Stay Gold Fund Grants for Individuals

Stonewall Community Foundation

Stonewall Community Foundation strengthens the LGBTQ community and Movement by making strategic, values-driven investments in dynamic organizations, projects, and leaders.

We raise money and fund hundreds of nonprofits every year in over 30 issue areas that advance queer liberation, including racial, social, and economic justice. We also administer a variety of donor funds and house six unique scholarship programs, including the largest in the country created to support LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers.

Our grantmaking, which began during the height of the AIDS crisis, is complemented by capacity building initiatives that equip changemakers with the tools needed to maximize their impact. That includes free consulting, coaching, and monthly workshops. In all we do—from seed funding to planned giving—our priority is to make the greatest difference possible.

Stay Gold Fund Grants for Individuals

Established by novelist and playwright Tobly McSmith, the Stay Gold Fund provides financial support for trans individuals in New York State seeking gender-affirming procedures.

Multiple grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded this fall. Grants are paid directly to the recipient’s gender-affirming care provider.

Eligibility

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

• To be eligible, applicants must:
  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Live in and plan to have their procedure done in New York State
  • Have raised or saved at least 30% of the cost of their procedure, or have at least 30% of the cost of the procedure covered by insurance
  • Have identified and contacted a provider for their procedure (all funds will go directly to provider)
  • Demonstrate emotional urgency
  • Be able to demonstrate a support system that can see to their needs in the weeks that follow gender affirming care