LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Grants

Eligibility Requirements

• The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) in good standing, conducting charitable work in Southern Arizona. Grassroots groups that have identified a 501(c)(3) organization to serve as the fiscal agent may be eligible to apply.

• The applicant must have local leadership, including a board of directors or advisory committee; local financial support; and local program management and accountability. For nationally sponsored organizations, no portion of the grant may be used to support the national, state, or regional entity.
• The proposed program must directly benefit Southern Arizona.
• Grants are not made to individuals, for-profit organizations, government entities, capital fund drives, agency endowments, individual schools, medical research, or sectarian purposes.

Guidelines

• The maximum grant request is $10,000. Requests made for more than this amount will not be considered.
• The grant period consists of two one-year cycles. The Grants Committee makes recommendations regarding second-year funding based on receipt of and satisfactory review of required reports.
• Awards made by CFSA’s various grant committees support organizations that comply with applicable federal and state laws and do not discriminate in employment practices, volunteer opportunities, or delivery of programs and services based on race, religion, gender, or gender identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), gender expression, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, familial status, socioeconomic status (economic circumstances), color, creed, sex (including pregnancy), phases of parenthood, national origin, marital status, veteran status (past, current, or prospective service in the armed forces), genetic information, physical characteristics or appearance, mental or physical disability, or any other status prohibited by applicable law.

Grantmaking Priority

• LGBTQ+ Community Building, Advocacy, and Collaborations that bring the LGBTQ+ community together and enhance it as a whole. Programs are sought that involve at least two organizations working collaboratively. This may include programs, events, gatherings, training, resource sharing, mutual support, or other collaborative activities.
• Direct Services and Support for the LGBTQ+ Community. This may include projects that provide personal development, economic empowerment, education, social programming, or training that directly impact the LGBTQ+ community in Southern Arizona. This may include, but is not limited to, transgender issues, elder issues, youth issues, and more.
• General Operating Support that provides vital support to organizations whose mission/work is to primarily support the LGBTQ+ Community in Southern Arizona.

Grant Scoring Rubric

• Needs & Community Relevance: Application addresses a significant, demonstrated need within Southern Arizona’s Application Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Printed On: 17 December 2025 LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Grants FY25-26 3 LGBTQ+ community and aligns with at least one priority area: community building, direct services, or general operating support.
• Project Design & Feasibility: The project’s goals, activities, staffing, and outreach methods are clearly described. The application includes a realistic timeline, a sustainable plan, and an appropriate, well-justified budget.
• Impact & Outcomes: Application clearly articulates anticipated outcomes. Outcomes are measurable, tied to community benefit, and connected to LGBTQ+ well-being, justice, and equity.
• Evaluation Plan: The application includes specific methods for measuring success, along with clearly defined evaluation tools and data collection strategies.
• Community-Centered Practice: Application demonstrates how the organization creates a welcoming environment by centering the voices and lived experiences of marginalized people and those most impacted by its work, recognizing intersecting identities, and identifying and removing structural and practical barriers to participation and engagement.

Grant Opens: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Grant Closes: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM (AZ time)

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Since 1999, the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund has awarded $1,312,957 to 80 organizations in support of Southern Arizona’s LGBTQ+ programs and initiatives.

• 2024: Eight grants were awarded for a total of $80,000.
• 2023-2024: Twelve grants were awarded for a total of $103,500.
• 2023: Twelve grants were awarded for a total of $103,500.
• 2022: Fourteen grants were awarded for a total of $82,500.
• 2020: Thirteen grants were awarded for a total of $72,060.
• 2019: Sixteen grants were awarded for a total of $63,800.
• 2018: Sixteen grants were awarded for a total of $63,000.
• 2017: Thirteen grants were awarded for a total of $52,835
• 2016: Fifteen grants will be awarded for a total of $53,200.
• 2015: Fifteen grants will be awarded for a total of $52,500.
• 2014: Fifteen grants will be awarded for a total of $56,000.
• 2013: Sixteen grants, including eight Queer Youth Initiative Grants, for a total of $48,500.**
• 2012: Fifteen grants including six Queer Youth Initiative Grants for a total of $42,000.**
• 2011: Fifteen grants including six Queer Youth Initiative Grants for a total of $43,300.
• 2010: Seven grants were awarded for a total of $28,600.
• 2009: Eleven grants were awarded for a total of $30,000.
• 2008: Fifteen grants were awarded for a total of $41,308.
• 2007: Eight grants were awarded for a total of $25,725.
• 2006: Seven grants were awarded for a total of $24,265.
• 2005: Eight grants were awarded for a total of $24,040.
• 2004: No grants were awarded.
• 2003: Ten grants were awarded for a total of $50,000.*
• 2002: Twelve grants were awarded for a total of $81,500.*
• 2001: Twelve grants were awarded for a total of $99,525.

