Third Wave Fund

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En el Día Internacional de los Derechos de les Trabajadores Sexuales, honramos su liderazgo. El Círculo de Donantes de Trabajadores Sexuales en Third Wave Fund abrió su ciclo de subvención de 2026! Solicítelo antes del 2 de abril para becas de $35K/año por 2 años. Aprende más: bit.ly/swgc2026espanol

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On International Sex Worker Rights Day, we honor sex worker leadership everywhere. The Sex Worker Giving Circle at Third Wave Fund has opened our 2026 grant cycle!

Apply by April 2 for 2-year grants of $35K/year. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/swgc2026 #InternationalSexWorkerRightsDay #SWGivingCircle

Black background with abstract multicolor shapes around the border. White copy says, “Follow them. Resource them. And give them their flowers. Black futures are being built in real time.” An illustration by @grae.idalio (on IG) of various people protesting is below, and the TWF logo is in the bottom right.

As we navigate anti-Blackness, criminalization, and attacks on queer/trans life, these orgs are building mutual aid, healing spaces, and community safety. Follow them. Resource them. Give them their flowers. Black futures are being built in real time. 🌹

Black background with abstract multicolor shapes around the border. White copy says, “Black Diaspora Liberty Initiative” and below says, “Black Diaspora Liberty Initiative advocates for the rights and well-being of Black LGBTQ+ immigrants, by fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals not only survive but thrive. They envision a world where Black LGBTQ+ people are not forced to leave their home and live free from stigma and discrimination and enjoy equal opportunities.” To the left of the copy is a photo ofBDLI members speaking at their state’s capitol for immigrant rights, and the TWF logo is in the bottom right.

✨ Black Diaspora Liberty Initiative advocates for Black LGBTQ+ immigrants, fostering environments where all individuals not only survive but thrive. They envision a world free from stigma, discrimination, and forced displacement.

Black background with abstract multicolor shapes around the border. White copy says, “Trans Women of Color Collective” and below says, “Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC) is an all-Black trans-led initiative in Missouri, working to combat anti-LGBTQ+ policies while supporting sex workers and Black LGBTQ+ individuals often sidelined by society and other groups. Their mission ensures inclusive care for deeply impacted and marginalized communities, closing critical gaps in support and advocacy.” To the left of the copy is a photo of TWOCC members, and the TWF logo is in the bottom right.

✨@twocc.bsky.social is an all-Black trans-led initiative in Missouri combating anti-LGBTQ+ policies while supporting sex workers and Black LGBTQ+ folks often sidelined elsewhere. They close critical gaps in care and advocacy.

Black background with abstract multicolor shapes around the border. White copy says, “Fanm Saj” and below says, “Centering Black girls and gender non-conforming youth, Fanm Saj provides families across the African Diaspora with cultural and wellness tools as well as social and political resources to nourish themselves, families and communities through narrative storytelling, restorative justice circle keeping, healing justice work, and youth leadership development.” To the left of the copy is a photo of Fanm Saj members, and the TWF logo is in the bottom right.

✨Fanm Saj centers Black girls and GNC youth across the African Diaspora. Through narrative storytelling, restorative justice, healing justice, and youth leadership, they nourish families and communities.

Black background with abstract multicolor shapes around the border. White copy says, “Rose in the Dark” and below says, “Rose in the Dark’s mission is to uplift and support Black queer, trans, and gender non-conforming artists and sex workers. Utilizing the arts as a catalyst for social change, they provide safe spaces to perform that allow freedom of artistic and sensual expression, as well as creating community centered experiences.” To the left of the copy is a photo of Rose in the Dark members, and the TWF logo is in the bottom right.

✨@roseinthedark.bsky.social uplifts Black queer, trans, and GNC artists and sex workers through the arts. They create safe spaces for artistic and sensual expression and build community-centered experiences.

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For Black History / Futures Month, we're honoring Black-led organizing that doesn't just imagine liberation—it builds it.
🛠️✨Across the U.S. and Territories, our grantee partners are trailblazing bold, material futures rooted in care, autonomy, and collective power.

This month, we're uplifting:

Giving Bigger, Organizing More Boldly: Centering Disability Justice | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. What does it take to be a donor organizer? It requires vision, persistence, and a willingness to be bold. It also requires making a personal commitment to the cause.

"The edges of our movements hold the deepest lessons."

This @npquarterly.bsky.social piece follows Katrina Schaffer, who seeded the #DisabilityFrontlinesFund at TWF.

Only 6% of disability funding goes to rights & justice. Here's how DFF is closing that gap: https://bit.pulse.ly/xr2dk1t2zd

Giving Bigger, Organizing More Boldly: Centering Disability Justice | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. What does it take to be a donor organizer? It requires vision, persistence, and a willingness to be bold. It also requires making a personal commitment to the cause.

