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Mid-west

U.S. Panel Grants are grants issued to U.S.-based lesbian, trans and LGBTI social change organizations and projects, including cultural and film/video projects. U.S. Panel Grants are determined by a diverse and committed activist Community Funding Panel.

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Meet a Grantee: Affinity Community Services (Chicago, IL)

When Affinity Community Services first opened its doors in 1994, it took two years before women started showing up on a regular basis. After meeting in bars, living rooms and church basements for so long, they couldn't believe they had a physical space of their own—a place where lesbian and bisexual African American women could be themselves, where they would no longer be isolated and where they would find structure and community...

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Affinity Community Services (Chicago, IL)
Collaborative Fund $275
Movement Resource Fund $4,600
U.S. Movement Building $150,000 over 3 years beginning in 2008
affinity95.org

Amigas Latinas Association (Chicago, IL)
Movement Resource Fund $988
U.S. Panel $10,000
amigaslatinas.org

Children’s Music Network (Evanston, IL)
Roots and Wings Fund $500
cmnonline.org

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (Athens, OH)
Heller-Bernard Fund $11,500 over 4 years beginning in 2007
oloc.org

Shades of Yellow (St. Paul, MN)
Movement Resource Fund $4,000
shadesofyellow.org

Young Women’s Empowerment Project (Chicago, IL)
U.S. Panel $8,000
youarepriceless.org