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
2020 has been neither seamless nor easy. A pandemic laid bare the cracks in an already overburdened healthcare system. A chaotic election further revealed the fragility of our systems of power and governance. Unceasing attacks on Black and trans lives have left communities reeling in anger and fear.
