Queer Texas Crisis Fund (QTCF)

Queer Texas Crisis Fund (QTCF)

Status: Historical program (campaign ran through August 31, 2020)

Geographic Scope: Texas statewide

Focus Areas:

Emergency relief to LGBTQ+ communities in response to COVID-19

Critical social justice work at the intersections of race and LGBTQ+ identities

Direct services addressing:

- Economic strife and job loss
- Lack of medical care
- Food insecurity
- Violence at the hands of law enforcement
- Systemic racism impacts

Eligibility:

501(c)(3) non-profit organizations

Focus on providing direct services to LGBTQ+ communities across Texas

Both urban centers and rural county organizations eligible

Partners:

Equality Texas

Texas Pride Impact Funds

Background:
The pandemic and continued civil rights and racial justice movements created urgent need for emergency support to smaller organizations providing direct services to LGBTQ+ people experiencing economic hardship and systemic oppression. The fund aimed to ensure survival and sustainability of local/regional nonprofits critical to the LGBTQ+ movement in Texas.

Contact:

Equality Texas, PO Box 2340, Austin, Texas 78768-2340

Application Process

• Application Method: Brief online survey
• Timeline: Survey released mid-July 2020
• Award Announcement: Early September 2020
• Fund Distribution: Early September 2020

Required Materials

• 501(c)(3) non-profit status documentation
• Responses to brief survey (specific questions not detailed in source material)