Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Red Umbrella Fund

Red Umbrella Fund is a participatory global funder that provides grants to sex worker-led organizations and networks. Its application process is designed around movement leadership, peer review and support for groups working on rights, safety, health, advocacy, community organizing and structural change. In the funding ecosystem, the fund is important because it directs resources to organizations that are often excluded from mainstream philanthropy or face barriers because of stigma, criminalization and limited institutional access. Its grants help grassroots groups build capacity, sustain advocacy, protect community members and connect local work to transnational movements. The fund also models a more accountable funding approach by putting decision-making closer to affected communities.