, Third Wave has cutting-edge youth-led activism across the United States, and has supported emerging organizations that lack access to philanthropy.We believe that young women, queer, and trans youth are vital to all movements for justice. Third Wave exists because the precise communities who experience the bulk of oppression still exist at the margins of philanthropy.Our vision and grantmaking approach centers those communities and allows their vision to take center stage. We invest in communities and not issue areas: young women of color and trans, intersex, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and queer youth of color know what they need, but their needs are always shifting.
Third Wave Foundation Scholarship Program 2017
Private Foundation Scholarship Program
It's our job to support their vision with resources, training, and opportunities to build community with each other. The is a rapid response fund for youth-led gender justice activism, action, and community mobilization. Are taken year-round and reviewed monthly. Open to organizations, groups, and coalitions, regardless of 501c3 status or fiscal sponsorship. Apply for up to $7,500 per group or organization by written narrative, phone interview, or short video. Prioritizes organizations with budgets under $500,000 USD, in areas with limited access to philanthropic resources, and for groups and organizations led by young people of color and low-income communities.