Pride Gives Back

Pride Gives Back is sponsored by Heritage of Pride Inc.. Awards grants to local nonprofits and community organizations providing support and programming for LGBTQIA+ populations in the NYC tri-state area.

NYC Pride Community Grants | Pride Gives Back Program Pride Gives Back & Community Grants Heritage of Pride gives back to the community by offering a multitude of unique grant opportunities for various organizations.

Through the “Pride Gives Back” grant program, NYC Pride awards grants to local nonprofits and community organizations that provide essential support, services, and programming for LGBTQIA+ populations in the NYC tri-state area. Since 1984, NYC Pride has given more than $25 Million in grants to individuals and non profits through our grant programs.

Through our Pride Gives Back program, NYC Pride provides grant funding to LGBTQIA+ organizations doing vital work across our community – from youth programs and advocacy to health services and grassroots organizing. The program has awarded more than $25 million to local LGBTQIA+ services and programs since 1984 , and we just awarded $75,000 more to 11 grantees.

NYC Pride also offers Working Grants, which provide funding to community organizations that help bring our events to life. These programs help ensure that Pride not only celebrates our community, but actively supports the organizations that strengthen it. Pride has always been powered by community.

And thanks to supporters like you, NYC Pride has been able to invest in the people and the organizations that are building a stronger LGBTQIA+ community every day. Meet our 2026 "pride gives back" grantees! Drag Artists for Expression NYC , a group of drag artists bringing storytelling and creative arts programs to children and teens in libraries, schools, and other community spaces across NYC.

Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo , a trans-led advocate for Trans/GNB, Latinx, and sex worker populations through health and wellness, leadership development, education, and support services. Chosen Family Law Center , which provides pro-bono legal support services to low-income LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and chosen families.

I’m From Driftwood , a first-person storytelling project that focuses on amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ people to foster empathy and create social change. The Generations Project , which produces live storytelling events and programs to cultivate intergenerational community and preserve LGBTQIA+ history.

Team New York Aquatics , which supports the social and physical wellbeing of NYC’s LGBTQIA+ community through aquatic practices and competitions. Footage Foundation , a provider of feminist interventions for women, LGBTQIA+, and marginalized communities affected by violence, displacement, and structural inequity.

National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) , whose Lighthouse Learning Collective provides training and services for LGBTQIA+, two-spirit, and gender-expansive communities impacted by substance use. NYC Gaymers Inc. , which works toward a safe, supportive, thriving gaming community that celebrates and fosters community among gamers across identities. OurTransLife.

org , offering workshops, education, and support services for transgender and GNB/GNC communities in the greater Bridgeport, CT region. Teaching While Queer , working to ensure that LGBTQIA+ educators and their students can work and learn in environments rooted in safety and belonging. Every year, NYC Pride awards thousands of dollars in grant money to LGBTQIA-friendly and LGBTQIA-affirming organizations.

The grants are working grants, which means that in order to receive the grant money, members or volunteers from your organization must perform specific functions, as a group, at our NYC Pride events. We’re getting a glow up just in time for Pride Month – stay tuned for more!