BENEFICIARIES

Since our incorporation in 1997, the Cherry Fund has provided over $980,000 in grants, of which 90% comes directly from individual ticket sales. Financial support also includes contributions and sponsorships by national and local area businesses.

Funds may be used for any purpose that contributes to an organizations’s programming or furthers their missions, so long as the above conforms with the Cherry Fund’s mission. Preference will be given to youth serving organizations who utilize funds for HIV/AIDS prevention. For more information on applying for support, email allens@cherryfund.org

Here is a sample of organizations that received funding:

Food and Friends – $32,500
GL Victory Foundation – $217,500
The Metro DC Center – $186,500
Whitman Walker Clinic – $114,000
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League – $54,000
Mautner Project – $52,000
DC Care – $25,000
GLAAD – $20,000
Lambda Legal Defense Fund – $15,000
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network – $9,750
Washington Renegades – $8,000
DC Aquatics – $6,000
Cherry Fund HIV/AIDS Campaign – $5,000
Delta Lambda Phi – $4,500
Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry – $4,000
Metro TeenAIDS – $2,500
DC Wetskins – $2,000