The Trans Resilience Fund is a special initiative of Gender Justice Fund to support regional trans communities.
Donor Name: Gender Justice Fund
State: Pennsylvania
Counties: Chester County (PA), Bucks County (PA), Montgomery County (PA), Delaware County (PA)
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/08/2022
Grant Size: $20,000
Details:
The Fund uses a participatory grantmaking process in which a committee of trans and non-binary community members sets guidelines and makes funding decisions. The Trans Resilience Fund is a pooled fund supported by Gender Justice Fund, the Samuel F. Fels Fund, and the Homeless Assistance Fund.
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for grants of $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000.
Use of Funds
- Groups/organizations with organizational budgets of under $250,000 who also serve exclusively the trans community can apply to use funds for the following:
- Direct financial support for trans individuals via food, cash, or transportation assistance; covering medical, housing, or utility costs; or payment of other expenses related to health and safety.
- Providing services to trans individuals.
- Organizing and advocacy for the trans community.
- General operating support.
- Groups/organizations with organizational budgets under $250,000 who do not exclusively serve the trans community can apply for funds to be used for any of the following:
- Direct financial support for trans individuals via food, cash, or transportation assistance; covering medical, housing, or utility costs; or payment of other expenses related to health and safety.
- Providing services to trans individuals.
- Organizing and advocacy for the trans community.
- Groups/organizations with organizational budgets of over $250,000 can only apply for funds to be used for direct financial support for trans individuals via food, cash, or transportation assistance; covering medical, housing, or utility costs; or payment of other expenses related to health and safety. Organizations applying in this category may use 10% of their grant to cover the cost of administering funds.
What they Fund
Direct program costs can include expenditures on activities related to the functions of the program, including:
- Salaries/benefits for existing or new staff for program-specific activities. If you are proposing to hire new staff, you must include how you plan to sustain the position after the Foundation’s grant ends. Additionally, if you are creating a new position, attach a copy of the job description(s)
- Program-related equipment (e.g. laptop/desktop computers, iPads, and printers) (maximum of 10% of total grant request)
- Other direct expenses (staff training, meetings/convenings, printing, etc.)
- Consulting fees
- Evaluation (minimum of at least 10% of the total grant request)
- Grant-related travel
- Indirect expenses (maximum of 10% of total direct costs)
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be non-profit groups/organizations (two or more individuals working collectively to provide services to the broader community), not individuals or for-profit entities.
- Applicants do not have to be incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) organization but must certify that their work meets IRS criteria for funding.
- Applicants must be located in and serving Philadelphia and/or Chester, Bucks, Montgomery, or Delaware Counties.
- Both new and established groups/organizations are welcome to apply.
- Applicants who received funding in 2021 are eligible to reapply but MUST complete a report on their previous grant in order to be considered.
For more information, visit Gender Justice Fund.
