Texas Pride Comm. Fdn.- Community Grants

The Texas Pride Community Foundation (TPCF) offers Community Grants to support historically disadvantaged LGBTQ+ communities in Texas. Grants up to $10,000 are available for non-profits addressing community needs without requiring specific project plans. TPCF prioritizes funding for underserved geographies, people of color, and individuals with disabilities, fostering an inclusive approach to grantmaking. The foundation emphasizes community-driven solutions to systemic injustices, aiming to enhance the safety and well-being of diverse populations.

Our annual Community Grants for non-profits provide support and services to the state’s LGBTQ+ communities with grants up to $10,000. In 2022 the total amount awarded increased by 40% over prior years due to growth in our generous donor base in conjunction with expanding awareness of TPCF and our work supporting the vital ecosystem of LGBTQ+ supportive non-profits in Texas. Our accessible grantmaking is designed to learn more about the community and the potential of grantee organizations in addressing community needs.
Our Community Grants: Focus Communities and Populations
In our effort to drive support and build capacity in LGBTQ+ communities that have been historically disadvantaged, TPIF has identified Focus Communities and Populations to guide its work and establish funding priorities.
While we will continue to fund a full range of organizations, projects, and leaders, (particularly through our donor advised funds) we will prioritize funding within our general and special grant cycles for our Focus Communities and Populations.We embrace organizations and projects that address the current and direct needs of communities while also seeking to correct the systemic injustices that unfairly burden people living within these identities and at their intersections.
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression
While using the acronym of LGBTQ+ serves the full spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions. These include but are not limited to:

• LesbianGayBisexualQueerAsexual, AromanticQuestioningTransgender, Two-Spirit, Transexual, Non-Binary, Gender Non-Conforming, AgenderIntersex
• TPIF places a focus on supporting the safety, rights, health, and well-being of Texas’ people of transgender experience.

Geography: While TPIF funds groups that work statewide and in local communities, for the next five years it will seek to build capacity in these geographic areas:Rural underserved areasBorder communitiesTowns and small citiesUnder-resourced areas and neighborhoods within urban centersRace and Ethnicity: TPIF focuses on building the capacity of organizations, projects, and leaders serving communities of color including:Black and/or African AmericanNativeand Indigenous PeoplesHispanic/Latino(a)/LatinxAsian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Desi, and Arab (APIDA)Age: TPIF recognizes the difficulties of being LGBTQ+ at each end of the age spectrum and maintains a focus on essential services and social supports for:Senior and elderly peopleYouth particularly those who are unhousedYoung adults 18 – 25Displaced People: TPIF recognizes the complications to living of displaced people and will concentrate on:ImmigrantsHomeless YouthUndocumented PersonsRefugeesIncarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated PersonsPeople living with and at higher risk for HIV/AIDS: TPIF maintains a focus on organizations and projects that serve PLWHA and communities at higher risk to HIV/AIDS.People living with Disabilities: TPIF maintains a focus on organizations and projects that serve people with disabilities.

Eligibility

Our grantmaking to non-profit organizations and organizations with fiscal sponsorship is intentionally broad for initiatives providing direct support to LGBTQ+ persons and communities in Texas. Community Grants award funds for general operating support; applications are not required to identify projects or submit project plans.

Ineligibility

Applications from individuals.National organizations or their local affiliates, except for programs developed at the local level to meet local needs in Texas.Initiatives outside the State of Texas.Endowment funds.Annual campaigns, capital campaigns, donor recognition events, event sponsorships.Applications from government agencies.Organizations that do not support transformational change and inclusivity of all LGBTQ+ individuals as well as racial equity in Texas.More than one application per organization per year.Academic research.Organizations that are not 501(c)3 or do not have a Fiscal Sponsor.