The Transgender District
The Transgender District is a San Francisco-based public charity founded in 2017. Founded by three Black trans women, it describes itself as the first legally recognized transgender district in the world.
The Transgender District at a glance
- Total assets
- $959,088
- +53.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,756,405
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,322,337
- -17.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Transgender District
- Contact
Mailing address: 1067 Market Street Suite 2001, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 718-2303
Website: https://transgenderdistrictsf.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Transgender District funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s mission and programs are rooted in San Francisco’s southeastern Tenderloin. Its rent stabilization and eviction prevention program serves tenants in the Tenderloin and broader San Francisco area. The organization describes its district as six blocks in the southeastern Tenderloin, extending across Market Street to include two blocks of 6th Street.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Transgender District gives
- 6% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2023) to $159K (2024). In 2024 it made 16 grants totaling $159K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rosen Creative House LLC San Francisco, CA | — | $12,062 |
| The Jewerly Box San Francisco, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Angel Y Alma Music CO Stoakland, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Bad WLGS San Francisco, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Devon M Burton Acupunture Wellness Oakland, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Gangel San Francisco, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Muse Arts by Giselle Muse Astoria, NY | — | $10,000 |
| Jigu Coffee San Francisco, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Embodied Fitness Berkeley, CA | — | $10,000 |
| Open Doors HR San Francisco, CA | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $959,088 | $1,756,405 | $1,322,337 | — | — |
| 2024 | $625,879 | $1,419,812 | $1,603,986 | $159,124 | 16 |
| 2023 | $960,810 | $1,993,670 | $1,411,438 | $70,000 | 7 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to create an urban environment that fosters the history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and their roots in the southeastern Tenderloin. Its stated vision is to stabilize and economically empower the transgender community through ownership of homes, businesses, historic and cultural sites, and safe community spaces.
In its 2025 filing, the organization described activities including health and wellness events, name and gender marker change clinics, self-defense training, cultural events, and partnerships related to transgender health and immigration access. It also described a rent stabilization and eviction prevention program for low-income transgender and gender-nonconforming tenants in the Tenderloin and broader San Francisco area.
Grantmaking
The organization reported giving 16 grants totaling $159,124 in 2024, an average of about $9,945 per grant. In 2023, it reported 7 grants totaling $70,000, an average of $10,000 per grant. Its 2025 filing lists no grants.
The Entrepreneurship Accelerator provides a $10,000 seed grant to each cohort’s proposals, alongside training and other support. The organization describes this as part of its program for transgender and queer people of color pursuing business projects; it is not described as an outside-applicant grant program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the organization’s 2025 filing are Breonna McCree and Carlo Gomez Arteaga, co-executive directors; Sean Greene, chief administrative officer; Bryanna Jenkins, chairperson; Jaelynn Scott, treasurer; Andrew Aleman, board secretary; and Diamond Collier and Isela Ford, directors.
The Transgender District is led by Bryanna Jenkins Esq., Chair Person since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 3 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bryanna Jenkins Esq.
Chair Person
Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Chair Person, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Breonna McCree
Co-Exe. Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$54K (2023) → $119K (2025)
Carlo Gomez Arteaga
Co Exe. Director
Co-Exe. Director → Co Exe. Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$50K (2023) → $123K (2025)
Diamond Collier
Director
Board Chair → Chairperson, 2024
Chairperson → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isela Ford
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Greene
CAO
Chf. Administrator Officer → CAO, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$73K (2023) → $119K (2025)
Andrew Aleman
Board Secretary
Board Member → Director, 2024
Director → Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaelynn Scott
Treasurer
Board Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Aria Said (2023) — President & Chf. Str
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $123K, to Carlo Gomez Arteaga (Co EXE. DIR). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Transgender District
How large is The Transgender District?
The Transgender District reported $959K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What does The Transgender District fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to create an urban environment that fosters the history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and their roots in the southeastern Tenderloin. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Transgender District?
The Transgender District has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check transgenderdistrictsf.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does The Transgender District make grants?
The organization’s mission and programs are rooted in San Francisco’s southeastern Tenderloin. Its rent stabilization and eviction prevention program serves tenants in the Tenderloin and broader San Francisco area. The organization describes its district as six blocks in the southeastern Tenderloin, extending across Market Street to include two blocks of 6th Street.
What is The Transgender District's EIN?
The Transgender District's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-2302661. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 25, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
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