Stories: Gay Community Endowment Fund Stories

I think we can finally say it: Happy spring, everyone! There is enough madness in the world today, so I'd like to take this opportunity to share some joy with you. The Gay Community Endowment Fund (GCEF) wrapped up 2024 with another fabulously successful...

In April, the Gay Community Endowment Fund Advisory Board invited grant recipients from the last few years to meet and discuss pressing issues. GCEF Chair Dr. Kate Raymond warmly welcomed board members and representatives from 15 nonprofits to Akron Community...

Trans Joy Akron's mission is to build a thriving, meaningfully inclusive trans+ community. The organization provides affirming spaces for visibility and social connection; empowers future leaders; and creates educational opportunities so trans+ people...

Each year, the Gay Community Endowment Fund recognizes an individual, business or organization that has actively supported the LGBTQ+ community with its Paul Daum Award. The award, which is named for a founding donor of the fund and a professor of...

Before putting pen to paper for this note, I spent some time reading several messages from former GCEF chairs (thank you, Steve Schmidt, et al.). A common thread across all these letters: The fund continuously outperforms expectations, both in revenue and in...

In 2023, the Gay Community Endowment Fund awarded $10,500 in scholarships to seven students who have positively impacted the LGBTQ+ community. In total, the GCEF Scholarship Fund has awarded more than $50,000 since its first awards in 2016 to help local...

I'm Kate Raymond, and I'm the new chair of the Gay Community Endowment Fund. I thought it would be appropriate that my first official act would be to wish everyone in our community and our allies a bold and brave Trans Day of Visibility. You are seen and you...

Each year, the Gay Community Endowment Fund recognizes an individual, business or organization that has actively supported the LGBTQ+ community with its Paul Daum Award. The award, which is named for a founding donor of the fund and a professor of...

In March 2023, representatives from nonprofit organizations that have received grants from the Gay Community Endowment Fund gathered to discuss opportunities for collaboration, as well as how the fund can further support each organization's goals. GCEF's...

Impact grant from the Gay Community Endowment Fund helps the center expand its facility, services In 2022, the Akron AIDS Collaborative received a $7,500 impact grant to support the Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center. The center, which opened in January...