With World Pride starting next month, the new Fund for Queer Causes has already raised more than 75% of the funds needed to distribute its first grant to a local LGBTQ+ organization! Will you help us get to 100% (and beyond) by the start of World Pride?
The LGBTQ+ community makes up 9.3% of the US population, yet only less than 0.20% of donations go to LGBTQ+ organizations… in a “good” year. Let’s change this!
As a field-of-interest fund at Arlington Community Foundation, the Fund for Queer Causes is building a collective donation pool designed for sustainable long-term growth that provides queer-advised no-strings-attached grants to a variety of LGBTQ+ organizations, adapts and responds to the evolving needs and emerging issues in the LGBTQ+ community, and leverages the expertise and network of the Community Foundation.
As a supporter, you’ll receive updates on distributed grants when they’re made so you know exactly where the money is going. And with your help, that first grant could be in the coming months!
Any size donation helps, gets receipted for tax-deduction purposes, and the Fund accepts gifts in the form of secure online card donations, by mail, IRA, and even stock (perhaps donate some stock of a company that has pulled support from Pride? cough cough).
Even if you’re unable to give financially, we’d be so grateful if you’re able to share the Fund with your networks on social media. And be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @fundforqueercauses.
Donate here: bit.ly/queercauses