We’re honored to have nathaniel gonzalez join the TJFP 2020 grantmaking panel! nathaniel is a facilitator & organizational development consultant whose work focuses on supporting local and national progressive non-profits in growing their work. Rooted in healing justice practices, nathaniel, specializes in facilitating intersectional: process consultation, strategic planning, leadership development, organizational culture change, program development, […]

TJFP is so excited to introduce our third of six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Kayla Rena Gore! Kayla Rena Gore works to help to coordinate homeless services, conduct direct outreach and advocate for the rights of TLGBQ people, especially  transgender women as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of My Sistah’s House. She studied Sociology at Southwest. […]

TJFP is so excited to introduce the second of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Christopher Cuevas! Christopher Cuevas is the Executive Director of QLatinx and provides vision, energy, and leadership in the fulfillment of the mission and vision of the organization, working to advance the visibility of and empower LGBTQ+ Latinx communities and create spaces that […]

TJFP is so excited to introduce the first of our six Community Grantmaking Fellows, Isyss Honnen! Isyss Agaiotupu Honnen is an unapologetic fa’afafine and trans woman from Amerika Samoa. She is a fa’afafineist, descendant of celestial navigators, cat mama, and lover of all things Pasifika. Isyss works as the Director of TRANSform Washington, a program […]

Dear friends, family, and community, TJFP is holding you, our community, and family in our minds and hearts during this particularly challenging moment. These are indeed scary times, as the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a screeching halt.  The world looks very different today than it did even a week ago. For many […]

We are pleased to introduce Cathy Kapua and Demian Yoon as TJFP’s newest staff members, and Zakia McKensey as part of our brilliant facilitation team! In 2017, Demian arrived at our office eager to volunteer and help in anyway he could. Even though we weren’t yet set up to handle volunteers, Demian proved to be patient and dedicated. He […]

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! The application is currently available in English and Spanish. Please make sure to read our guidelines first to determine […]

Today, November 20th, is Trans Day of Remembrance & Resilience.  It’s a day to lift up our trans community members near and far, say the names of those we’ve lost, and honor the legacy of our people. More than 300 reported transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary lives have been taken worldwide due to anti-trans violence, […]

TJFP is a small funding project built and powered by a lot of community love, sweat, and tears. And yes, there is magic in this work, but what really gets us going each and every day is YOU–our beloved and powerful grantees and applicants, donors, staff, volunteers, family, and friends. “Our fight and our resilience […]

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 […]

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 […]