You can support the mission of advancing our region’s LGBTQ+ community in any number of ways.

Give to an Existing Fund

You can contribute to any of the four individual funds that make up the LGBT Fund:

• LGBT Community Endowment
• Allen Bonace and William Gonda Fund
• Mary E. Kwiatkowski Social Services Scholarship
• Joseph Michael Kulka Jr. Scholarship

Create Your Own Fund

You can establish a fund in your own name or that of another, having a focus that aligns with the diversity and inclusion mission of the family of LGBT funds. To talk about the possibilities, please contact Olivia Burgess, Director of Collective Giving at the Erie Community Foundation.

Establish a Scholarship

If you’d like to explore the possibility of starting a scholarship with a directive that aligns with the mission of the family of LGBT funds, contact Olivia Burgess. 

Legacy Giving

Consider making the LGBT Fund a part of your legacy. Gifts can be contributed to the LGBT Community Endowment to support grantmaking to mission-aligned nonprofit organizations or directed to one of our scholarships. Bequests can also be used to establish funds that support our work; contact the Erie Community Foundation team for more information.