The Boston Foundation is excited to announce the 2025 Equality Fund.
Donor Name: The Boston Foundation
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
Grants will be awarded at three (3) levels:
- $1,000 to $5,000
- $10,000
- $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations and programs include:
- Organizations serving primarily LGBTQ+ populations.
- LGBTQ+ serving programs or projects, fiscally sponsored by another organization, in which at least 60% of the program’s participants identify as LGBTQ+.
- LGBTQ+ serving programs or projects, housed or operating within a larger organization, in which at least 60% of the program’s participants identify as LGBTQ+.
- Programs and organizations serving LGBTQ+ communities, and whose composition of boards, staff, and volunteers are representative of the demographics and lived experiences of their constituencies.
Priority consideration for larger grants will be for organizations and/or programs that starts with, and is centered around, the most marginalized groups in the LGBTQ+ community: people of color (particularly youth of color), transgender and gender expansive communities, refugees and asylum seekers, LGBTQ+ aging adults and senior populations, and homeless individuals, and whose work seeks to address:
- Healthcare access: healthcare access within underserved communities with a focus on a) mental and behavioral health (especially for LGBTQ+ youth to help address high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation), b) gender affirming care, and c) a healthcare workforce that is trained to work with older LGBTQ+ adults, including older adults living with HIV.
- Housing and economic stability: a) support for safe and affordable housing options for low and moderate-income LGBTQ+ individuals and families, b) trainings for shelter and housing staff to ensure consistent and affirming care, c) expanding initiatives to provide housing to prevent homelessness, d) programming that reduces food insecurity for LGBTQ+ individuals and families, e) work that supports upward economic mobility for LGBTQ+ individuals and families, and f) support to reinforce anti-discrimination measures in housing and employment.
- Legal services and advocacy: work that a) advocates for the structural and lived-equity for the most marginalized members of the LGBTQ+ community, b) educates the public about the LGBTQ+ community’s needs, and c) amplifies the voices of LGBTQ+ people of color who speak out against the current racial, economic, and legal disparities in the own community.
- Safe schools: work that seeks to a) increase safe and welcoming school environments for LGBTQ+ students with supportive and inclusive general curricula and health education, and b) support ongoing advocacy by parents, youth, educators, and community residents at the local and state-level.
- Decrease social isolation and increase community building: work that seeks to foster community building, relationships, and connections for individuals and groups at risk of social isolation.
For more information, visit The Boston Foundation.
