Community Working Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
NYC Pride awards working grants to LGBTQIA-friendly and LGBTQIA-affirming organizations. These are working grants, meaning organizations must perform specific volunteer or member functions as a group at NYC Pride events in exchange for grant funding.
Geographic Scope: NYC area
Key Requirement: Members or volunteers from the applicant organization must perform specific functions as a group at NYC Pride events to receive the grant money. This is a "working grant" model rather than direct service funding.
Application Materials: 2025 Working Grant Application available (application form referenced but details not provided in content)
Contact Information:
- Visit https://www.nycpride.org/pride-partners/community-grants for more details
How to Apply
Application Process
Materials Required:
- 2025 Working Grant Application form (referenced on website)
Key Requirements:
- Organization members/volunteers must commit to performing specific functions at NYC Pride events as a group
- Organization must be LGBTQIA-friendly or LGBTQIA-affirming
Additional Details: Specific application process, deadlines, and submission details not provided in extracted content. Refer to grant application form and Community Grants page.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Heritage of Pride Inc's IRS filings)
Bellerose, NY · 2023
$19K
Newark, NJ · 2023
$14K
Queens, NY · 2023
$10K
New York, NY · 2023
$8,000
South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association
Dallas, TX · 2023
$8,000
8 grants in Heritage of Pride Inc's 2022–2023 filings reference “Community Working Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Heritage of Pride Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $101K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $8,000–$10K
- By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Jackson Heights, NY; Long Beach, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 55% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
National Harm Reduction Coalition · New York, NY
2025 pride gives back grant
$10K
Transcend Choral & Community Music Foundation · New York, NY
2025 pride gives back grant
$10K
Rusa LGBT Corp · Long Beach, NY
2025 pride gives back grant
$10K
Out My Closet Inc · Bellerose, NY
2025 pride gives back grant
$10K
NYC Disorders of Sisters · Brooklyn, NY
2025 pride gives back grant
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- LGBTQ
- Nonprofits
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