This Pride Month, DMV residents can double their support for local LGBTQ+ communities through a $10,000 matching gift to the Fund for Queer Causes.
Housed at Arlington Community Foundation, the Fund for Queer Causes is a 100% queer-advised fund that provides unrestricted grants to LGBTQ+ nonprofits across Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland.
Community support has already helped the Fund distribute $22,000 to organizations and programs supporting gender-affirming care, LGBTQ+ senior housing, Pride Proms, Trans Pride, DC Black Pride, queer business development, LGBTQ+ youth, and safe, celebratory community spaces.
Now, every donation made to the Fund during June will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000, thanks to support from Giant Food. If the community meets the full match, it will generate $20,000 for local LGBTQ+ organizations.
For DMV neighbors and allies looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Pride, this is an opportunity to make one donation go twice as far in supporting LGBTQ+ people and organizations close to home.
To donate during the Pride Month match or learn more about the Fund, visit queercauses.org.