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!
Through your donations and efforts, we exceeded our $90k fundraising goal and raised an incredible $138,570! That means we’re able to move $850,000 to these grassroots trans-led groups this year, in the form of grants in the amount of $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.
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 117 groups that received a ReUp grant this year, we’re moving over $1.3 million to 308 groups in 2021!
Over the past nine years we’ve been able to support so many new groups and projects as they incubate and grow. For many of our applicants, TJFP is their first grant award, or first time submitting a funding application, period. We’ve also been able to continue to support our long time grantees over the years as they have become vital cornerstones in their communities. It’s heartening and beautiful to see what doors open for our grantees, the connections they make, the funding they access, and what they achieve with support and belief in their leadership!
Of our 191 grantees selected in May…
- 121 grantees were first-time applicants to TJFP.
- 87 had no nonprofit status.
- 15 grantees come from outside of the lower 48 states, including Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
- An incredible 159 grantees indicated BIPOC leadership–with 71 groups indicating they were led by Black trans women or femmes!
Over the past few months, the 2021 community grantmaking fellows spent hour after hour carefully reading and reviewing 211 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.
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.
Check out these amazing trans justice groups that were funded this year! We’re so excited to share their brilliant work.
With warmth,
The TJFP Staff
The TJFP grantmaking fellows, facilitators, coordinators, and staff dancing their way out of this year’s meeting!
The groups listed below with an asterisk (*) are 2020/2021 grantees that received a ReUp grant!
Alaska
United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, Anchorage
Alabama
AllowMe, Pike Road
The Knights & Orchids Society, Selma *
The TRANShue Project, faunsdale *
TWOC Healing Project, Birmingham
Visibly Trans*, Birmingham
American Samoa
IMPACT, Pago Pago *
Alabama
Intransitive, Little Rock
The Young Transwomens Project, Little Rock
Arizona
Equality Arizona, Phoenix *
Fluxx Productions, Tucson
Peacework Medical, Phoenix *
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Tucson
The Outlaw Project, Phoenix *
Thompson House, Tucson
Trans Pride Foundation, Phoenix
TRANSplants Desert Garden, Tucson
California
Adsit Media, San Leandro
Alianza Translatinx, Santa Ana
American Trans Resource Hub, West Covina
Beyond Binary Legal, Long Beach
Deaf Queer Resource Center, San Francisco
Dem Bois Inc., San Pablo
Fireweed Collective, Richmond
Gender Justice LA, Los Angeles *
Health Justice Commons, Richmond
House of Resilience, San Diego
Indigenous Pride LA, Los Angeles *
Invisible Men, Compton
Lady J and Linda Kay’s House, Antelope
Lafemmebear Music, Middletown
Los Angeles Spoonie Collective, North Hills *
metaDEN, San Diego *
Mirror Memoirs, Los Angeles
Nonbinary and Intersex Recognition Project, Los Angeles *
Northstate Trans*/GNC Project, Chico *
Orange County Translatinas, Anaheim
Parivar Bay Area, Oakland
PEACE Out Loud, Berkeley
Proyecto Trans Latina, San Diego
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 SisTrahood, La Mesa *
The TAJA Coalition, San Leandro
The TG/ENBY Project, Los Angeles
Trans & Nonbinary Housing Collective, Sacramento
Trans Peer Mentor Program, San Francisco
Trans-E-Motion, Clovis
TRANScend, Bolinas *
TRANScending in Nature, Greenfield *
Unique Woman’s Coalition, Los Angeles
Voluminous Arts Trans-Led Halloquium (Artist Showcase), Glendale
Welcome, San Francisco *
Y.G.S.L.R.H. S.T.F.U.T., Los Angeles
Colorado
Authentic Creations Artistic Apothecary, Caguas
Denver Community Fridges, Lakewood
Connecticut
Life In My Days, Waterbury
Washington, D.C.
