8 awesome queer orgs worth donating to, even outside of Pride Month 🌈
Share
Pride Month™️ exists within the bounds of June 1-30. However, we here at The Butters are proud queers 365. As such we wanted to wait till after the official Pride Month to continue the message and awareness of organizations in need who service queer youth. So, we’ve pulled together quite a few orgs to throw some money at, most of which you probably haven’t heard of.
If you have any others to add to this list, please leave them in the comments! We’ll vet and update this list regularly.
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition
https://blacktrans.org/
Established in 2011, their stated mission is to help improve the black transgender human experience by overcoming violence and injustice in the world through the power, value, and love of all people! They’re the only social justice organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience.
The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed under the law. So, give away! Put money directly in the hands of black trans folks doing werk!
Gays and lesbians living in a transgender society (G.L.I.T.S.)
https://www.glitsinc.org/donate
Their work consists of building community, education, creating sustainable living, restoring our marginalized community, and uplifting them with hope through guidance and support. They create jobs and safe spaces for community (GLBTQIA and sex workers), reversing systematic recidivism in the prison system.
While not a non-profit on their own, Project Prosper is their fiscal sponsor, a 501 (c)3 organization, so your donations will be tax-deductible.
Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP)
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/programs/blmp
BLMP is providing cash assistance to Black LGBTQ+ migrants and first-generation people dealing with the impact of COVID-19. Beautiful. They’re sponsored by Transgender Law Center a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed under the law.
Vibe Is Right’s scholarship for Black Trans creative entrepreneurs
https://www.vibeisbright.com/scholarship-for-design-your-own-website
VIR is a business that offers classes to help people design their own brand identity. To help black trans folks get in on the game, they’ve opened a scholarship to help people take classes and get their brands off the ground.
VIR is not a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization your donations are not tax deductible but they’re going towards a great purpose.
The Okra Project
https://www.artsbusinesscollaborative.org/fiscal-sponsorship/okra-project
The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans people wherever they can reach them. The Okra Project hires Black Trans chefs to prepare healthy and home-cooked meals for their Black TGNC siblings with no cost. For those Black Trans folks currently experiencing homeless or whose homes cannot support our chef’s cooking, The Okra Project has partnered with institutions like UberEATS, Osborne Association, and other community spaces to deliver food.
Okra believes that food is not only a nourishment, but a gateway to unlimited cultural and social possibilities. By providing Black trans folks with this basic need, Okra makes it possible for their community to pursue their emotional, spiritual, and artistic goals.”
TOP is not a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and your donations are not tax deductible, which means they’re less likely to receive donations. So, give!
Survived and Punished NY’s Mutual Aid Fund
https://www.survivedandpunishedny.org/mutual-aid/
The Survived and Punished NY Mutual Aid Working Group supports incarcerated survivors of gender-based violence through sustained commissary support, care packages, visitation, and communication.
SAPNY is not a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization your donations are not tax deductible, which means they’re less likely to receive donations. So, give!
Sav’s Top Surgery Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sav039s-top-surgery-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer
Help a boy cut his tiddies off and live better. GoFundMe campaigns aren’t qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization your donations are not tax deductible, which means they’re less likely to receive donations. So, give!
TranSanta Project
https://www.instagram.com/transanta/
Deliver gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously. Super fun idea!
TranSanta Project is not a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization your donations are not tax deductible, which means they’re less likely to receive donations. So, give!