The Contigo Fund was founded in 2016 in response to the Pulse nightclub tragedy. The nonprofit gives micro-grants to local LGBTQ+ organizations, infusing cash directly to innovative queer leaders and grass-roots startups working to ensure every person, no matter who they love, what they look like, where they’re from or where they live, has equal opportunity to thrive in our community. The nonprofit’s mission focuses on the intersections of queer, racial and immigrant justice, especially essential in this moment. Most recently Contigo Fund launched their “Immigrant Advocacy & Defense” emergency response, where donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. Every dollar raised will resource frontline organizations protections for our immigrant neighbors.
This article appears in Best of Orlando (R) 2025.