wayOUT Grant Program 2025

wayOUT Grant Program 2025

Funder: The wayOUT LGBT Foundation (501(c)(3), Tax ID: 82-3204059)

Geographic Scope: United States

Mission: wayOUT seeks to empower LGBTQ+ youth to feel safe being who they really are. The foundation invests in organizations that provide life-saving services to LGBTQ+ youth.

Focus Areas

• Suicide prevention
• Mental health programming
• Transgender support and services
• Homelessness/housing assistance
• LGBTQ+ competent healthcare
• HIV/AIDS services
• School-based resources
• Mentoring, tutoring, and career building
• Services for at-risk intersectional LGBTQ+ youth of color
• LGBTQ+ affirming transitional foster services

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant organizations must meet ALL of the following criteria:
• U.S.-based organization serving youth aged 11-25 from sexual and/or gender minorities
• Youth served experience multiple forms of oppression (e.g., marginalization based on both economic status and sexual identity)
• Youth served are geographically distant from life-saving resources and located in state or locality with higher levels of intolerance or hostility toward LGBTQ+ people
• Services focus on resolving critical issues faced by LGBTQ+ youth in their communities
• Organization has established access to funding but with programmatic funding needs
• Organization or leader has track record of proven success
• Services have measurable impact

What They Fund

Grant funding supports programmatic needs and direct services to LGBTQ+ youth. Grant amounts vary based on organizational needs and community context.

Contact Information

• Email: hello@wayout.lgbt
• Address: The wayOUT LGBT Foundation, 4304 18th Street, P.O. Box 14363, San Francisco, CA 94114
• Website: wayout.lgbt

Additional Notes

wayOUT has partnered with 23 organizations by the end of 2023 and continues to expand. Grant applicants have increased nearly 100% year over year. Each grant is issued at the discretion of the recipient based on community needs.