Giving Bigger, Organizing More Boldly: Centering Disability Justice - Katrina Schaffer, @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/giving-bigge...

Meme of Bad Bunny stage diving during the Super Bowl that has text over him saying, “RESOURCING QTBIPOC GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING TODAY” and text on the hands catching him that says, “ABUNDANT FUTURES FOR QUEER AND TRANS CHILDREN.” The TWF logo is in the bottom right.

Photo of Bad Bunny performing with a text box on top of it that says, “Queer Grassroots Organizations to Support in Puerto Rico Today 🇵🇷” below are bullet points that list out, “La Sombrilla Cuir, Colectivo Ilé, EspicyNipples, Micelio Abolicionista, Taller Lumpen, La Tejedora.” The TWF logo is in the bottom right.

While the timeline debates Bad Bunny, queer & trans organizers in Puerto Rico are building power amidst ongoing colonial violence. Meet our grantee partners centering Black & Indigenous queer/trans people through decolonial justice. ¡QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE! 🇵🇷💥

Image from @dreamdefenders listing out five major events of state violence that have occurred in the last two weeks.

We begin 2026 enraged & in grief, but recommitted. We honor lives stolen by state violence & invest in QTBIPOC leaders building revolutionary alternatives grounded in care, joy, and justice. Join us in this necessary work. ❤️🔥https://www.thirdwavefund.org/

🎨 by Dream Defenders

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In Dec. alone, 18 first-time donors raised over $2k, & a match brought in $2.5k more—that's collective power. We must emerge stronger than ever. Join us. ❤️🔥 www.thirdwavefund.org

Colorful “Rest in Power” post with the names of everyone who has been murdered by ICE or state violence in recent months. Angel wings with a candle are in the center. Reposted from @juliosalgado83 on IG.

We honor lives stolen by ICE & state violence. We don't believe in "fixing" systems designed to harm. We invest in QTBIPOC leaders building revolutionary alternatives grounded in care, equity, joy, and justice.

Black background with multicolor, abstract shapes on the borders with a quote in the center from MARS. Beard that says, “Losing Renée Good is not an isolated incident. It is one in the long arc of violence, predominantly against our immigrant and BIPOC communities. It is the ongoing conditions that our communities have continued to resist despite our vulnerability to policing and continued surveillance.” The TWF logo is in the bottom right corner.

We begin this year enraged, in grief, & recommitted. We envision a future where we don't drag state violence into the next year. We hold this belief to resist the despair this country manufactures.

Third Wave Fund - Donate Support grassroots, youth-led, gender justice movements not only in moments of crisis—but for the long haul.

If you can't give today, please share this post! However you show up, we're grateful to be in community with you as we let resources flow to gender justice movements.
Give here: bit.ly/donatetwf2025 💧🌊

bit.ly/donatetwf2025

Image of sticker set featuring artwork from Cozcon, Monica Trinidad, and Chi Nwosu surrounded by holiday spruce and disco ball shaped ornaments. At the top black writing over a blue background says, “Art fueling movements.” The TWF logo is in the bottom right.

Give ANY amount—even $10—and it will be matched with $250! 📈💞 As our thanks, all donors will receive a sticker set featuring art from Cozcon, @monicatrinidad.bsky.social, and our Artist-in-Residence Chi Nwosu.

Blue background with text that reads, “Deepen your solidarity, let resources flow.” with a wave of water above it and a wave of water at the bottom of the graphic. In the middle is white copy over a navy blue background that says, “Until midnight, every gift to Third Wave Fund of any amount will mean an extra $250 going to gender justice movements + a sticker set for you!”and below it says, “bit.ly/jointhirdwave.” The TWF logo is in the bottom right and at the bottom is a hummingbird and a flower.

📣 DONATION MATCH ALERT 📣

Before 2025 ends, help fortify our movements. Deepen your solidarity with a matched gift to Third Wave Fund! Thanks to an activist donor, your donation today triggers an extra $250 for gender justice organizers.

Light blue background with black text that reads, “What are bodily autonomy, interdependence, and abundance worth to you? As institutions rollback funding and crisis mounts, our community of supporters are dedicated to resourcing QTBIPOC movement organizers where and when they need it most. Already a monthly donor? Give twice this year and we’ll send the stickers your way to thank you for digging deeper when our communities need it most. Dig deeper today at bit.ly/jointhirdwave.” Flowers are in the top right and bottom left. The TWF logo is in the middle bottom of the image.

