Leonard Litz Foundation-Silver Connect Initiative Grant

The Leonard Litz Foundation-Silver Connect Initiative aims to enhance the quality of life for LGBTQ+ older adults by providing grant funding to nonprofit organizations. This program addresses isolation and barriers faced by seniors, particularly those affected by disability, race, or economic hardship. By supporting community-driven models, Silver Connect promotes dignity, safety, and inclusion, ensuring that LGBTQ+ elders have access to necessary resources and affirming services across the Eastern United States.

The Leonard Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation is dedicated to advancing equity, improving lives, and expanding opportunities for LGBTQ+ individuals and communities across the Eastern United States. Established to honor the legacy of Leonard Litz and his lifelong commitment to equality, the foundation focuses its philanthropic efforts on strengthening organizations that serve LGBTQ+ people through advocacy, health and wellness, racial and social justice, community building, leadership development, and capacity strengthening. By centering the needs of those most marginalized within the LGBTQ+ community—including transgender people, queer people of color, and youth—the foundation strives to foster inclusive environments where all individuals can thrive.
Its grantmaking supports a wide range of initiatives, from essential services and leadership pipelines to legal advocacy and community programs, helping organizations build long-term sustainability and expand their reach. Guided by values of equity, dignity, and community empowerment, the Leonard Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation works to ensure LGBTQ+ people have the support, visibility, and resources needed to live safely, authentically, and with opportunity.
The SilverConnect Program, offered by the Leonard Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation, provides grant funding to strengthen services and support systems for LGBTQ+ older adults. The program focuses on improving quality of life, reducing isolation, and expanding access to affirming resources for LGBTQ+ seniors—particularly those who face compounded barriers due to disability, race, income, or lack of family support. SilverConnect seeks to support nonprofit organizations that deliver programs such as social connection initiatives, healthcare navigation, community gatherings, case management, housing support, and culturally competent aging services.
Eligible projects should demonstrate how they will enhance dignity, safety, and inclusion for LGBTQ+ elders while addressing gaps in care and expanding long-term organizational capacity. Funding prioritizes models that are community-centered, collaborative, and sustainable, with measurable outcomes tied to improving wellbeing for LGBTQ+ older adults. The program supports organizations within the Leonard Litz Foundation’s regional footprint across the Eastern United States.