UW Combined Fund Drive

LGBTQ+

You can help support LGBTQ+ nonprofits through the UWCFD

LGBTQ+ nonprofits receive less than 1% of all overall charitable giving, according to research from the Equitable Giving Lab at Indiana University. We invite you to demonstrate your pride and offer support to local and national LGBTQ+ organizations working to make equality and belonging a reality for all.

UWCFD Organizations

Camp Ten Trees (charity code 1468090) offers residential summer camp sessions for LGBTQ and Allied youth and for children of   LGBTQ  families. Since 2001, Camp Ten Trees has been a place for campers to build skills, strengthen resiliency, and make lifelong friends.

Capital City Pride (charity code 1481921) hosts the annual Pride festival and parade for the greater Olympia area.

Cedar River Clinics Feminist Women’s Health Center (charity code 1480892) specializes in abortion care, birth control, well woman and LGBTQ wellness services. We believe its your body, your life, your decisions. We have clinics in Renton, Seattle, and Tacoma.

Entre Hermanos (charity code 0524060) works to improve the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Latino/a community in a safe and culturally appropriate environment.

Gay City Health Project promotes wellness in LGBTQ communities by providing health services, connecting people to resources, fostering arts, and building community. We are the leading community-based provider of HIV/STI testing in King County.

Gender Alliance of the South Sound provides support, referrals, peer counseling, fellowship, social networking, and education for transgender and transsexual people and their allies. We work to establish and enhance our social and legal rights.

GLSEN: Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network: Eight of ten LGBTQ students are bullied or harassed in schools. We make America’s schools safer for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

Greater Seattle Business Association Scholarship Fund grants scholarships for Washington undergraduates who demonstrate need and commitment to human rights promotes diverse leadership in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied community.

Human Rights Campaign Foundation provides information and resources to educate the public and foster sound public policy to end discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in the U.S. and abroad.

Ingersoll Gender Center is a service agency for the transgender community. We offer support groups, referrals to therapists, and trainings.

Lambert House is a multi-service community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth. In our varied and unique programs, GLBT youth are in the majority and set the norm. Our volunteers served 538 individual youth 4,000 times in 2007.

Lavender Rights Project specializes in direct low-cost/free legal services to members of the trans and queer community, including anti-discrimination, wills and estate management, family law, dependency, and all transition-related legal matters.

MPowerment Washington is an LGBTQ organization whose mission is to promote lasting sexual health and strong communities through outreach, education and community wellness amongst those most affected by HIV/AIDS and their allies.

National Center for Lesbian Rights Through impact litigation, public policy advocacy, public education and direct legal services, NCLR advances the legal and human rights of LGBT people and their families.

Parents, Families And Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG is the nation’s first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, their families, and allies. Founded in 1973, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through support, education, and advocacy, provided by its chapters in Seattle elsewhere.

Pride Foundation inspires giving to expand opportunities and advance full equality for LGBTQ people across the Northwest. Since 1985, generous Pride Foundation donors have invested over 60 million in the LGBTQ movement in AK, ID, MT, OR, WA.

Rainbow City Performing Arts Rainbow City Band is a community band open to all gay, lesbian, transgendered, gay-friendly age 18 and older. It provides musical education to its members and performances for the public. It seeks to promote positive images of the GLBT community.

Safe Schools Coalition intervenes in homophobic harassment, trains teachers about bias-based bullying and the needs of children with gay/lesbian/bi/trans parents, provides tools (posters, etc.), holds districts accountable.

Seattle Men’s Chorus/Seattle Women’s Chorus entertains, enlightens, unifies, and heals audiences and members, using the power of words and music to recognize the value of gay and straight people and their relationships.

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders provides support services for LGBT older adults, advocate for their rights through public policy, and promote positive images of LGBT life in later years.

The Trevor Project offers life-saving, life-affirming programs and services to LGBTQ youth that create safe, accepting and inclusive environments over the phone, online and through text.

UW Resources, Programs and Groups

The University of Washington Q Center facilitates an open, safe, inclusive, and celebratory environment for UW bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, Two-spirit, transgender, intersex, questioning, same-gender-loving, differently oriented, and allied students, faculty, and staff.

Transgender Resources: The University of Washington is committed to providing an inclusive, safe and respectful work environment for all employees, including those of all gender identities and expressions.

Q faculty, staff and allies association: The UW Q faculty, staff and allies affinity group is an association whose vision is to foster a campus climate where all Q Faculty, Staff and Allies are valued and respected, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Our mission is to ensure the inclusion and success of Q faculty, staff and allies through recruitment, retention and training opportunities.