About Destination Tomorrow
To empower vulnerable LGBTQ+ community members—especially transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people—through holistic educational, financial, support-based, housing, and health programs that prevent crisis and promote economic, social, and mental empowerment.
Focus Areas
Transgender and gender non-conforming servicesLGBTQ+ youth programsHousing and homelessness servicesHIV counseling and preventionBehavioral health and counselingCareer readiness and workforce developmentGrantmaking and capacity building for grassroots organizations
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating/core supportflexible funding
About Destination Tomorrow
Destination Tomorrow Inc centers transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary communities through grants that combine general support with capacity building and HIV-focused funding. A defining thread is support for grassroots organizations and services that help vulnerable LGBTQ+ people avoid crisis and build stability. In the recent grants list, the foundation’s largest award was $45,000 to Transformations Youth Group in Kansas City, Missouri, showing a willingness to make above-median commitments to youth-serving groups. It also gave $37,500 to Save Our Sisters United in Houston, Texas, another general-support grant that fits its flexible funding style. The portfolio includes multiple $30,000 grants across several states and recurring support to groups serving transgender people, LGBTQ+ youth, and organizations working in housing, health, and community-based support. The foundation’s active grant programs reinforce that pattern: one program supports TGNCNB-serving organizations in New York City with capacity-building innovation grants, while another backs transgender-led organizations addressing HIV’s impact, including grassroots groups in the United States and the Southern United States. Across these strands, the funder emphasizes organizational sustainability, leadership, and direct community services.
What Destination Tomorrow Funds
Destination Tomorrow Inc supports several linked cause areas rather than a single issue. In youth-development work, it gave $45,000 to Transformations Youth Group in Kansas City for general support, reflecting an interest in organizations serving LGBTQ+ young people. In transgender health and HIV response, it awarded $30,000 to Partnership to End Aids Status Inc in Memphis, connecting with its TRANScend grant program’s focus on HIV prevention and transgender health. Housing and crisis-response needs also appear in the portfolio: Ark of Safety in Philadelphia received $30,000 for general support, fitting the foundation’s emphasis on support-based services that help prevent instability. The foundation also funds capacity and community infrastructure, including $30,000 to Lgbt Center Intercultural in Jackson Heights and $20,000 to Trans for NY in New York, both consistent with flexible support for organizations serving TGNCNB communities.
How Destination Tomorrow Gives
The recent grant list shows a typical grant size centered at $20,000, with the middle 50% ranging from $15,000 to $30,000. The foundation uses flexible funding often labeled general support, and its active programs also include capacity-building grants. Grants appear in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Destination Tomorrow Inc does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited applications, including the NYC Unity Grants and the TRANScend Community Impact Fund.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$243K
Total Assets
$5.8M
Total Revenue
$7.7M
Total Expenses
$8.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 32% of grants go to recipients in NM.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SEAN COLEMAN
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