Who should we solicit for funding for a big June queer political event?

April 3, 2019 1:07 PM

What are some emergency or bridge grants or Foundation donations that would be good for a queer/political event in June?

Here is a statement for the march. The event is in June, and we are expecting 20,000+ people.

Are there any emergency or bridge grants that we should seek out? Are there Foundations that we can apply to on short notice? Any leads are appreciated.

posted by crocodiletsunami to Society & Culture (4 answers total)

The keyword you want for this is "rapid response grants." There are lots of places that do these! Many are location-specific though - where are you located?
posted by showbiz_liz at 1:15 PM on April 3, 2019

New York City.

Does anyone know of any organizations that do gay/political rapid response grants?
posted by crocodiletsunami at 4:33 PM on April 3, 2019

Here are the results of a bit of searching!

NYC-based, not LGBT-specific:

North Star Fund

LGBT-specific:

Groundswell Fund

Various causes including LGBT, not NYC-specific:

Emergent Fund

Still We Rise Fund

Resist

Bread and Roses Community Fund

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights (must be women and/or trans led)

Fund for Trans Generations (must be trans-led)

Third Wave Fund (focused on queer POC youth leadership)
posted by showbiz_liz at 9:31 AM on April 4, 2019

If you happen to have any nonprofit coalition partners, you might also reach out to them, explain your situation, and ask if they might be able to refer you to a board member or major donor who might be willing to offer support. It's a bit of a long shot, but I would definitely give it a try!
posted by showbiz_liz at 9:36 AM on April 4, 2019