The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ+) Alliance Fund works to foster charitable giving in support of innovative programs and initiatives that benefit the LGBTQ+ community in Southern Arizona. Since 1999, the Alliance Fund has awarded $1,312,957 to 80 organizations.
1999
The LGBT Straight Alliance Fund was established when the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona applied for and was awarded a two-year, $100,000 challenge grant from the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership
April 1999
Established working board
July 2000
First grants awarded totaling $99,525
2000
First award ceremony held for grant recipients
2010
Queer Youth Initiative launched
2010
First Straight Ally Award awarded to Ernesto Portillo
October 2013
Kelly Huber was hired as the first Program Manager
June 2017
Gloria Devore, Sylvia Mulka, and Doug Noffsinger pledged a combined total of $150,000 over three years to provide administrative support
2018
The LGBT Straight Alliance Fund was renamed the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
March 2019
Funding Forward hosted by Funders of LGBTQ Issues in Tucson
2019
Tom Buchanan was hired as the first Director of the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
July 2020
Andrés Cano was appointed Director of the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
October 2020
Award Ceremony renamed Queer for Good
June 2021
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund surpasses $1 million in grants to benefit the LGBTQ+ community in Southern Arizona
October 2021
The Sylvia Stan Mulka Endowment Fund is established with the single largest gift in the organization’s history
October 2021
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund surpasses $500,000
December 2022
Ethan Smith Cox was appointed as Board Chair
2024
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund celebrates its 25th Anniversary
October 2024
LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund announced 2 new awards; Daniel Trujillo Upstart Change-Maker Award presented to Mya Figueroa and Sylvia Mulka Legacy Change-Maker Award presented to Dr. Russell Toomey
