If you’re still reeling from doing your taxes this year, consider decreasing your tax liability and donating to causes you care about at the same time. Helping these 10 awesome LGBTQ organizations this year will help you next April.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) is dedicated to fighting for the rights of all people to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of race or income, without facing discrimination or violence. SRLP provides access to free legal services for low-income transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming people. You can donate to SLRP through check, online, or in-kind to lessen your tax liability.
New York City based organization The Ali Forney Center provides LGBTQ homeless young people with housing and continued support to help them thrive and live independently. You can make a tax-deductible donation or get involved online.
Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) is the United States’ largest and oldest organization dedicated to LGBTQ older adults. SAGE provides services from arts and culture, to health and wellness, and has an employment program for older LGBTQ people called SAGEWorks. To find out more about SAGE or to donate, visit their site.
Black & Pink is dedicated to the abolition of the prison industrial complex, and focuses on aiding LGBTQ prisoners. The organization has a pen pal program where LGBTQ prisoners can list their information so you can write to them, a monthly newsletter by LGBTQ people in prison, court accompaniment and advocacy for LGBTQ prisoners in Eastern Massachusetts, and support for those experiencing sexual violence, harassment, or lack of access to health care. You can make a tax-deductable donation through the mail.
GMHC was founded in 1981 by AIDS activists as the Gay Men’s Health Crisis. Today GMHC is one of the leading providers of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and advocacy. They provide services for all genders. You can get involved or donate online.
Immigration Equality has been providing services to LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants since 1994. The organization has a staff of immigration attorneys that provide legal representation in immigration court. You can get involved or donate on their website.
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is a national social justice advocacy organization devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people. NCTE empowers transgender people and allies to educate and influence policymakers, ensures the perspectives of trans people of color, and those who live in urban and rural poverty are a priority through their Racial and Economic Justice Initiative, and created the Trans Legal Services Network to meet the legal needs of the transgender community. NCTE is a tax-exempt organization. You can donate or get involved online.
The Trevor Project is a national organization founded in 1998 dedicated to providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ people ages 13-24. To volunteer or donate, visit their site.
The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a New York City based center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit, transgender, and gender non conforming people of color focused on organizing for community wellness, and social and economic justice. Get involved or donate on ALP’s site.
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is a philanthropic organization working to advance LGBTQI human rights around the globe. They were founded in 1977, and raise and disburse funds to programs that directly serve LGBTQI people through grants. To find out more or donate, check out their site.
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