This is what resourcing resistance looks like. By funding QTBIPOC organizers, you fuel the ecosystem of strategies we need to be free.

Join us in fueling revolution: bit.ly/donatetwf2025

Light blue background with black text that reads, “Young QTBIPOC gender justice organizers do some of the most essential movement work with the least amount of funding. Imagine what’s possible when their work is fully backed. Turn the tides and radically resource collective liberation with us. Become a new monthly donor at any amount, and receive a sticker pack featuring art from our collaboration with artist Chi Nwosu! Join us today at bit.ly/jointhirdwave.” The TWG logo is in the bottom middle. A hummingbird is in the top left corner and flowers in the bottom right.

Off-white background with black text that says, “Deepening our solidarity looks like sustaining commitment over time. Long-term funding is one of the ways that we're able to envision ourselves and our grantee partners in the future. – Morgan (Mo) Willis, Co-Executive Director, Third Wave Fund.” There is a yellow dandelion on the right and the TWF logo is in the bottom right. Water is splashing around the edges of the image.

In 2025, we moved $3.7M+ to 100+ groups leading critical work:
🍄 Abortion & gender-affirming care access in the South
🍄 Support for detained LGBTQ+ migrants
🍄 Mutual aid to heal from sex work criminalization
🍄 Justice for people with Long COVID

Off-white background with black text that says, “When movement leaders asked us to move more boldly, we answered their call. When we asked our community to do the same last year, we received a surge of support.” Over a navy blue block, white text says, “More than half of our grantmaking dollars came from 656 donors like you!” There is a purple flower in the bottom left and the TWF logo is in the bottom right. Water is splashing around the edges of the image.

Off-white background with black text that says, “Now in 2025, Third Wave Fund has moved over $3.7 million in grants and sponsorships to over 100 BIPOC, queer, trans, intersex, sex worker, disabled, and youth-led groups leading critical liberation work. Over $655,000 of those funds were rapid response grants, going to 64 groups that organized to meet emergent movement needs.” There is a red berried plant on the right and the TWF logo is in the bottom right. Water is splashing around the edges of the image.

How do we sustain liberatory gender justice work? Our answer is always in our people. It will take all of us, boldly channeling resources to frontline QTBIPOC organizers. This is how we resist and build power together. 🌱

Third Wave Fund - Our Grantees

Ready to deepen your solidarity? Here’s how:

🌊 Connect with a grantee partner in your region: thirdwavefund.org/our-grantees
🌊 Share your skills—digital security, fundraising, art, organizing, and more. Have an idea? Reach out: fundraising@thirdwavefund.org

Donate today: bit.ly/donatetwf2025

What does “deepen your solidarity” really mean? Beyond money, it’s about time, skills, and showing up publicly. Let resources flow with Third Wave Fund.

Watch the full convo here: youtu.be/JOUrUPNzfQk

At the middle and bottom left side of the image, purple violets and tan pipe-shaped ghost pipe emerge from fallen leaves. The heading reads, “Ghostpipe & violets”. At the top and right, text reads, “Ghost pipe (named after its Cherokee origin story) and violets (Minôbowigek in Wabanaki) both grow on moist forest floors throughout North America. The ghost pipe’s androgynous flowers invite us to make space for grief and transitions, while violets remind us to breathe deeply and find sweetness in the muck.

The heading reads, “California poppy & blue grama grass”. At top right and left center, tan fringes of blue grama seeds frame the text, while deep orange flowers are at the left of the text, “California poppy (Mekachaa in Tongva Gabrielino) is native to the West Coast and Southwest and blue grama grass (Pȟeží okhížata in Lakota) grows in the Southwest and Great Plains. California poppy models joy and resilience, while blue grama teaches interdependence as it sustains the buffalo and stabilizes grasslands.

The heading reads “Horned dandelion & paper wasp”. A black and yellow wasp perches on a dandelion leaf, to the left of dandelion flowers and buds, below text that reads, “Horned dandelion (Qutemnaanaarua’a in Alutiiq) grows on mountains from Alaska to the Rockies, while the paper wasp (Maribomba in Bantu and Afro-Caribbean cultures) spans the continent. The dandelion’s seeds conjure youth and abundance, and the paper wasp shows us the power of diasporic pollination. (44 words, 299 characters)

The heading reads, “Cosmos & ruby-throated hummingbirds”. At top right, a green hummingbird with a red throat is in mid flight, while pink cosmo flowers flank the text below, which readsCosmos (Xochipahtli in Nahuatl) and ruby-throated hummingbirds (Nenookaasi in Ojibwe) are native to both sides of the so-called U.S.-Mexico border. They teach us self-determination and freedom of movement: on their 2,000+ mile migrations, the 0.1 oz hummingbirds cross the Gulf of Mexico in a single day.

