Grantee Info

  • Students-1

    Community Impact: Christina’s Story

    As many of you may know, Equity Foundation provides scholarships to LGBT students in Oregon and SW Washington.  Last year, our scholarship funds provided nearly $58,000 to local students. Your donations ensure that we can continue to support the community and help each scholarship recipient...

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  • Janell W

    Community Impact: Janell’s story

    Equity Foundation provided a grant to Portland YouthBuilders (PYB) to support the academic studies and vocational training programs that help young people make long term positive changes. Their students receive career development skills, leadership development opportunities, and long term support. Thanks to your donations, Equity...

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    Community impact: Equity grant helps youth in Central Oregon

    Equity Foundation provided a grant to the Human Dignity Coalition (HDC).  This is an organization that has worked for the last 20 years to advance and safeguard human rights, dismantle oppression and promote equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in Central...

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    Creating Positive Change Thanks to You

    As we come to the end of another successful year, we want to thank those who have contributed to our success and ask if you will help us once again. The holiday season is the perfect time to show those around you how much you...

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  • Equity Light

    Workplace Giving List of Grantees 2012

    If Equity Foundation is included in your workplace’s employee giving campaign, you can pledge to either Equity Foundation or through Equity Foundation to any of our grantees below: ACLU Foundation of Oregon, Portland Basic Rights Education Fund, Portland Better People, Portland Big Brothers Big Sisters...

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    Community Impact: Equity’s Grant Helps Youth at Camp Odyssey

    Equity Foundation provided a grant to Camp Odyssey to empower Oregon teens to become ambassadors for social justice, leadership, and civic engagement in their communities.  Here’s how our grant helped 15 year old Sam: As I was approaching the middle of the year and my...

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  • Equity Light

    Announcing 2012 General Cycle Grantees

    Equity Foundation is proud to present our 2012 General Cycle Grantees!  Thank you to all of our volunteer Grants Committee members for reviewing the applications and a BIG thank you to each of the grant applicants for the work they do in the community. 2012...

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  • PGMCBeatles

    Portland Gay Men’s Chorus Pride concert featuring the music of The Beatles

    Join the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus for our must-see Pride concert featuring the music of the world’s most iconic band, The Beatles. It’s the long hot summer revisited. Travel back to June 1967. All around the world, people are celebrating the greatest year in music...

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  • PLGP

    Equity Foundation to Offer First GLBT Latino/a Scholarship

    The Portland Latino Gay Pride (PLGP) Scholarship is the first scholarship at Equity Foundation to focus on the Latino/a community.  It was recently established by the Board of Directors of PLGP and Equity Foundation.  The winner(s) will be honored at the Portland Latino Gay Pride...

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  • Peter1

    “I am Equity” Video

    Find out why Equity Foundation was founded, and what the LGBT community is doing for the community at large to promote the dignity and worth of all people.  Watch this clip:

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