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JPride Baltimore helps to create safe spaces and equality for LGBTQ individuals and their families within the Jewish community through support, education and advocacy. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Additionally, we are grateful to function as a charitable depository with a donor advised fund under the Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore.
We are a volunteer team of 15 experienced community lay leaders, parents, and educators. Please read more about our story below, then head to our Projects page when you're done.
Today, JPride functions with a voluntary advisory board and a grants committee/taskforce. We distribute micro grants, build community, and most practically, advise constituents across the Baltimore Metro Area how to create representative and affirming programs. In this, our role is to consult with Jewish partner charitable organizations: how to seek and accept gifts, grants, legacies and contributions, so they can authentically advocate with and intentionally support LGBTQ+ persons.
Our challenge today is two-fold: how to signal LGBTQ+ need to unsolicited foundations so we can increase our fund, and how to activate Jewish LGBTQ+ programming across congregations and cultural organizations.
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HISTORY
JPride Baltimore started in November 2012, then called JQ Baltimore: chaired by Mindy Dickler and Neely Tal Snyder (z"l). Its purpose was to organize programming, fundraise, and advocate for LGBTQ outreach and support in the community. The fund functioned under fiduciary sponsorship of Baltimore non-profit, Fusion Partnerships, Inc., through which it funded innovative affirming programs with local congregations and groups. You can read more about our beginnings here, browse past grantees here, and past funders here!