The mission of the Atlanta Pride Committee, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive community for LGBTQ+ people in the Southeast by amplifying diverse voices, fostering meaningful connections, and celebrating the rich cultural expressions that unite and uplift our community. Since we began more than fifty years ago, we have believed that this work cannot be done without the partnership of other organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community in and beyond Atlanta.
For over a decade, Atlanta Pride has invested funds into community organizations that provide services and programs aligned with our mission. Since 2024, Atlanta Pride’s grantmaking initiative, Pride Across the Peach State, has focused on uplifting, supporting, and amplifying the efforts of local Pride organizations across the State of Georgia. These organizations embody the “grassroots” of our community. Especially in the current political and cultural climate that is increasingly hostile to LGBTQ+ people, local Pride organizations need resources to elevate and sustain the vitally important work they do with and for their local communities.
As reflected in its 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, Atlanta Pride’s grantmaking seeks to build the capacity of local Pride organizations to host festivals and events for LGBTQ+ communities and their allies in Georgia to connect, celebrate diversity, build resilience, and promote inclusion. We will prioritize community-led and grassroots organizations that generally do not have access to mainstream funding sources.
Pride Across the Peach State will fund local Pride-organized activities across the State of Georgia that:
- Promote LGBTQ+ arts, culture, history, and music.
- Create opportunities for LGBTQ+ communities to connect with each other.
- Celebrate the incredible diversity of LGBTQ+ communities across Georgia.
- Raise awareness to combat LGBTQ+ discrimination and injustice.
- Enhance the long-term sustainability of organizations producing LGBTQ+ festivals.
Atlanta Pride will award grants of up to $5,000 to local Pride organizations to host festivals and events serving LGBTQ+ communities and their allies. By supporting these LGBTQ+ gatherings, Atlanta Pride aims to:
- Strengthen social connection and cohesion among LGBTQ+ people.
- Bolster LGBTQ+ community networks and civic participation.
- Celebrate LGBTQ+ arts, culture, history, and music across Georgia.
These events must recognize and address the many factors that shape the identities of LGBTQ+ people in Georgia. They should embrace and celebrate diversity as a way of creating inclusive, safe, and supportive experiences. Successful grants will increase the visibility of marginalized community members; they will promote understanding and embrace the complexity of people’s lived experiences. Events that are accessible, safe, inclusive, and affirming will enrich the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
Grants will focus on events that celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities. This includes:
- Trans and gender-expansive communities
- People of color
- People with disabilities
- Intersex people
- Bi/pan communities
- Older adults
- Youth and young adults
- Faith-based communities that affirm LGBTQ+ people
Atlanta Pride will give preference to organizations hosting in-person events but will also consider applications from organizations hosting events with virtual components.