*Included $50,000 in matching funds from the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership
**Co-funded by matching dollars from the Funders for LGBTQ Issues

• Building Out Safer Spaces and Skill Sets
• Kindred Connections Collective
• La Linea Art Studio
• Our Family Services
• Queer & Trans Football Club (QTFC), under 501c3 Splinter Collective
• Pima Council on Aging
• Southern Arizona Senior Pride
• The University of Arizona Foundation for the benefit of the UA Museum of Art

• BICAS
• Chicanos Por La Causa
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
• Old Pueblo Community Services
• Our Family Services
• Pima Council on Aging
• Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
• Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
• Southern Arizona Senior Pride
• Splinter Art and Community Fund
• Tucson Alliance for Housing Justice
• Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce Foundation

• 191 Toole
• BICAS
• El Rio Health Center Foundation
  • Support provided by Bobbie & Don Vandegriff
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
  • Support provided by Doug Noffsinger & Roger Funk
• Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
  • Support provided by Janey Katz & Suzi Calhoun
• Old Pueblo Community Services
• Our Family Services
  • Support provided by Vicente Talanquer & Kent Burbank
• Pima Council on Aging
• Remedy House Tucson
• Reveille Men’s Chorus
  • Support provided by Mick Devore & Marge Sloan
• Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
  • Support provided by Noel Matkin & Jim Sincox
• Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
  • Support provided by Sylvia Mulka
• Southern Arizona Senior Pride
• University of Arizona Foundation for the benefit of the UA Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic

• Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage (BICAS): Women, Trans and Femme Workshop
• Camp Born This Way: Camp Born This Way (SAAF Fiscal Agent)
• Cozamayotl (“Rainbow”) Wellness Program: Chicanos Por La Causa
• Community Education on the Needs of Latinx LGBTQ Youth to Create Support Spaces for Families: Coalición de Derechos Humanos  (Arizona Border Rights Foundation Fiscal Agent)
• Therapeutic Foster Care Recruitment for LGBTQ+: Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health AZ
• El Rio SIA PrEP Telehealth HIV Outreach Pilot Project: El Rio Health Center Foundation
• Stay Gold: An Intergenerational LGBTQIA+ Community Art Program: Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
• Emergency Housing for LGBTQ+ Youth: Our Family Services
• 2019 Scholarship Program: PFLAG  through a Special Allocation by LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
• Cultural Competency Training Using Project Visibility: Pima Council on Aging
• THEM – LGBTQ Youth Chorus: Reveille Men’s Chorus
• Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA): Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
• Southern Arizona Senior Pride: Southern Arizona Senior Pride (SAAF Fiscal Agent)
• Transwomen Communicating with Confidence (TRACC): University of Arizona Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic
• Mapping Q: An Arts-Based Suicide-Prevention Program for LGBTQ+ Youth: University of Arizona Museum of Art

• ACLU of Arizona
• American Red Cross, Southern Arizona chapter
• Arizona Children’s Association Safe Streets (Devore-Sloan and Leos Awards winner)
• The Arizona Human Rights Fund
• Arizona Theater Company
• Arizona OnStage Productions
• Beowulf Alley Theatre Company
• Bicycle Inter-Community Art and Salvage (BICAS)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson
• Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless
• Bisbee Pride Celebration
• Bisbee Women’s Transition Project, Inc.
• Borderlands Theater
• Casa Libre en la Solana (Devore-Sloan and Leos Awards winner)
• Camp Born This Way
• Central School Project/Bisbee Pride
• CODAC City of Tucson Commission on LGBT Issues
• Ethica LGBT Adoptions (Matkin-Sincox Award Winner)
• El Rio Community Health Center
• Family Counseling Agency
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
• Jewish Community Center (Matkin-Sincox Award Winner)
• LGBT Alliance/Raytheon Missile Systems
• Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
• Habitat for Humanity: Tucson (Matkin-Sincox Award Winner)
• HOPE Inc.
• IAMME Project (Pueblo High School)
• Kore Press
• KXCI Radio
• LGBTQ Behavioral Health Coalition (Matkin-Sincox Award Winner)
• La Frontera Center
• Lesbian Cancer and Health Program
• Loft Cinema
• Mariposas Sin Fronteras
• New ARTiculations Dance Theatre
• Open Inn, Inc.
• Our Family Services
• OUR TOWN Family Center
• Pan Left Productions
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc. (PFLAG)
• Pima Community Access Program
• Pima Council on Aging (PCOA)
• Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona
• Pride Family of Cochise County
• Reveille Men’s Chorus
• Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) (Devore-Sloan and Leos Awards winner)
• Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault
• Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA)
• Southern Arizona Senior Pride
• Spoken Futures
• TGNet Arizona
• Tucson Centers for Women and Children
• Tucson Jewish Community Center
• Tucson Metropolitan Community Chorus/Desert Voices
• University of Arizona Foundation: Institute for LGBT Studies
• University of Arizona Foundation: Office of LGBTQ Affairs (Devore-Sloan and Leos Awards winner)
• University of Arizona Museum of Art
• Voices (Matkin-Sincox Award Winner)
• Wingspan, Inc. (Devore-Sloan Award winner)
• YWCA
• Zuzi Move-it Dance Company