GRANTMAKING HISTORY
The Systems Change grant program offers 2-year general operating grants to organizations in the Philadelphia area that are working towards gender justice through policy, advocacy, or community organizing.
Systems Change
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Coalition for Restaurant Safety & Health: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights.
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project: Advocacy & community organizing re: trans rights.
Education Law Center: Advocacy re: public education via Black Girls Education Justice and Inclusive Schools and Honest Education initiatives
Maternity Care Coalition: Advocacy re: maternal health
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights Advocacy & community organizing for workers’ rights with a focus on domestic workers.
Project SAFE: Community organizing re: sex worker rights & decriminalization of sex work.
Still We Rise Freedom Coalition: (ACLU- PA) Community organizing and advocacy re: mass incarceration
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Abortion Liberation Fund of PA: Community organizing & advocacy re: abortion access.
New Voices for Reproductive Justice: Community organizing & Advocacy re: Black maternal health, abortion access, & mass incarceration.
Philadelphia Nurse Family Partnership: Advocacy re: maternal health.
Planned Parenthood PA Advocates: Advocacy re: abortion access.
ROC Pennsylvania: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights & economic justice.
Women's Community Revitalization Project: Community organizing & advocacy re: affordable housing.
Women's Law Project: Advocacy & policy work re: abortion access, worker rights, maternal health, mass incarceration, & gender-based violence.
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Coalition for Restaurant Safety & Health: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights.
Incarcerated Women’s Working Group (via ACLU-PA): Advocacy re: mass incarceration
Maternity Care Coalition: Advocacy re: maternal health
National Domestic Workers Alliance - PA Chapter: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights
People’s Paper Co-op: Community organizing & advocacy re: mass incarceration
Project SAFE: Community organizing re: sex worker rights & decriminalization of sex work.
Why Not Prosper: Community organizing & advocacy re: mass incarceration.
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Abortion Liberation Fund of PA: Community organizing & advocacy re: abortion access.
Mary's Daughter for the Formerly Incarcerated: Community organizing re: mass incarceration.
New Voices for Reproductive Justice: Community organizing & Advocacy re: Black maternal health, abortion access, & mass incarceration.
Philadelphia Nurse Family Partnership: Advocacy re: maternal health.
ROC Pennsylvania: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights & economic justice.
Women's Community Revitalization Project: Community organizing & advocacy re: affordable housing.
Women's Law Project: Advocacy & policy work re: abortion access, worker rights, maternal health, mass incarceration, & gender-based violence.
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Coalition for Restaurant Safety & Health: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights.
Incarcerated Women’s Working Group (via ACLU-PA): Advocacy re: mass incarceration.
National Domestic Workers Alliance - PA Chapter: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights
One PA: Community organizing & advocacy re: worker rights & affordable housing.
People’s Paper Co-op: Community organizing & advocacy re: mass incarceration.
Project SAFE: Community organizing re: sex worker rights & decriminalization of sex work.
Culture Change
The Culture Change grant program provides one year grants to organizations in the Philadelphia area that are working towards gender justice by challenging gender norms and addressing misogyny, sexism, and patriarchy.
Trans Resilience Fund
The Trans Resilience Fund is a pooled fund that uses a participatory grantmaking process to provide one-year grants to support trans community in the Greater Philadelphia region.
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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.
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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
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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.
Discretionary
Discretionary grants are one-year grants made to organizations or programs in the Philadelphia area that meet the organization’s mission but do not fit the guidelines of other grant programs.
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Maternal Wellness Village: Black Maternal Health Week
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Ark of Safety: General operating support.
Camp Sojourner: General operating support.
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project: Advocacy for trans communities.
Girls Justice League: General operating support.
Mary’s Daughter for the Formerly Incarcerated: Advocacy related to the Dignity Act.
Maternal Wellness Village: Black Maternal Health Week.
Philadelphia Justice Project for Women & Girls: General operating support.
Sankofa Healing Studio: Community Care Coordinator program.
Serenity House: General operating support
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Camp Sojourner: General operating support.
Girls Justice League: General operating support.
Girls Rock Philly: General operating support.
Maternal Wellness Village: Black Maternal Health Week.
Philadelphia Justice Project for Women & Girls: General operating support.
Sankofa Healing Studio: Therapeutic support for formerly incarcerated women.
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Camp Sojourner: General operating support - COVID response.
Coalition for Restaurant Safety & Health: General operating support - COVID response.
Community Legal Services: General operating support.
Maternity Care Coalition: General operating support - COVID response.
National Domestic Workers Alliance - PA Chapter: General operating support - COVID response.
People’s Paper Co-op: General operating support - COVID response.
Project SAFE: General operating support - COVID response.
Supportive Older Women’s Network: General operating support - COVID response.
Women's Community Revitalization Project: General operating support - COVID response.
Sankofa Healing Studio: Therapeutic support for formerly incarcerated women.