Dear G4GC Community,

As we soon close out this transformative year, we’re filled with gratitude for the fierce, brilliant youth leaders who continue to show us what liberation looks like in action. At G4GC, we believe the path forward is paved by those who are positively impacting our future – girls and gender-expansive youth of color whose wisdom lights the way. 

This year, we’ve witnessed this truth again and again: in the organizing spaces we’ve supported, in the philanthropic gatherings we’ve attended, and through the internal evolution of our own organization. For nearly five years, G4GC has been a consistent and leading voice on the urgency of investing in organizations and movements that center the wisdom and well-being of girls and gender-expansive youth of color. 

Since 2020, we have granted more than $28 million to 400+ organizations nationwide. We have mobilized millions more to organizations that center the wisdom and well-being of girls and gender-expansive youth of color through funding collectives, advising, and donor mobilizing. We did this with care, and with partnerships that expanded our communities and capacities to facilitate transformative change across the nation. 

In everything we do, our North Star is to center the wisdom and well-being of girls and gender-expansive youth of color in the U.S. and beyond. In these challenging times, when everything is up for revision, G4GC has implemented some internal changes to strengthen our organization and ensure our sustainability as a philanthropic intermediary, sothat we can live more deeply and fully into our role in this ecosystem. We are deeply grateful for each individual who has contributed to our evolution. 

Here is what is not up for revision – our commitment to mobilizing resources that support movements and organizations that center the wisdom and well-being of girls and gender-expansive youth of color. Our work will continue to grow, and each of our funds will remain intact. 

In 2026, we’re launching the Catalytic Futures Fund – the outcome of the Future Economy Lab with SecondMuse Capital that we began four years ago. Our commitment to research-based efforts to perform our function as a philanthropic intermediary at the highest quality will also continue. Young people will remain our guides and at the center of our operationalization of our theory of impact, reciprocity as praxis.

G4GC is not only still here – we are moving into a position of strength for the next five years and beyond. As we move forward, we will continue to keep you updated about key milestones, progress and impact.

To this end, we invite funders and philanthropic leaders to join us next May in Charlotte, North Carolina, for a powerful in-person gathering rooted in intergenerational wisdom and collective action. This is more than a conference: it’s a homecoming, a space where we strategize how to best support and center youth leadership that continues to transform our communities. Register soon to secure your early-bird rate before it ends on December 31st.

Together, we’re not just imagining a different future – we’re building it, in partnership, with healing at the center and love as our foundation. We’re thrilled to share additional G4GC updates and resources below, and we remind you as always to take good care.

In community,

Monique Couvson
G4GC President & CEO

✹ G4GC News ✹

G4GC 2026 Convening Early-bird Registration is extended to Dec 31!

Spread the word: our early-bird registration pricing is extended until December 31! Rooted in intergenerational wisdom and collective action, funders, philanthropic leaders, and co-investors are coming together May 12-15, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina, to continue our vital collective work. 

Our goal remains clear: resource our youth and create more just, equitable, and affirming futures for young people. Learn more, view sponsorship opportunities, and subscribe for updates HERE.

Transformation’s Liberation Camp

This past month Tran Ton Nu, G4GC’s Digital Strategist attended Liberation Camp, hosted by Transformations, a G4GC grantee partner. Liberation Camp is a weeklong event is organized exclusively for trans-BIPOC leaders. Attendees participate in leadership and skill-building workshops, intergenerational conversations, and fun outdoor activities. As a sponsor of Liberation Camp, G4GC is proud to support Transformations and the critical work they are doing to resource trans communities of color and trans youth in the Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri regions. Congrats, Transformations, for another successful camp! Learn more at transformationskc.org and liberationcamp.org.

G4GC community partners recognized by Brooklyn Org 25

Brooklyn Org 25 celebrates the joy and determination of our communities. This year, they’re honoring the Founders and Executive Directors of two grantee partner organizations, #1Billion4BlackGirls Co-founder Joanne N. Smith from Girls for Gender Equity and Lauren Blodgett from The Brave House.

We’re honored to be in community with these two organizations that are making an impact for girls and gender-expansive youth of color in Brooklyn. Learn more about The Brooklyn Org 25 HERE.

Share a youth story, event, or opportunity with us!

If your org has a youth story, funding opportunity, event, or celebration centering girls and gender-expansive youth of Color, we invite you to share it with the G4GC community! We would love to amplify your efforts that center youth wisdom and experiences. Complete this Google form at least 2-3 weeks in advance for events and any deadlines. Email ashley@g4gc.org with any questions.

Support our mission

G4GC is a philanthropic intermediary that resources organizations across the U.S. that center the wisdom and well-being of girls and gender-expansive youth of color. We welcome your support!

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