Application Information

The Jim Collins Foundation will be accepting applications from April 1st - August 1st, 2013. If you do not hear back from us by November 1, 2013, please apply again next year.


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Tony and Dru Workshop

Education is Critical

The Jim Collins Foundation co-founders have presented nation-wide at transgender health conferences to address the widespread lack of understanding about transgender people's health care. Here, Tony Ferraiolo, a Certified Life Coach and transgender youth advocate, and Dru Levasseur, a national … read more

Our Grant Recipients

2013 JCF Grantee Mac Anderson

When I first applied to the grant I was homeless and jobless and felt as though I had little to no support. It might have possibly been the lowest point in my life. I have pushed against discrimination towards me even in high school and middle school when no one would talk to me. I have lost many friends and family upon coming out. But it has ultimately led me to further happiness with myself. … read more

2013 Jim Collins Foundation Grantee Nicky Roberts

Before surgery I would recoil inside when I saw a reflection in the mirror that was not congruent with my true identity. It left me stuck in a gray zone most people do not understand. It was a shadow that followed me everywhere. There is a comfort in knowing who I really am but with that comes limitations imposed on people like us by society and other relationships that may come along. To me … read more

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