ARCOIRIS *
DC Area Transmasculine Society
Halal And Queer Collective (HAQ Collective)
Pawsitive Palz *
Starseed Earthroot *
Trans People of Color Coalition *
Transform Gender Collective (TGC) *
Florida
Bridging the gap!, Fort Lauderdale
Florida Coalition for Trans Liberation, Tallahassee *
Gender Advancement Project, Orlando
LIPS Tampa, Apopka *
Marsha’s Web, Oakland Park
Moving Forward Wellness Coaching, Oakland Park
No.Str8s, Gainesville
Rooted Resistance, Tallahassee
Social Film Projects LLC, North Miami Beach *
The Halfway Point, Tallahassee *
The McKenzie Project, Miami
the passionvine project, lake worth
Trans Collaborative Network, Plantation
Trans Playhouse, Doral
Transgender Awareness Project, Jacksonville
TransSOCIAL, Inc., Miami
Triumphant 2Gether, Kissimmee *
Unity Coalition|Coalicion Unida, Miami Beach *
Unspoken Treasure Society Inc., Gainesville
Georgia
Community EsTr(El-La), Acworth
Community Roots, Decatur
FOR OUR SIBS Inc., Decatur
Genderfied, Marietta
I Am Human Foundation, Ellenwood
IATBP, Atlanta *
Phoenix Transition Program, Conley
Queer Cultures, Atlanta
Southern Fried Queer Pride, Atlanta
The Frances Thompson Education Foundation, Atlanta
The Prizm Shyne Project, Conley
TMBLM, Inc., Atlanta
Trans Housing Atlanta Program, Inc., Atlanta
Trans(forming), Atlanta *
Hawaii
Anuenue Alliance, Honolulu *
HEARTS Maui, Wailuku *
HI SIS, Honolulu
Kuaana Project, Honolulu *
Na Lei Pulama, Kihei
The Trans Alaka’i Collective, Hilo
Idaho
Black Liberation Collective, Idaho, Meridian
Illinois
Chicago Therapy Collective, Chicago
Youth Empowerment Performance Project (YEPP), Chicago
Indiana
GenderNexus, Indianapolis
TREES, Inc., South Bend *
Kansas
Our Spot KC, Kansas City
Kentucky
Radical Truth, Louisville
Tiger’s Eye Collective, Louisville
Louisiana
Amor y Solidaridad, Nueva Orleans
Black and Brown Biennale, New Orleans *
Imagine Water Works, New Orleans *
Jasmine Davis, New Orleans
LOUD: New Orleans Queer Youth Theater, New Orleans
Real Name Campaign NOLA, New Orleans
T’DAS: Transgender Domestic Abuse Sanctuary, New Orleans *
The S.O.L.I.D Initiative, New Orleans
TRANScending Women, New Orleans *
Transitions Louisiana, New Orleans
Massachusetts
Black and Pink Boston Chapter, Boston *
Massachusetts Sex Worker Ally Network (MASWAN), Brighton
PRIDEEXTENDED, Chicopee
sense, Amherst
Sonrisas, Cheshire *
the Stiyu Project, Jamaica Plain
Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network, Amherst *
Transgender Emergency Fund Of MA INC, Boston
Maryland
Baltimore Safe Haven, Baltimore *
CVO, Owings Mills
Idyll Dandy Arts, Dowelltown
Prism House LLC, Westminster
Sistas of the “t”, Baltimore *
The Maryland Trans Resilience Conference, Baltimore *
Trans Maryland, Gaithersburg *
Trans Women of Color Collective, Chevy Chase *
Maine
Maine Transgender Network INC., Portland *
Michigan
Grand Rapids Trans Foundation, Grand Rapids *
Grassroots Activism Direct Emergency-GADES, Auburn Hills
Hope for Trans Futures Training Programs, Kalamazoo
Native Justice Coalition, Manistee
Nuii Waav Brotherhood, Detroit
Queers Taking Initiative, Alma
TGNC Emotional Wellness Providers’ Summit, Detroit *
The Transgender Health and Vitality Fund, Auburn Hills
Trans Sistas of Color Project, Detroit *
Transcend the Binary, Ferndale *
Minnesota
20% Theatre Company, Minneapolis *
Cuir Kitchen Brigade, Minneapolis *
For the Culture, Minneapolis *
Friends Like Me, Minneapolis
Minnesota Trans Disabled Care Fund, St. Paul
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition -MTHC, Minneapolis
Open Flame Theatre, Minneapolis *
shOUT: Minnesota’s Trans & Gender Diverse Voices, Minneapolis *
SPIRAL Collective, Minneapolis
TIGERRS, Minneapolis
Transmission Ministry Collective, Saint Paul
Missouri
Feed the People Garden Project, St. Louis *
Gabriella Rosé Justice Support System, Columbia *
Northland Pride, Gladstone
St. Louis Anti-Violence Project, St. Louis *
St. Louis Queer+ Support Helpline (SQSH), St. Louis
Trans artist collective, Kansas City
Transformations Youth Organization, Kansas City
Mississippi
Bois of the Sippi, Corinth
Love Me Unlimited 4life/4 Evercareing Evonne, Jackson
Montana
Great Falls LGBTQ+ Center, Great Falls
Third Steep Farm (TS), Drummond
North Carolina
Assata Collective, Charlotte
Fuerza Unión Múltiple – FUM, Henderson
Greensboro Mutual Aid, Greensboro
HYPHA Healing Garden & Apothecary, Durham
Onslow County LGBTQ Community Center, JACKSONVILLE
Radical Kindred, Boone *
There’s Still Hope, Charlotte *
Transgress: Digital Resistance Collective, Mount Holly
Transitioning Of The Carolinas, Charlotte
Tranzmission, Asheville
Evolve;, Jamestown
Nebraska
Trans Collaborations, Kearney
New Jersey
