2011 Open Door Fund Grants
The Open Door Fund was able to make grants totalling $40,000 to ten nonprofit organizations in 2010. We were pleased to fully fund a number of grant requests, and provide significant funding for many others. Still, the total grants represent less than the funds requested. The grant-making decisions this year by the Open Door Fund advisory committee were based to some extent on the 2010 county-wide LGBT survey that showed a continuing need for more community activities.
| Out Boulder www.outboulder.org Out Boulder, formerly known as Boulder Pride, has served the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) community of Boulder County since 1994. Their mission is to foster safe environments for self-expression, gathering, support and dialogue; and advocate for social justice; collaborate with others who share the same vision. This year’s grant is to provide critical support for programs and services that connect and engage the Boulder LGBTQ community. |
$10,000 |
| Boulder
County AIDS Project (BCAP) www.bcap.org The Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP) provides support, advocacy, education and prevention services to those in our community who are infected with or affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This year’s grant funds more authentic support for Latino and Hispanic audiences and better assess the cultural and ethnic diversity issues around HIV/AIDS, with the ultimate goal of developing improved, sustainable, and inclusive HIV prevention programming in the Longmont community. |
$5,000 |
GLBT Resource Center |
$5,000 |
| Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of Boulder County (PFLAG) www.pflagboulder.org Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of Boulder County (PFLAG) celebrates diversity and envisions a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. The group offers support to families and provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity. This year’s grant is for general operating funds. |
$4,000 |
| Bent Lens Cinema www.bentlens.org Bent Lens Cinema brings the best of queer cinema to Boulder. The films are designed to educate, entertain and enlighten, to challenge and motivate, and to expand LGBT visibility in Boulder County. Films explore what it means to be LGBTQ across ethnic, national, class and racial lines. This year’s grant is for operating funds to continue bringing award-winning films to the community, including screenings in Longmont. |
$3,500 |
| Vox Feminista www.voxfeminista.org Vox Feminista is a multi-media, multi-passionate performance tribe of radical feminists bent on social change through cultural revolution. They are political activists who blend entertainment with education to inspire and awaken audiences to take action toward global justice. This year’s grant is to supplement general operating funds. Colorado |
$3,000 |
Colorado
Anti-Violence Program |
$3,000 |
| Carriage House Community Table www.bouldercarriagehouse.org The Carriage House Community Table was formed to address the need for day services for adult homeless individuals in Boulder, providing hot meals, showers, access to employment and housing resources, and counseling. This year’s grant is to fund the LGBT support group and housing assistance. |
$3,000 |
| Boulder Valley Women's Health Center www.boulderwomenshealth.org The mission of Women’s Health is to provide accessible, confidential and comprehensive gynecological and reproductive healthcare, including sexual health services and education. This year’s grant is to support growth of ongoing inclusiveness initiatives aimed at the LGBTQ community. |
$2,000 |
| Boulder Youth Body Alliance www.boulderyouthbodyalliance.org Boulder Youth Body Alliance works to prevent eating problems while empowering youth to make healthy decisions within their own lives. This year’s grant is to fund a project to address body image and eating disorders among LGBT youth. |
$1,500 |