TRANS RESILIENCE FUND

Participants in the 2021 Philly Trans March, an event funded through the Trans Resilience Fund. Photo credit: Joe Piette

The 2024 application period for the Trans Resilience Fund is closed; the next application cycle will open in Spring of 2025. Sign up for our mailing list to be informed when the cycle opens.

The Trans Resilience Fund (the Fund) began in 2021 as a one-time pooled fund to support the trans community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fund utilizes a participatory grantmaking process in which a committee of trans and non-binary community members sets guidelines and makes funding decisions.

You can read a report about the first round of the Fund here.

2021: $170,000 in grants made to 10 organizations. Funding partners: Collective Future Fund, Douty Foundation, Samuel Fels Fund, The Philadelphia Foundation, Valentine Foundation, William Penn Foundation

2022: $160,000 in grants made to 8 organizations. Funding partners: Homeless Assistance Fund, Patricia Kind Family Foundation, Samuel Fels Fund, William Penn Foundation

2023: $150,000 in grants made to 11 organizations. Funding Partners: Claneil Foundation, Collective Future Fund, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, Samuel Fels Fund, Valentine Foundation, William Penn Foundation

2023: $140,000 in grants made to 10 organizations. Funding Partners: Claneil Foundation, Collective Future Fund, Homeless Assistance Fund, Patricia Kind Family Foundation, Valentine Foundation

Trans Resilience Fund Grant History

  • Attic Youth Center: Direct financial support to trans youth.

    Eastern PA Trans Equity Project: Direct financial support for transgender residents of Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Chester Counties.

    Hearts on a Wire: Direct financial support to trans and gender-variant community members incarcerated in state prisons in Pennsylvania.

    Ninth Planet: Programming for trans women to accompany Fallawayinto performance series

    Philly Trans March: Organizing & advocacy for trans communities via marches, protests, and trainings for the trans community.

    SisTers PHL: Direct financial support & services for trans individuals.

    The Welcome Project PA: Subsidized therapy sessions for the trans community.

    Valley Youth House - Pride Program: Direct financial support to trans and gender non-conforming young adults. Grants funds also support paid fellowships for Black trans and gender non-conforming young people.

    William Way Community Center: Direct financial support for trans individuals with transition-related expenses.

    YHEP Health Center @ Philadelphia FIGHT: Direct financial support for trans and nonbinary youth under the age of 27.

  • Ark of Safety: Direct financial support for the Philly transgender community through meals, medical expenses, rapid rehousing funds, and gender-affirming materials.

    Attic Youth Center: Direct financial support to trans youth who need financial help with housing, medical bills, transportation, and basic needs.

    Breakthrough Healing Group: Mental Health and wellness opportunities for the trans community.

    Eastern PA Trans Equity Project: Direct financial support for legal name changes, rent assistance, food assistance, clothing, mutual aid, and educational scholarships for transgender residents of Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, and Chester Counties.

    Genderfunk Philly: Paid fellowships and community building for trans artists.

    Hearts on a Wire: Direct financial support to trans and gender-variant community members incarcerated in state prisons in Pennsylvania.

    Philly Trans March: Organizing & advocacy for trans communities via marches, protests, and trainings for the trans community.

    The Welcome Project PA: Direct financial support for rental assistance, utility bills, education, and medical bills. Grant funds also support subsidized therapy sessions for the trans community.

    Valley Youth House - Pride Program: Direct financial support to trans and gender non-conforming young adults to help with costs related to mental and physical health, housing, food, and other direct needs. Grants funds also support paid fellowships for Black trans and gender non-conforming young people.

    William Way Community Center: Direct financial support for trans individuals with transition-related expenses.

    YHEP Health Center @ Philadelphia FIGHT: Direct financial support for trans and nonbinary youth under the age of 27 for out-of-pocket expenses related to medical supplies and gender-affirming care, transportation, and basic needs.

  • Attic Youth Center: Rental support, Grocery cards, and other assistance for trans youth.

    Hearts on a Wire: Financial support for incarcerated trans individuals.

    Hibiscus Rose Therapy Fund: Vouchers for trans people needing evaluations for gender-affirming care; training for mental health professionals to increase the number able to complete evaluations; and subsidized therapy services for Black trans individuals.

    Housing Reparations Group Skill Development Collective: Training, staffing, and materials costs for specific building project.

    The Black Visioning Group: Rental support for housing-insecure trans individuals

    Valley Youth House: Support with rental and other housing costs for trans youth leaving the Pride Program. Up to 50% of grant funds can also be used to support the Trans Youth Fellowship Program.

    William Way LGBT Community Center: Grants to trans individuals to support costs related to transitioning.

    Y-HEP Health Center @ Philadelphia FIGHT: Grants for trans youth to cover any expenses related to maintaining health including medication and co-pay costs, housing, food, transportation, etc

  • Attic Youth Center: Rental support, grocery cards, and other assistance for trans youth.

    Coalition For Black Trans Economic Liberation: Rental support for Black housing-insecure trans individuals

    Genderfunk Philly: Fellowships for 9 BIPOC trans/non-binary artists

    Hearts on a Wire: Financial support for incarcerated trans individuals.

    Philly Trans March: Operations costs for Trans March and other events – primarily stipends for trans speakers/ moderators/ facilitators.

    The Black Visioning Group: Rental support for Black housing-insecure trans individuals

    The Welcome Project PA: Trans-specific programming at SAGA Center.

    Valley Youth House: Support with rental and other housing costs for trans youth leaving the Pride Program.

    William Way LGBT Community Center: Grants of $500-$1,000 to trans individuals to support costs related to transitioning.

    Y-HEP Health Center @ Philadelphia FIGHT: Grants of up to $400 for trans youth to cover any expenses related to maintaining health including uncovered medication and co-pay costs, housing, transportation, food, etc.