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Six illustrations of people, including a newborn child, are collaged together along with artwork from each fund's logo. The people include a brown person with an orange mohawk and green tanktop stands behind a Black woman wearing a pink shirt holding a newbord wrapped in a green blanket. To the right of them there is a bald white person in a purple shirt touching their head, a brown woman in a blue hijab, and a Black person wearing a Black Trans Lives Matter shirt and lifting a hand. In the foreground is a Black woman holding a trans pride flag and a megaphone.

1992

founding year

15M+

funds raised & regranted

500+

groups funded since inception

6

specialized grantmaking programs
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Third Wave Fund offers grantmaking and donor mobilizing to advance the community power, well-being, and self-determination of young Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) most directly impacted by and best positioned to end gender oppression.

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Illustration of two Black femmes set against a bright green background. One is wearing a headscarf and a teal t-shirt that says "Black Lives Matter." The other person is wearing hijab and a purple t-shirt that says "Queer Power," they are also holding a megaphone. Both people are surrounded by illustrations of large pink flowers and green leaves.

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