Just saw this in an email on one of this lists I’m on. I’ve never heard of them before, but I’m glad to see there is an LGBT youth specific charitable fund out there. I’m definitely going to keep them in mind for later. Figured I’d post it here in case its useful to anyone else.
Queer Youth Fund Accepting Letters of Intent
Deadline: October 2, 2007 (Letters of Intent)
The Queer Youth Fund is a donor-initiated grantmaking program
housed at the Liberty Hill Foundation ( http://libertyhill.org/ ).
A group of committed donors developed the fund to provide large
multiyear grants to groups that address the multitude of issues
queer youth face as they acknowledge and celebrate their sexual-
ity and identity, and seek to become empowered leaders in their
communities.
The Queer Youth Fund makes multiyear grants to grassroots, local,
state, and national nonprofit organizations working to improve
the quality of life among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender,
queer, and questioning youth. The fund awards grants to inno-
vative and effective leadership development programs or organ-
izing projects that empower GLBTQQ youth to improve societal
conditions affecting GLBTQQ youth and that make a long-term
difference to their movement. For purposes of the program, youth
are defined as 25 years old or younger.
Up to four grants of up to $100,000 each, payable over three to
five years, will be made to different 501(c)(3) organizations (or
groups with fiscal sponsors) with specific work that matches the
fund’s guidelines. To be eligible, applicant organizations must
have a total budget for their youth work of $750,000 or less.
The Queer Youth Fund is now accepting Letters of Intent for its
2007-08 grant cycle. Guidelines and information on previous
grantees are available at the Liberty Hill Foundation Web site.
RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10008658/libertyhill