Black Excellence Collective, Newark
New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance (NJRUA), Newark
Tertium Quid, JERSEY CITY
New Mexico
Bent Road Gardens, Santa Fe
Trans Liberation Coalition, Albuquerque
Transwoman Empowerment Initiative (TEI), Albuquerque
Northern Mariana Islands
T-Project, Saipan
Nevada
Gender Justice Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas TransPride, Las Vegas *
New York
Awakening Trans Art Coalition, Boiceville *
bklyn boihood, Brooklyn
Black Trans Blessings, Bronx *
Black Trans Media, Brooklyn *
BlackCuse Pride, Syracuse *
Bluestockings Cooperative, New York
Caribbean Equality Project, Queens *
Colectivo intercultural TRANSgrediendo, Jackson Heights
Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship, New York *
Dorian Corey Project/TRANSgressions, Kenmore
In Honor Of Our Roots, New York
LGBTQ+ Youth Xchange for Change, New York
Lion’s Tooth Project, Newburgh
Mirror Trans Beauty LLC, Brooklyn NY *
Newburgh LGBTQ+ Center, Newburgh *
Organización Latina Trans de New York, Brooklyn *
Princess Janae Place Inc, Bronx *
queer Haudenosaunee land project, Ridgewood
Radical Joy and Mental Health x Emulisfy, Brooklyn *
Reboot(y), Brooklyn
Reuniting of African Descendants (ROAD), New York
Rochester Black Pride, ROCHESTER
T-FFED (Trans Folx Fighting Eating Disorders), Brooklyn *
The G.H.O.S.T. Project, Brooklyn *
The Gender & Sexuality Therapy Center, New York *
The Heavenly Femme Network/The HAF Project, Bronx
Trans Closet Hudson Valley, Saugerties *
What Will I Become, Bronx
Yoga for Top Surgery Recovery, Patchogue
Ohio
Black Queer & Intersectional Collective, Columbus
Margie’s Hope, Akron
TRANSlate, Cleveland *
TransOhio, Burton *
Oklahoma
Transpire Oklahoma, Inc., Tulsa *
Oregon
Beyond These Walls, Portland *
BI2S ARTISTS, Portland
Point of Pride, Eugene *
Trans*Ponder, Eugene *
Transpose PDX, Portland
Pennsylvania
Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation, Philadelphia
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project, Orefield
Hearts on a Wire, Philadelphia
Sage Legacy Project, Philadelphia
Trans Minors Rights, Lititz *
transcribez, Philadelphia
Visible Truth 365, Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
Arianna’s Center / Puerto Rico, San Juan *
Círculo Violeta, San Juan
Camp 4Respect, Bayamon
Editorial Casa Cuna, Hormigueros *
EspicyNipples, Guayama *
finca flamboyánT, Sabana Grande
Fundación Boreales, Carolina *
Fundación Periodismo Siglo 21, San Juan
Fundación Yamoca Opia, San German
Kellan Artgraphy, San Juan
Movimiento en respuesta de VIH, San Juan
Ominira Healing Village, San Juan
Pólvora Colectiva, San Juan *
Trans Feria. San Juan, San Juan *
Trans Goofy Games PR, San Juan
South Carolina
Alpha Omega Kappa Fraternity, Inc., Lexington *
Pride Link, Greenville *
T-Time Transgender Support, Myrtle Beach *
Transgender Awareness Alliance: Greg Green, Lexington
We Are Family, North Charleston *
South Dakota
Two Spirit Nation, Rapid City *
Tennessee
T4T Caregiving, Auburntown *
The Meadow Collective, Liberty *
Trans Empowerment Project, Knoxville *
Texas
Cicada Collective, Lewisville *
Coastal Bend Trans Alliance, Corpus Christi *
Cons.T.ruct, Houston *
Corazon Conuko, Houston
GenTex, McAllen *
Interfaces, Austin
Organizacion Latina Trans in Texas, Houston
Papa Seahorses, Houston
Project Liferaft, Austin
Revolution Foundation, Dallas *
San Antonio Gender Association (SAGA), San Antonio
The Mahogany Project, Houston
The Next Generation Project, Spring
Trans Legal Aid Clinic Houston, Houston *
Trans Masculinos Houston Texas/OLTT, Houston
Trans Nation, Baytown
Trans Pride Initiative, Dallas
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), Austin
Virginia
Charlottesville Trans Peer Group, Troy *
Diversity in Recovery, North Garden
Garden of Peace, Inc., Newport News *
Grimalkin Records, Dendron
Minority Transgender Unity, Hampton
Power Safe Place Resource Center of Virginia, Front Royal *
Southeastern Transgender Resource Center, Norfolk
Stand for Art Foundation, Alexandria *
Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia – TAPVA, Virginia Beach
Transgender Veterans Support Group-Virginia, Richmond
Twin Oaks Queer Gathering, Louisa *
Vermont
Out in the Open, Brattleboro
Tender Fruits Collective and Farm, Morgan
Washington
Beyond Bars and Binaries, Tacoma *
Femme & Them, Shelton
Rad Care, Seattle *
SocialScope Productions, Seattle
Solace, Spokane *
The Black Trans Prayer Book, Seattle *
Wisconsin
Lovell-Lepak Queer Outreach, Madison
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.
TJFP is so excited to introduce the second of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Christopher Cuevas!
