Stonewall Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Stonewall Community Foundation supports a wide range of LGBTQ causes ranging from homelessness to improving mental health.
IP TAKE: This funder supports a broad range of LGBTQ organizations with grants of up to $25,000. Grantmaking prioritizes New York City organizations, but recent funding has also gone to national organizations as well as organizations operating in other parts of the country. Stonewall also runs scholarship programs for LGBTQ students.
PROFILE: The Stonewall Community Foundation was established in 1990 in New York City. Its mission is to “[s]trengthen the LGBTQ movement by making smart, values-driven investments in dynamic organizations, projects, and leaders.” The foundation supports nonprofits and individuals with grants and scholarships and is one of the country’s largest organizations to support LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers.
Stonewall’s nonprofit grants prioritize “organizations, projects and leaders that elevate LGBTQ people and our cultural contributions, advance our rights, and promote our wellness, safety and liberation.” The foundation’s microgrants are intended for “individuals who have an express need for support” and range from $25 to $650. Stonewall currently runs two scholarship programs: The Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship, which supports “lesbian women in their pursuit of higher education, is awarded to several women each year in amounts ranging from $1,500 to $3,000. The Little Bird Scholarship for LGBTQI Immigrants aims to provide “a measure of financial stability to undergraduate students who are both LGBTQ or intersex and undocumented immigrants, including refugees and individuals seeking or granted asylum.” The Little Bird Scholarship is awarded in the amount of $18,000 per year for up to two years.
The Stonewall Community Foundation makes over $500,000 in grants a year. Grants are generally awarded in amounts of up to $25,000, with an average grant size of about $7,500. Microgrants are awarded in amounts of up to $650 and scholarships are granted in set amounts. More than half of Stonewall’s grants remain in the greater New York City area, but national organizations as well as organizations operating in other parts of the U.S. have received funding in recent years. Past grantees include American Near East Refugee Aid, the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, the Peter Cicchino Youth Project, the Lesbian and Gay Big Apple Corps and the Transgender Law Center. For additional information about recent grantmaking, see the foundation’s grantee page.
This funder accepts applications for its microgrants at any time. Other grantseekers are advised to sign up for the foundation’s newsletter, which features updates on the application process and due dates. Scholarship applicants may also join the mailing list for updates or email the foundation for additional information. General inquiries may also be submitted via the foundation’s contact page.
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