San Diego Pride is a 501c3 nonprofit and one of the most philanthropic Pride celebrations in the world. With funds raised through annual festival revenue, we seek to advance our mission to foster pride, equality, and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities locally, nationally, and globally.
In addition to our own year-round education and advocacy programs, our philanthropic efforts include an annual Pride Community Grant cycle that has distributed nearly $3 Million to LGBTQ-serving nonprofits whose programs seek to strengthen the LGBTQ community.
Our Mission: Fostering pride in and respect for all LGBT communities, locally, nationally, and globally.
Our Vision: A world free of prejudice and bias.
San Diego LGBT Pride will be accepting grant requests for our Pride Community Grant program in amounts ranging from $1,000.00 to $5,000.00 until 11:59 pm Thursday, October 31, 2019.
Grants awards will be announced on December 12, 2019.
Funding Area Priorities: We give funding priority to LGBTQ+ programs directed toward serving marginalized communities, including:
- Youth
- People of color
- Transgender people
- People living with HIV/AIDS
- Seniors
- Women
Preference will be given to projects that build coalitions within the LGBT community, nonprofit collaborations, and projects address the unique challenges of community members living at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities. We do fund operating costs.
Things we will not fund: San Diego Pride does not fund the following types of projects or initiatives:
- Direct donations to individuals for personal support
- Political campaigns
- Building or capital campaigns
- Support for fundraising galas
- Funds for Endowments
- Organizations with budgets over $10 Million
- Programming that does not center LGBT individuals (50% or more)
Who is eligible to apply?
- LGBTQ+ serving organizations, groups, and/or coalitions that are providing direct services or programming in line with Pride’s mission.
- U.S.-based applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
- Non-U.S.-based applicants must be able to provide adequate documentation of status as a nonprofit or non-governmental organization.
- Programs funded through Pride Community Grants should be completed during the 2020 calendar year.
Can I get help with my application?
Yes! San Diego Pride will hold two grant writing workshops at the San Diego Pride offices in North Park on Monday, October 14 at 6:30pm and Saturday, October 26th at 12 noon. Contact Sarafina Scapicchio at sarafina@sdpride.org to RSVP.
To ensure consistency in evaluation, please answer all questions in the form below. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed.