Thanks to hundreds of generous legends, we raised $25,773 in just one day for LGBTQIA+ communities through Sweat with Pride.
That’s enough to:
- Serve 715 meals to people living with HIV through ACON
- Send 477 queer teens to Minus18’s life-affirming Queer Formal
And now? We have a chance to go even further.
Thank you to our generous matched funding partners who have made this possible, including Clifford Chance.
REPORTING | Aurora Ball was more than glamour, it was impact in motion.
On Saturday 7 June 2025, over 300 guests stepped into a space of Renaissance Glamour and radical generosity, and together, we raised $175,496 to power equity, joy, and justice for LGBTQIA+ communities across Australia.
From standing ovations to matched giving moments, it was a celebration of what’s possible when purpose meets pride.
- Watch the Aurora Ball video (1¼ mins)
GRANTING | Opportunities
NSW | Pride Business Association Education Fund Scholarships | Applications close 30 June 2025
For LGBTQIA+ people aged 30+ in NSW pursuing accredited education or training. Three scholarships available: $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000
AUST | Insignia Financial Community Grants | Expressions of interest open throughout July
For programs addressing community need across financial wellbeing, basic needs, reconciliation, and diversity & inclusion.
NSW | Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Grants | Applications close 7 July 2025
For multicultural and multifaith community groups hosting festivals and events that promote harmony and celebrate diversity across NSW.
AUST | Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants | Applications close 14 July 2025
For LGBTQIA+ organisations prioritising First Nations people, newly arrived migrants, refugees, and CALD communities.
View All Current Grants
Community
AUST | Upcoming Events
- WANGARATTA | Rainbow Takeover Wangaratta Parkrun Pride Edition | Saturday 28 June 2025
- MELBOURNE | Disability Pride Month Celebration hosted by Inclusive Rainbow Voices | Sunday 6 July 2025
- SYDNEY | National Indigenous Art Fair Ethical Art Market & Festival, Gadigal | Saturday 5-Sunday 6 July 2025
- SYDNEY | Disability Pride Festival 2025, Gadigal | Saturday 26 July 2025
- MELBOURNE | Trans Pride Celebration Footy & Family Day, Naarm | 27 July 2025
- SYDNEY | Join the Trans Team at City2Surf brought to you by Trans Justice Project & Pride Cup, Gadigal | 11 August 2025
NSW | ICLC | OFFERING | Legal help for Trans people updating birth certificates
From 1 July, trans people in NSW will no longer need to have surgery to update their sex marker on their Birth Certificates. The Trans Legal Service at Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) will be assisting with applications to make sure they are done correctly and supporting clients to apply for a waiver of the fee which is roughly $250.
People wishing to make an appointment to update their name, sex marker or both on their birth certificates can book an appointment with the Trans Legal Service.
AUST | FDPN | CALLING | For global action on LGBTIQA+ refugee safety at UN Human Rights Council & you can too
Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN) delivered a statement at the UN on World Refugee Day, calling for stronger protections for LGBTIQA+ refugees and for the renewal of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity — the only UN mandate focused on ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
#RenewIESOGI: Join civil society organisations around the world in urging the UN Human Rights Council to protect this essential role and the communities it serves.
AUST | MINUS18 | PUBLISHING | Queer Youth Now
Minus18’s new Queer Youth Now report shares insights from over 2,700 LGBTQIA+ young people across Australia.
It highlights the importance of community, visibility and support, and where we still need to do better.
APPEALING | This EOFY Donate In The Name Of A Person You Love!
Rainbow Giving Australia: Working toward an empowered, sustainable and united rainbow community
One donation. Multiple organisations. Real impact.
Do it for them. Do it today.
Rainbow Giving Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to all Elders past and present. Rainbow Giving Australia is committed to working with First Nations LGBTQIA+ organisations and initiatives to mobilise the resources they need for their important work. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.