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Who We Fund

The youth organizations doing the most with the least.

Youth from Magic City Acceptance Center ride a pride float covered in rainbow and trans flag colors

Youth from Magic City Acceptance Center, Birmingham, a wayOUT grantee

29 youth organizations. 21 states. Funded by our chapters and our national fund.

Ages 11 to 25, mostly in places that are hostile to LGBTQ+ youth. We vet them. Then the money is theirs to spend.

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2026

The Knights & Orchids Society

Montgomery, Alabama

Los AngelesThis year's grantee
2025

Sweet Evening Breeze

Louisville, Kentucky

Los Angeles$115,000+

EmpowerMT

Missoula, Montana

National$40,000
2024

Outright Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Los Angeles$199,898

Sam & Devorah Foundation for Transgender Youth

Chatham, New Jersey

New York$90,000

Louisville Youth Group

Louisville, Kentucky

Seattle$80,000
2023

Capital Tea

Tallahassee, Florida

Los Angeles$145,000

Prism United

Mobile, Alabama

New York$90,000

QT Project

Jacksonville, Florida

Seattle$100,000
2022

Transformation Project

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Los Angeles$158,000

ALSO Youth

Sarasota and Manatee, Florida

New York$110,000

Our Spot KC

Kansas City, Kansas

Seattle$71,000

Thrive Youth Center

San Antonio, Texas

Bay Area$25,000

Barrier Babes

Kansas City, Missouri

Atlanta$15,000
2021

Choosing Our Roots

Anchorage, Alaska

Los Angeles$70,000

Coastal Bend Pride Center

Corpus Christi, Texas

Bay Area$60,000

We Are Family

Charleston, South Carolina

Seattle$50,000

Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition

Mississippi

New York$35,000
2020

In Our Own Voices

Albany, New York

New York$45,000

Youth Oasis

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Los Angeles$35,000

One N Ten

Phoenix, Arizona

Bay Area$30,000

Ruth Ellis Center

Highland Park, Michigan

Seattle$20,000
2019

Zebra Coalition

Orlando, Florida

Bay Area$128,000

JASMYN

Jacksonville, Florida

New York$104,000

OUTMemphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Los Angeles$81,000
2018

Time Out Youth

Charlotte, North Carolina

Bay Area$100,000

Encircle

Provo, Utah

New York$75,000
2016

The Trevor Project

West Hollywood, California

National$20,000
2017

Magic City Acceptance Center

Birmingham, Alabama

Bay Area$127,000
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Run an LGBTQ+ youth organization? Talk to us.

Here's what we look for:

  • You're a U.S. organization serving LGBTQ+ youth, aged 11 to 25.
  • Your young people face more than one kind of pressure, like money and identity.
  • You're far from big-city resources, in a place that's hostile to LGBTQ+ people.
  • You work on what matters most: suicide prevention, mental health, trans support, housing, healthcare, HIV services.
  • You already raise some money, and you know what a bigger check would do.
  • You have a track record, and you can show the results.
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Applications open once a year. When they're open, the form lives right here.

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