Created by Artist-in-Residence Chi Nwosu & Director of Development Maryse Mitchell-Brody. We're not experts, just nature lovers sharing what we've learned. Give if you can & help nourish the movements that nourish us back.
🔗: bit.ly/donatetwf2025

Above a colorful bouquet of flowers, the body text reads, “‘To name the world as gift is to feel one’s membership in the web of reciprocity. It makes you happy—and it makes you accountable. . . In a gift economy, wealth is understood as having enough to share, and the practice for dealing with abundance is to give it away.’ -Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry”

he heading reads, “Serviceberry”. Below, framed on both sides by sprigs of delicate pink serviceberry blossoms and vibrant red berries, the body text reads, “Serviceberry (Bozakamin in Potawatomi) is a bushy tree of deep importance to many eastern Indigenous nations. Serviceberry models reciprocity, with leaves foraged by deer and moose, flowers pollinated by bees and butterflies, and berries ripening in early summer.”

Flanked by pink serviceberry sprigs, a quote reads, “Ultimately, queerness invites us all, regardless of our identities, to be more undefined, unclear, transitional, merging, interdependent, cooperative, and nonhierarchical—a very fungal way of being. . . ” “What if we bring, metaphorically, the swamp and the forest inside? What if we let their ways of being creep and expand and burble through our own minds, through our families, friendships, and institutions? -Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature

This artwork was inspired by teachers of the natural world like Robin Wall Kimmerer & Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. Their lessons on interdependence & kinship guide our reflections on liberatory lessons from plants & animals.

A hand-lettered bubbly heading reads “deepen your solidarity, let resources flow.” The body text is framed by an orange poppy, a purple violet, and a yellow dandelion and reads, “The natural world reminds us that true abundance is rooted in sharing and reciprocity. This piece celebrates showing up for gender justice movements, inspired by the plants, animals, and waters where our staff and grantee partners are based. Read on to learn more about these powerful teachers. . .”

Between large waves of water at top and bottom, the text reads “It takes countless drops of water to sustain waves of liberation. Thank you for channeling your resources towards Third Wave Fund and the interdependent movement ecosystem that we support. bit.ly/jointhirdwave”

When you give to Third Wave Fund, you practice reciprocity. You nourish queer & trans BIPOC gender justice movements, moving us all closer to a free & joyous world. As our thanks, donate before 2026 to receive a nature-inspired sticker set! 🌱 bit.ly/donatetwf2025

Photo of Alice Wong that says, “Rest in Power, Alice!” at the top left. The TWF logo is in the top right.

White background with black text that says, “You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all. — Alice Wong, Disability Justice Advocate & Writer.” Alice’s photo is in the bottom right.

We mourn Alice Wong, a disability justice pioneer. Her work uplifted QTBIPOC disabled folks & inspired our #DisabilityFrontlinesFund. We honor her legacy & commit to the future she envisioned.

Read Alice’s full statement on our blog: www.thirdwavefund.org/blog/rest-in...

Graphic that says, “Acknowledge the waters that nourish you.” from @sogoreatelandtrust.

Since 2019, our staff has paid #RealRent as one concrete way to commit resources to Indigenous sovereignty. There is more to do.

Stay tuned for our newsletter to learn why and how we do this: eepurl.com/c8Q9KD

Graphic that says, “The timing of the Mayflower was not an accident, but a planned theft of native land.” by @ndn.o.

Land acknowledgments are a start, but solidarity without material support is hollow. As a by-and-for funder, we resource rematriation & Indigenous self-determination. This includes answering the call for settlers to pay rent to the Native peoples whose land we live on.

An illustration by @jackiefawn of an Indigenous woman the color of acorns with her hair up, traditional chin tattoos, abalone earrings, and a happy fat baby tied to her back, hands cupped around a mound of soil with a sprout growing in it. She is passing it to a child who is smiling up at her. They are both wearing ribbon skirts and sit on the ground surrounded with plant relatives, blooming California poppies and white sage with amaranth and tobacco on either side of them. The sky is a gentle periwinkle changing to purple with a fading city skyline. Across the top ochre colored text reads Rematriate the Land.

Image of person wearing a keffiyeh on their head picking olives. Yellow text at the bottom says, “Indigenous people remain the best caretakers of the land.” From @muchachafanzine.

“Go Beyond Native ‘American’ Heritage Month. Acknowledge the Land that sustains you. Acknowledge the waters that nourish you.” – Sogorea Te’ Land Trust 💧🌊

As # NationalDayofMourning nears, we name the truth: funding freezes deliberately weaken Indigenous frontline power.