Sisters Give It Away!
Spring 2025 Grants completed!
Grants were presented at Sisters’ Easter in the Park event, Sunday, April 20, 2025!
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Please read the grant information carefully before applying. If you need additional information please contact Mistress of Grants at grantsmistress@thesisters.org. This address is to be used ONLY for grant questions and applications: do NOT add to your mailing list and please do not send any additional materials -- no brochures, solicitation letters, or other documents -- or we will call for a pox on your email server. (We can actually do that).
About the Sisters' Grants Fund
The Sisters tend to support under-funded, small organizations and projects providing direct services to under-served communities. The majority of these organizations and projects receive little, if any, government or mainstream funding and may be in the early stages of development.
We are especially attracted to progressive grassroots projects that promote wellness, joy, tolerance, and diversity within our communities. We have a vision that encompasses diverse communities and groups that have a common interest in human rights, people of every gender, gender identity, race, class, age, and sexual orientation.
We favor projects that serve the Bay Area or particularly embattled communities in other locales around the country and the world. (IMPORTANT: Please note, while we accept applications from organizations outside the United States, we require the involvement of a U.S.-based fiscal sponsor to function as recipient of any grant funds awarded.)
We are especially thrilled to fund special projects (over general operations), to support innovators, and to provide seed money that will have a ripple effect. We welcome applications whether or not you have 501-c3 status or a fiscal sponsor.
Our grants are typically $250 to $1,000. We rarely fund groups with budgets over $500,000. Given the many applications we received, we are unlikely to fund an organization in two consecutive grant cycles.
We do not fund individual travel, research, living, medical or educational expenses or startup costs for businesses.
All grants recipients will be required to submit a brief final report with at least one photo documenting your work; these will enable us to promote your work on our community partners page.
2025 Easter Grant Recipients
Queer Ancestors Project
Funding for: “QAP is launching a partnership with the Queer Trans Project, a Black-
and Trans-led organization based in Jacksonville, Florida, that provides FREE
gender-affirming kits to Queer and Trans people around the country. We will be
providing art from QAP artists for these body- and soul-healing kits. QAP artists will
print the work at our monthly drop-in printmaking nights for QAP alums (everyone
who has been through the QAP printmaking program)”
La Clinica de La Raza, Inc.
Funding for: “The requested funds will support expanding our gender-affirming care
program at La Clinica Oakland Tech School-Based Health Center. This includes
providing gender-affirming clothing and other resources, offering 1:1 health educator
visits, and connecting students to mental health and community support.”
Oakland To All
“Grant funds will be used to provide prizes for a youth-focused ball.”
The Queer Trans Project
“We’ll use the funds to ship gender-affirming kits—including binders, tucking tape,
and health supplies—to trans people in need, prioritizing those who are BIPOC,
disabled, or facing financial hardship.”
GSA/Wellness Team Montera Middle School–Oakland Unified School District
“This money will be used to start a gender affirming closet at our school site. It will
help us bolster donations of needed supplies to get this project off the ground.”
GOTBLISS Inc dba Tri-County Diversity
Funding for: “We would like to host a Queer Prom in Yuba City California for all
2SLGBTQ+ community members “
DC Area Transmasculine Society (DCATS)
Funding for: “We are creating a DC Transgender Guide (database to collect and
review local resources for trans people). Funds will go to software and dissemination
that World Pride/Trans Pride 2025.”
PrideXtended, Inc.
“Funds will support our Second Annual Black LGBTQ+ festival”
Books Not Bans
Funding for: “communications and development efforts”
Fremont High School Library
Funding for: “We would purchase multilingual books for our Newcomer students. We
hope to acquire high-interest books in Spanish, Arabic, Pashto, and Vietnamese to
help all students feel included in the library.”
Decatur County PRIDE Alliance
Funding for:” To provide food and community to our teen group. We teach them
queer history, community involvement and how to be proud of who you are.”
ITEO Fantasia Fair dba TransWeek.org
Funding for: “It will be used to supplement our scholarship program which grants
monies to low-income attendees which allows them to attend our conference.”
Sabes Que Collective
Funding for: “We want to host one large events in 2025. The grant will cover venue
payment, equitable payout for performers, and marketing (flyer creation and
promotion).”
Rebel Kings of Oakland
Funding for: “The funds would support four performance showcases highlighting and
uplifting Black, Latinx, AAPI, and Indigenous Bay Area-based performers to
explore/expand their artistic/performance practices through their queer/cultural
lenses.”
DIY Museum
“Funds will support necessary supplies for our “Transgender Survival Skills” series,
providing participants with essential life skills, like emergency response and self-
defense, while fostering solidarity.”
Palo Vista Senior Gardens - Garden Club
Funding for: “We would like to extend water pipes to bring the spigot closer to the
garden so the elderly residents won't have to carry heavy water or hoses from a long
distance”
Fremont Ohio Pride
Funding for: “This grant will help cover the costs of permits, supplies, equipment
rental, decorations, and other related expenses for our fifth annual Fremont Ohio
Pride, scheduled for July 19th in Fremont, Ohio.”
Drag King History
Funding for: “To support DKH covering costs, seed fundraising & E-list campaigns, as
we also work to support BIPOC and trans intersectionality communities all while
using drag majic to empower and educate.”
The Knights & Orchids Society
“Funds will subsidize quarterly brunch meetups with our Diva2Diva and GENTS
groups, which provide virtual and in-person gender-affirming peer support that
enhances community building and joy for Black LGBTQ+ Alabamians.”
Analy Highschool GSA
Funding for: “We would be using this to help fund the "lavender prom" that we are
trying to host for Sonoma county, a safe space for celebrating queer self expression.”
Gender Riot Press
Funding for: “To support design, printing, and distribution of the pilot issue of
BACKTALK, a youth-led trans literary magazine.”
The Spooky Haus
Funding for: “We will use the funds to support Art Jam, our annual community
gathering art skillshare retreat for trans and gender nonconforming artists. We plan to
use the funds to subsidize low-income and free tickets. “
Short Mountain Archive/SMS
Funding for: “Purchase archival supplies, gas stipend to allow for back and forth
travel to return boxes and collect more boxes for digitization.”