What we fund

We fund grassroots trans-led groups organizing and fighting for trans justice in the U.S. and U.S. Territories.

For TJFP, this work can look a lot of different ways and it’s important that the trans communities name what is needed for their local community–whatever that may look like. And we understand that it can look different in every single place across the country.

We fund groups for and by the trans communities.

Over the years, we’ve moved money to trans leaders dreaming up solutions for their people. TJFP grantees are organizing online community organizing trainings and support groups, providing guidance on trans health and wellness, or legal support for undocumented communities. TJFP grantees are putting together mutual aid projects, clothing and food pantries, organizing film and art festivals while changing culture, they’re providing spaces for healing and housing, organizing carpools to and from doctor appointments and bail funds, or one time direct actions, and so much more! For more examples of groups and projects we’ve funded, you can check out our digital map and list of grantees here.

We fund groups and projects that are well established or newly forming.

Some groups that we fund have more of a formal structure with a 501c3 or fiscal sponsorship. And over half of the groups we fund each year are not incorporated and do not have nonprofit status or a fiscal sponsor.

We prioritize funding groups and projects that are led and run by trans Black, Brown, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).

We center the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions.

Trusting and supporting trans leadership is at the heart of everything we do both internally and externally at TJFP.

Is Your Group Eligible for a TJFP Grant?

• Are you a group of 2 or more people working together towards a shared trans justice goal?
• 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 States or a U.S. territory?
• Are you centering the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions?
• Are you meeting the needs of different local communities and using organizing and/or providing services to help bring people together?
• Do you see your work as part of a bigger picture of trans-led work that seeks dignity and justice for all people?

We don't fund:

• Individuals
• Groups with a budget of more than $250,000
• Groups that are not led by trans or gender non-conforming people
• Groups outside the United States or the U.S. territories
• Programs within an organization (where your group is not fiscally sponsored) with a budget over $250,000