Atlanta Pride has announced the recipients of the 2025 Pride Across the Peach State grants.
The grants are designed to uplift, support, and amplify the efforts of Georgia-based Pride organizations.
This year, Atlanta Pride received 20 percent more requests than in its inaugural year, 2024. Last year, the grant helped engage over 37,000 Pride attendees across Georgia with a total of $50,000 given to 13 grantees.
This year’s Pride Across the Peach State grantees are:
Equality Fest, Inc. (Gainesville, GA)
Pride Lake (Pine Lake, GA)
*2024 recipient
“The Pride Across the Peach State initiative reflects Atlanta Pride’s commitment to building a stronger, more connected LGBTQ+ movement throughout Georgia,” Chris McCain, the Executive Director of Atlanta Pride, said in a statement. “These grants are about investing in long-term sustainability, expanding access, and ensuring that LGBTQ+ people in every corner of our state feel seen, supported, and celebrated. This year’s recipients embody these values to their core, and we’re excited to see how their programming continues to flourish.”
Along with financial support, past grantees also received in-person support and information from Atlanta Pride. In February, the 2024 Pride Across the Peach State grantees met for a two-day event of networking and knowledge sharing and received resources to further support their Pride events.
“With so many funding sources for LGBTQ+ organizations being reduced or disappearing altogether, especially for groups outside of major cities, this grant program is more important than ever,” Steven Igarashi-Ball, Atlanta Pride’s Director of Communications and Community Engagement, said. “Pride Across the Peach State offers meaningful support to local organizers who are creating space, connection, and celebration in their communities. We are grateful to help uplift their work and to remind them that they are seen, valued, and supported.”
For more information about the Pride Across the Peach State grant initiative and Atlanta Pride, visit atlantapride.org.
