In a year shaped by political attacks, funding cuts, and growing uncertainty, one truth held steady: when our community embraces one another, we build something stronger than fear.

For over 20 years, Stonewall has been proud to offer scholarships to LGBTQ+ students in New York and across the country.

This August, Stonewall Community Foundation proudly announced the first ten recipients of the inaugural Reclaiming Our Power grant cycle, one of our most ambitious multi-year funding initiatives to date.

In late January, four members of the Stonewall team traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the 2026 Creating Change Conference.

STEM is one of the fastest growing sectors in today’s economy, but TGNCNB youth face roadblocks that often prevent access to this sector. Thanks to a new partnership, Stonewall is working to break through those barriers.

Over the last few years, the world has been dealing and living with new and reemerging pandemics. At Stonewall, we’re also fighting the decades-old pandemic that has cost more than 40 million lives since it surfaced: HIV.

With support from Stonewall Community Foundation, grantee partner New Alternatives is providing dignity and safe harbor for an influx of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers here in NYC. We’re proud to support their work.