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American Indian College Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Friendly services

Services

  • Indigenous/Native Communities
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

8333 Greenwood Blvd.
Denver, CO 80221

Contact Info

Phone: 303-426-8900
Email:

Notes

"The American Indian College Fund invests in Native students and tribal college education to transform lives and communities."
Includes an LGBTQ webinar series "to provide a resource for all tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) on awareness and understanding of campus climate, identity, and current College Fund initiatives."

Lighthouse Foundation

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Adults Questioning Their Sexuality/Gender Identity
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Youth Services

Location

2335 N. Orchard Street
Chicago, Illinois 60115
Cook County, IL

Contact Info

Phone: (773) 808-3050
Email:

Notes

"We are a nonsectarian, nonprofit social justice organization that advances justice for Black LGBTQ+ people across Chicagoland through empowerment, education, and entertainment."
Also: "The Lighthouse Foundation is raising money for its Black Queer Mutual Aid Fund, which will give out $100 micro-grants to Black LGBTQ people in need in light of the COVID-19 pandemic." (from an article on blockclubchicago.org)

Freedom Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Immigration/Asylum
  • Other (Legal)
  • Black/African Diaspora
  • Immigration
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Persons of Color/P.O.C.
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming

Location

National

Contact Info

Phone: 786-233-8969

Notes

"The Freedom Fund secures the release of low-income people held in jail or immigration detention simply because they can't afford bail, with focus on LGBTQ individuals."
"We work to build a critical mass against the mass detention of LGBTQ individuals."

Point of Pride

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Gender-Affirmation Services (Hormones/Surgery)
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Trans and Gender-Non-Conforming
  • Youth Services

Location

PO Box 10991
Eugene, Oregon 97440

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Point of Pride works to support trans youth and adults who otherwise lack access through gender-affirming programs that empower them to live more authentically."
Services: Annual Transgender Surgery Fund; Free Chest Binder Donation Program; Electrolysis Financial Support Program; Free Trans Femme Shapewear Program

Also offering a Covid-19 Emergency Fund for trans individuals facing financial costs and emotional hardships due to the pandemic: https://pointofpride.org/covid-19-emergency-fund/

Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Trans Legal Aid (Change of Name/Gender Marker)
  • Ally Training and Education
  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising

Location

P.O. Box 1094
New York, New York 10018

Contact Info

Phone: 646.862.9396

Notes

"TLDEF connects low-income trans and non-binary people with pro bono attorneys to assist with legal name changes."

Acorn Equality Fund

Provides LGBTQ+Focused services

Services

  • Mutual Aid/Direct Giving/Fundraising
  • Other (Community and Support)
  • Professional Development/Scholarships/Higher Education

Location

P.O. Box 6286
Peoria, Illinois 61601

Contact Info

Phone:

Notes

"Established in 1999, Acorn Equality Fund in Peoria, Illinois, is a grassroots nonprofit organization that provides financial support for the advancement of education, health, and civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons and their allies. We raise funds in order to give out grants and scholarships to promote higher education. Together we can build a bright, united future."