The LGBT Straight Alliance Fund was established when the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona applied for and was awarded a two-year, $100,000 challenge grant from the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership.
Historic Timeline
Established a working advisory board and appointed Craig Snow as the first Advisory Board Chair.
First grants awarded, totaling $99,525.
First award ceremony held for grant recipients.
First Straight Ally Award awarded to Ernesto Portillo.
Gloria Devore, Sylvia Mulka, and Doug Noffsinger pledged a combined total of $150,000 over three years to provide administrative support.
The LGBT Straight Alliance Fund was renamed the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund.
Funding Forward hosted by Funders of LGBTQ Issues in Tucson.
Award Ceremony renamed Queer for Good.
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund surpasses $1 million in grants to benefit the LGBTQ+ community in Southern Arizona.
The Sylvia Stan Mulka Endowment Fund is established with the single largest gift in the organization’s history.
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund surpasses $500,000
Ethan Smith Cox was appointed as Advisory Board Chair.
Anne Doughterty was appointed as Advisory Board Chair.
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
Paul Valdez was appointed as Advisory Board Chair.