Check out Third Wave’s 2008 Grant Docket!
Third Wave funds organizations across the nation through the Reproductive Health and Justice Initiative.
We offer financial support in the form of grants, technical assistance in the form of trainings, workshops, and connections with experts, as well as networking opportunities for young leaders to meet and collaborate with one another to build a larger movement.
We accept proposals for projects which benefit, target, are devised by, and led by young women and transgender activists between the ages of 15 and 30. We especially look for programs or organizations that focus on the needs of low-income communities, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBT communities, and people of color.
In addition to our regular grant-making cycles, which are usually twice a year, we provide discretionary funds in each of the two areas to address unexpected or immediate need. For example in 2002, we established the 9/11 Fund in response to organizing led by young women after the events of 9/11. We also donated $10,000 to the National Network of Abortion Funds for women in need as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Exciting news from Exhale!
Exhale Executive Director Aspen Baker been selected as one of KQED radio’s (Public Media for Northern CA) 2009 Unsung Local Heroes. Aspen has been awarded this tremendous honor beside four other Bay Area women to celebrate Women’s History Month. By presenting Aspen with this award, KQED pays tribute to her incredible leadership as the founder and Executive Director of Exhale, her vision of a world free from abortion stigma, and her unwavering commitment to creating lasting social change for women worldwide.
In December 2006, Third Wave celebrated 10 years of activism and philanthropy led by young women and trans youth. Learn more about the event… 