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Funding for Nonprofit Organizations

This list was originally compiled for a conference presentation about funding issues for gay and lesbian artists.  The organizations on this list have all funded gay and lesbian projects in the past. Organizations that focus on gay and lesbian issues have asterisks next to their names.

 

Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation*

Grants: Up to $10,000; most $2,000-$5,000

 

Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation
116 E. 16 th Street, 7 th Floor
New York, NY  10003-2112
Phone: (212) 529-8021 

Email: webmaster@astraeafoundation.org
Website: www.astraeafoundation.org

 

 

Frameline Film/Video Completion Fund*

Grants: $500-$3,000

 

Frameline Film/Video Completion Fund
145 Ninth St. #300
San Francisco, CA  94103
Phone: (415) 703-8650
Fax: (415) 861-1404
Email:
info@frameline.org
Website: www.frameline.org/

 

 

Uncommon Legacy Foundation*

Local, regional, and national groups.  Also administers a scholarship program ($1,000). 

Grants: Average $2,500

 

Uncommon Legacy Foundtaion

150 West 26th Street, Suite 602
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 366-6507 

Fax: (212) 366-4425
Email:
uncmlegacy@aol.com
Website: www.uncommonlegacy.org

 

David Bohnett Foundation*

Positive media portrayals of lesbians and gays

Grants: $10,000-$500,000

 

David Bohnett Foundation
245 South Beverly Dr.
Beverly Hills, CA  90212
Phone: (310) 276-0001

Fax: (310) 276-0007
Email: paul@bohnett.com (Program Manager Paul Moore)
Website:
www.bohnettfoundation.org

 

Pridelights Foundation*

Massachusetts only.

Grants: Average $1,800

 

Pridelights Foundation
398 Columbus Avenue, #252
Boston, MA  02116

 

Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media

Grants: Up to $15,000; most $3,000-$6,000

 

Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media
The Funding Exchange
666 Broadway, Suite 500
New York, NY  10012
Phone: (212) 529-5300
Fax: (212) 982-9272
Email: information@fex.org
Website:
www.fex.org/content/index.php?pid=29

 

Dade Human Rights Foundation*

Dade County, Florida only.

Grants: Average $2,500

 

Dade Human Rights Foundation
4500 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300
Miami, FL 33137
Phone: (305) 572-1841

Fax: (305) 572-1831
Email:
creynolds@dhrf.com
Website: www.dhrf.com

 

Equity Foundation*

Oregon only. Also offers a scholarship program.

Grants: Average $2,000

 

Equity Foundation

P.O. Box 5696
Portland, OR 97228
Phone: (503) 220-0628 

Email: joeyk@equityfoundation.org (Joey Kerns - Grant Director)
Website: www.equityfoundation.org

 

Samara Foundation of Vermont*

Vermont only. Also has a scholarship program

Grants: $1,000-$4,000

 

Samara Foundation of Vermont
PO Box 1263
Burlington, VT  05402
Phone: (802) 860-6236

Fax: (802) 861-2767
Email:
info@samarafoundation.org
Website: www.samarafoundation.org/

 

Open Meadows Foundation

Grants: Up to $2,000

 

Open Meadows Foundation
PO Box 150-607
Van Brunt Station
Brooklyn, NY  11215-0150
Phone: (718) 885-0969
Email:
openmeadows@igc.org
Website: www.openmeadows.org
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The Hermes Foundation

Grants: Up to $1,000

 

The Hermes Foundation
Jeffrey Mostade
13600 Shaker Blvd. #802
Cleveland, OH  44120
Email:
senex@msn.com

 

Shefa Fund*

Jewish Community Activism on Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Issues

 

Shefa Foundation
8453 Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia, PA  19128
Phone: (215) 247-9704

Fax: (215) 247-9703
Email:
info@shefafund.org
Website: www.shefafund.org

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