Reclaiming Our Power RFP

Overview

Objective

Our objective is to frontload investments in high-impact movements for culture change, with a focus on shifting attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people as well as strengthening civic engagement and democracy.

Building on Stonewall's history as a trust-based movement funder, this program formalizes several of our long-standing values and strategies. We believe that those who are closest to the problems are closest to the solutions. We believe in supporting organizations led by the communities they serve, and we believe in our collective power to create a new world that centers our needs.

We ask that applicants tell us how funds would be used. We believe that when foundations listen to their grantee partners, transformational results are possible. We aim to demonstrate the willingness to listen and trust in the resourcefulness of the organizations we fund.

Reclaiming Our Power Request for Proposals

In the face of targeted attacks on queer and trans communities, Stonewall Community Foundation is launching a request for proposals to support organizations that take back queer power, stand tall in the face of adversity, and ensure our community has the resources necessary to thrive.

Seeded by the Mark L. Brandt Legacy Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation, multiple organizations will be awarded two-year general operating grants of up to $20,000 per year.

Grant Tracks

Advocacy & Power Building

Organizations/ projects that:

* Engage in coalition building and community-led solutions 
* Work towards policy interventions and narrative shifting 
* Use civic participation, mobilization, and base-building to shift power

Community Resilience

Organizations/ projects that:

* Provide direct services (e.g., shelter, legal services, mental or sexual health services, support groups) to vulnerable LGBTQ populations 
* Promote the economic empowerment of queer and trans people through education or career programs
* Use visual or creative arts to further liberationAdvocacy & Power Building and Community Resilience.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Organizations -- including current and past Stonewall Community Foundation grant recipients -- are eligible to apply if they meet all of the following criteria:
* Their current or most recent operating budget is under $1MM;
* They have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status as evidenced by an IRS-issued determination letter; or a formal written sponsorship agreement with a fiscal agent that has such status;
* They are located within the United States or US Territories

Ineligibility

* This program is not for:
* Individuals
* 501(c)(4) organizations
* Events
* Capital campaigns
* Other foundations, or funds for the purpose of re-granting to individuals or other organizations
* Organizations outside the US and US territories