Tapish Foundation

Madhya Pradesh

Tapish Foundation

Madhya Pradesh

MISSION

To empower the trans and queer community, advocate for their rights, and ensure access to shelter, education, livelihood opportunities, healthcare, legal aid, and mental health support.

To empower the trans and queer community, advocate for their rights, and ensure access to shelter, education, livelihood opportunities, healthcare, legal aid, and mental health support.

ABOUT THE ORG

TAPISH Foundation is a trans-led grassroots organisation established in 2022 and based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The organisation works at the community level to promote the rights, dignity, and inclusion of transgender and trans-queer persons. TAPISH focuses on access to shelter, education, health, livelihoods, documentation, and legal support. The organisation is a member of the District Transgender Welfare Board, and its leadership also serves as counsellors with the District-level Police Protection Cell.

One of TAPISH’s flagship initiatives is Mera Kunba, Madhya Pradesh’s first transgender and Queer shelter home, providing safe housing and holistic support to transgender and trans-queer individuals during crisis and transition.

Moments
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A reflection of the impact of Tapish Foundation's work in Madhya Pradesh

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TAPISH runs Mera Kunba, Madhya Pradesh’s first transgender shelter home, and actively advocates for the rights of trans and queer persons by engaging with government institutions, healthcare providers, and educational spaces.

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Providing HIV, TB and VDRL testing support, Hormone therapy and counselling to the community members, including their shelter Mera Kunba members

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Entrepreneurs who will be supported with a seed grant to start their own small business.

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FAQs

If you still don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us.

How can I donate to Pride Fund India?

We are inviting funders - philanthropists, family foundations, CSR, domestic and international foundations to commit and build an inclusive future for India’s queer community. We encourage funders to support our NGO partners located across India for their program and their administrative expenses via programmatic and unrestricted funds. We encourage our funders to support multiyear funding to deepen impact on the ground. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funders can collaborate with The Pride Fund to: - Access a curated, vetted portfolio of NGOs working on queer inclusion. - Simplify due diligence and reduce compliance and reputational risks through pooled funding. - Showcase impact on national and international platforms through Pride Fund’s partner networks. - Participate in cross-learning and co-funding opportunities with other inclusive corporates.

Are there ways to support Pride Fund India beyond financial contributions?

Yes, we are always on the lookout for volunteers from design, social media, and fundraising for our NGO partners.

What is the grant cycle and selection process?

In the launch year of 2025, we followed a participatory grant-making approach via a jury of founding patrons, anchor partners, and LGBTQIA+ practitioners. They reviewed the proposals collected through RFPs and selected grantees for post-deliberation. We will continue to take advice from this panel as we empanel more organisations. If you want to introduce your organisation to the Pride Fund India, please write to info@pridefundindia.org

Do you support early-stage organisations or only established ones?

We support organisations that are LGBTQIA+ focused, underfunded (small/grassroot/ mid-sized NGOs), and have been operational for at least three years.

FAQs

If you still don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us.

How can I donate to Pride Fund India?

We are inviting funders - philanthropists, family foundations, CSR, domestic and international foundations to commit and build an inclusive future for India’s queer community. We encourage funders to support our NGO partners located across India for their program and their administrative expenses via programmatic and unrestricted funds. We encourage our funders to support multiyear funding to deepen impact on the ground. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funders can collaborate with The Pride Fund to: - Access a curated, vetted portfolio of NGOs working on queer inclusion. - Simplify due diligence and reduce compliance and reputational risks through pooled funding. - Showcase impact on national and international platforms through Pride Fund’s partner networks. - Participate in cross-learning and co-funding opportunities with other inclusive corporates.

Are there ways to support Pride Fund India beyond financial contributions?

Yes, we are always on the lookout for volunteers from design, social media, and fundraising for our NGO partners.

What is the grant cycle and selection process?

In the launch year of 2025, we followed a participatory grant-making approach via a jury of founding patrons, anchor partners, and LGBTQIA+ practitioners. They reviewed the proposals collected through RFPs and selected grantees for post-deliberation. We will continue to take advice from this panel as we empanel more organisations. If you want to introduce your organisation to the Pride Fund India, please write to info@pridefundindia.org

Do you support early-stage organisations or only established ones?

We support organisations that are LGBTQIA+ focused, underfunded (small/grassroot/ mid-sized NGOs), and have been operational for at least three years.