The ITF is a participatory grantmaking fund made up of transactivists and supporting donors. The ITF aims to increase the capacity of the trans movement to self-organize and advocate for trans people’s rights, self-determination, and wellbeing.
The purpose of the fund is to:
– Build and Sustain the Fund | Build and sustain a mechanism to support trans-led groups of different sizes working on a range of issues at the international, regional, country and local levels, with a particular emphasis on groups with access to fewer resources.
– Resource Trans Movements | Increase resources and enhance access to resources to support trans movements, including: (i) Access to financial resources dedicated to trans-led organizations and groups through grantmaking; (ii) Access to non-financial resources for trans organizations, such as skills building, organizational strengthening, leadership development and activist support; and (iii) Access to other and new donors for trans organizations, beyond the ITF’s direct support.
– Educate Philanthropic Community | Educate peers in the philanthropic community on trans issues and influence other funders and strategic allies in trans-related commitments and strategies.
ITF 9th Cycle Webinars
Are you interested in applying for a grant in the ITF’s 9th grant cycle and looking for more information? ITF is hosting a series of online events specifically for trans-led groups to provide comprehensive details on the application process in multiple languages. The 9th grant cycle opens on October 7, making these webinars the perfect opportunity to get prepared and informed.
Funding Webinars is the space where ITF share information about the eligibility criteria, funding priorities and the grantmaking process. ITF will give helpful tips on how to write a strong and competitive application. The Funding Webinars will help you gain insights and improve your chances of securing funding.
ITF Grant Making Panel
The International Trans Fund (ITF) is seeking applications from committed activists to be members of its Grant Making Panel (GMP). The deadline for submitting your application is October 21, 2024.
Applications can be submitted in either English or Spanish, the two official working languages of the ITF (Aquí está el anuncio en español).
Before applying, these are the questions you should ask yourself:
– Do you have a passion for advancing transrights and building sustainable global trans movements?
– Are you deemed credible and trustworthy in the eyes of your peers and would you like to make decisions on how resources are allocated in our movements?
– Are you interested in participatory grantmaking, including reviewing and assessing applications, and taking part in collective decision-making with your peers?
Trans groups across the globe remain severely under-resourced and operate with limited or no budgets. The State of Trans Organizing, a survey of 455 trans organizations conducted in 2016 by AJWS (American Jewish World Service), GATE (Global Action for Trans Equality) and Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, found that two out of five trans groups had zero external funding and only 40% received foundation funding. 56% of trans organizations operated on a budget of less than USD$10,000 yearly and over three-quarters (78%) had annual budgets of less than USD$50,000. To address this disparity, a group of international trans activists and donors came together to create the International Trans Fund (ITF).
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