmaking Fellow and now we’re thrilled to have her in this role as a full time staff member. As we’ve expressed to Nicole and to so many of you, thank […]
Translation in English Por Cathy Kapua Cuando conocí a Arianna Lint, la fundadora y directora ejecutiva del Centro Arianna (Arianna’s Center), quedé deslumbrado por la fuerza e intención de su voz, mientras exigía que los departamentos federales financiaran el trabajo de justicia trans en el sur. En una mesa redonda en el 2014 junto con […]
Traducción en éspanol By Cathy Kapua, Deputy Director of TJFP When I first met Arianna Lint, the founder and CEO of Arianna’s Center, I was dazzled by the strength and intention in her voice, speaking truth to power as she demanded that federal departments fund trans justice work in the South. At a roundtable discussion […]
(Clockwise from top left: Zakia McKensey, Cristina Herrera, Cathy Kapua, V Chaudry, Luce Lincoln, Nico Amador) We want to give a special shout out to the dedication and commitment of our grantmaking meeting facilitators, coordinators, consultants, and staff! Our ninth community grantmaking meeting wouldn’t have gone nearly so smoothly without this amazing crew on hand […]
We’re pleased to announce that TJFP’s 2021 grantmaking fellows awarded $850,000 in grants to 191 trans-led grassroots groups, projects, and organizations doing amazing, creative, and groundbreaking trans justice work across the US and US territories! Find out more through our 2021 grantee directory page, and see the full list at the bottom of this post! […]
Wow! Our Community Grantmaking Fellows spent several days and hour upon hour, meeting virtually to thoughtfully select our 2021 grantees and award amounts. We’re so excited to share out our brilliant 2021 grantees (all 308!) with you in the coming week. These grantees will be supported in part by the astonishing $138,570 that we […]
TJFP is a small funding project built and powered by YOU–our beloved and powerful grantees and applicants, donors, staff, volunteers, family, and friends. In the last 24 hours of our 2021 fundraising campaign we’re inviting you to donate to help us meet our goal: move over $1 million dollars to support the ever growing grassroots […]