Apply for a Microgrant with New Moon Fund!
New Moon is a sex worker-led nonprofit organization looking to fund the good work our community members are doing to advance the rights and welfare of people in the sex trade. To that end, we invite sex worker-led, US-based organizations with 501(c)3 status (or 501(c)3 fiscally-sponsored projects) to apply for a one time grant of $1,000.

Please note: this is not ongoing monthly funding; this is a one-time grant. New Moon may, at its discretion, decide to fund a single organization more than once per year, depending on funding availability and need.

New Moon is able to fund:
- Groups with 501(c)3 non-profit status, or 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorship. We require 501c3 verification via IRS 501(c)3 Designation Letter and/or Fiscal Sponsor reference. Groups must operate in the U.S. or Puerto Rico.

New Moon is unable to fund:
- Individuals without active 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorship
- Groups operating outside the U.S.
- Groups without active 501(c)3 non-profit status or 501(c)3  fiscal sponsorship
- Lobbying activities

The New Moon Fund staff and Advisory Board will review microgrant applications each month. Please see the New Moon Fund website for a schedule of monthly grant deadlines.
Funds will be distributed approximately 30 days after Notice of Funding Award letter is sent.

New Moon prioritizes projects that:

- Are poised to catalyze positive change for people in the sex trade. - Address basic needs and wellbeing for people in the sex trade. - Are led by groups with a history of service to communities in the sex trade. - Are led by groups with a history of thoughtfully navigating conflict.

GRANT TIMELINE

January Cycle
January 31- Applications close
February 5- Applicants notified
February 29- Funding distributed

February Cycle
February 29- Applications close
March 4- Applicants notified
March 31- Funding distributed

March Cycle
March 31- Applications close
April 8- Applicants notified
April 30- Funding distributed

Examples of projects previously funded by New Moon:

  • SWOP-Chicago sent a core organizer to a panel about sex worker activism at Netroots Nation, an activist and progressive left conference

  • Humboldt Area Harm Reduction received funding for a sex worker self-defense class for their community members.

  • SWOP-Minneapolis is organizing a community event in partnership with an Urban Indian housing collective in Minnesota

  • Ishtar Collective used the funds for flood damage repair to their Food Justice program deliveries after the 2023 floods in Vermont.

  • BIPOC Industry Collective put on a sex worker health fair in Los Angeles and used the microgrant for wellness supplies, including yoga mats and tote bags.

If you wish to submit an alternate version of this application, or for other accommodations surrounding this process, please email communityoutreach@newmoonfund.org.
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What is the name of your nonprofit organization or project? *
Is your organization its own 501(c)3 entity, or do you have a fiscal sponsor?
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If you are fiscally sponsored, what is the name of your fiscal sponsor? (or N/A) *
What is the EIN of your organization or fiscal sponsor? *
Where does your work take place? *
Does your organization or project have a website or social media? If so, please share them here: *
Please give us a working phone number if you have one.
Give us a broad overview of your project or organization.  *
We value the rights and safety of sex workers and survivors of exploitation. Is your project led by people with lived experience in the sex trade(s)? *
What is your organization's typical annual budget? *
What are your primary sources of funding?
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Please describe  how you would utilize the $1,000 microgrant. *
Long term, what are you trying to accomplish? What is your vision for the movement for sex workers' rights? *
New Moon understands that marginalized groups can be deeply impacted by conflict. Please tell us about your experience with or relationship to conflict within our movement. (We are asking this question to help us understand what our movement needs to move beyond conflict-- please be anonymous in your response.) *
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What are your group's needs, beyond funding?
Is there anything else you would like us to know about you or your group in consideration for this funding request? 
If your project is chosen for a microgrant, New Moon would like to name you as a grantee and promote your work in our communications.  *
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