What non-profits to gift this Season of Giving

Stretch this Season of Giving by supporting your local LGBTQIA+ community through donations—however that may look to you. Seattle Pride has compiled a list of some of the non-profits and community organizations we have supported over the years.

Let’s keep the Season of Giving going!

Seattle Pride

Seattle Pride seeks to create unity, honor diversity and achieve equal human rights throughout the region and the world by coordinating and promoting LGBTQIA+ events in the Seattle area. As a non-profit organization. Sponsorship and donations are used to offset the expenses required to produce year-long celebrations—honoring the past, taking part in the present and envisioning the future.

More information: www.seattlepride.org

Donate here: www.seattlepride.org/donate

Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network

This network is led by Trans people of color and advances the lives of trans women, femmes, two-spirit and people of color living in Washington State.

More information: www.facebook.com/TWOCSolidarityNW/

Donate here: www.gofundme.com

Entre Hermanos

Entre Hermanos was born in 1991 out of an initiative by a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Latinos/as who saw a need for a program of social, educational and health support services in their community.

More information: www.entreharmanos.org

Donate here: www.entrehermanos.org/donate

POCAAN

POCAAN, established in 1897, is a multicultural, multi-social service agency serving marginalized communities in Seattle and King County including Latino, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native Americans. With roots in HIV/AIDS prevention, POCAAN has grown to incorporate addressing issues like substance abuse, incarceration, homelessness, sexually transmitted diseases, racism, sexism and homophobia that also contribute to community marginalization and health disparities.

More information: www.pocaan.org

Donate here: www.pocaan.org/donate

U.T.O.P.I.A.

United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance, or UTOPIA for short, is a queer and trans people of color-led grassroots organization that came to be from the struggles, strength and resilience of the Queer and Trans Pacific Islander (QTPI, pronounced “Q-T-pie”) community in South King County in 2009.

More information: www.utopiawa.org

Donate here: www.utopiawashington.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

Gender Justice League

Gender Justice League aims to empower all people to eliminate discrimination and prejudice based on sex, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation in Washington State while ensuring trans and gender diverse people can lives their lives safely, true to themselves and free from discrimination.

More information: www.genderjusticeleague.org

Donate here: www.genderjusticeleague.org/give

Diversity Alliance of the Puget Sound

Diversity Alliance of the Puget Sound (DAPS) is a non-profit organization working to support 18+ transgender, non-binary, gender nonconforming, genderfluid, gender diverse, intersex, two-spirit, agender and questioning individuals. Based in Tacoma, DAPS does this through direct service such as support groups, advocacy and financial aid and serves the state of Washington

More information: www.diversityallianceofthepugetsound.org

Donate here: www.paypal.com

Gay City

Gay City is a hub for LGBTQ individuals seeking affirming and responsive resources, wellness and community through cultivating access and connections to promote self-determination, liberation and joy in the local community.

More information: www.gaycity.org

Donate here: www.flipcause.com

OutRight International

Since 1990, OutRight Action International has worked alongside LGBTIQ activists and organizations, diplomats and policymakers, as well as other key partners to advance community-focused solutions to create lasting legal and social transformation. OutRight Action combats systemic violence, persecution and discrimination of LGBTIQ people around the world.

More information: www.outrightinternational.org/about-us/our-story

Donate here: www.outrightinternational.org/about-us?form=donate

ROOTS

ROOTS (Rising out of the Shadows) Young Adult Shelter builds community and fosters dignity through access to essential services and a safe place to sleep for young adults experiencing homelessness. Founded in 1999 with a vision that everyone deserves a safe place to call home, ROOTS was Seattle’s first overnight shelter designed to meet the unique needs of homeless young adults.

More information: www.rootsinfo.org

Donate here: www.rootsinfo.kindful.com/?campaign=1113132

LGBTQ Allyship

LGBTQ Allyship builds power among LGBTQ communities and allies in Washington State to work towards economic, racial, and gender justice. We do this through community organizing, education, advocacy, and developing grassroots leadership in solidarity with other marginalized communities.

More information: www.allyship.org

Donate here: www.allyship.org/donate