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Rebuilding Democracy Through Trans Justice: Interview with TENT’s Executive Director, Emmett Schelling

Want to listen to the full interview? Listen below. This discussion took place back in late Summer before the 2024 Presidential Election. Post election results, TGNC communities are anxiously anticipating more violent policies, more restrictions on gender affirming care and physical harm against trans and gender non-conforming people by this incoming administration and it’s supporters. […]

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Introducing our 2024 Grantees!

It is a great honor to announce our 2024 TJFP Grantees! We are completely astonished by the innovative, life-giving grassroots work moving in service to trans justice across the country. Our grantmaking team awarded $2.25 million dollars to 360 trans-led grassroots groups across the United States and U.S. territories! This year, we are welcoming in […]

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Announcing

We are excited to share two more 2024 All Star fellows! Join us in welcoming: Kayla Gore & Kiyomi Fujikawa! Kiyomi Fujikawa (she/her) is a Seattle-based, mixed-race queer trans femme. She’s formerly a Co-Executive Director of Third Wave Fund (2018-2024). Her political home is with queer and trans communities of color and organizing to prevent […]

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New Era of Giving!

We do this work on behalf of trans justice activists and warriors. Even as the local, political conditions surrounding trans and non-binary communities continue to worsen, these leaders are rising to meet the moment and support their loved ones in real time. We are grateful for their tremendous resistance. This year, we received nearly 500 […]

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08/22/2023

Ola Osaze joins the team!

The Trans Justice Funding Project is thrilled to share some exhilarating news with you all!  With immense enthusiasm, we introduce the latest addition to our family, Ola Osaze. As our new Cultivation Strategist, Ola will lead TJFP’s resource organizing and fundraising strategies! In engaging and building relationships with our wonderful community of supporters and donors, […]

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Introducing our 2023 Grantees!

We are so excited to announce the 2023 TJFP Grantees! We’re humbled and blown away by the creative, life saving, and joyous grassroots trans justice work happening across the country. We are very pleased to announce that the 2023 grantmaking team awarded $1,850,000 in grants to 258 trans-led grassroots groups throughout the United States and […]

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04/20/2023

Help us support grassroots trans-led groups in states facing harmful legislation!

Already in just the first quarter of 2023, we have over 400 anti-trans bills attacking our humanity,  and seeking to diminish our power. As lawmakers attempt to hurt us for political gain, TJFP will remain in solidarity with our community and continue to support the fight towards trans liberation. We have a right to exist. […]

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12/21/2022

Applications are open for 2023 Grants / ¡Las solicitudes ya están disponibles para las subvenciones del 2023 del TJFP!

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 […]

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09/08/2022

Get ready for our virtual event TONIGHT! Coins for our Community Give-a-thon!

We cannot wait to see all of YOU, our friends and special guests, on Zoom today at our Give-a-thon! If you haven’t already, please register to receive your unique link to sign on. REGISTER NOW We hope you can be with us at our Coins for our Community Give-a-thon tonight – and if you can’t, […]

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09/01/2022

Announcing TJFP’s 2022 Grantees!

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 […]

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07/18/2022

Celebrating Ten Years of Transformation and Funding a Movement! / ¡Celebrando Diez Años de Transformación y Financiando un Movimiento!

We hope you’ll join the Trans Justice Funding Project fam and community at our virtual event! Together, we have accomplished so much and we cannot wait to celebrate ten years of trans justice with you! ¡Esperamos que se una virtualmente a nuestro evento con la familia y comunidad del Proyecto de Financiamiento de Justicia Trans […]

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06/03/2022

We did it!

Last week, we reached our spring fundraising goal of $250,000 (and then some!), thanks to your generosity and support. And over the past weekend, our amazing Community Grantmaking Fellows chose the 204 trans-led grassroots trans justice groups who will be receiving grants this year! There’s more exciting news to share from this year’s groundbreaking and […]

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