We are excited about all the help The L-Fund is providing to our local community.

With increased outreach and ongoing needs that arose during the pandemic, The L-Fund has provided over $50,000 of financial assistance to lesbians in our community in the first eight months of 2022. This is more than all of the grants given in 2020 and 2021. And we are budgeting to provide at least another $40,000 through December of this year. 

For so many women, one missed paycheck or an unexpected expense can cause a financial hole they cannot get out of alone. We want to continue to help these women and so many others!

Through the incredibly generous support from our community of individuals and businesses, we have managed to raise over $45,000 so far this year. A very special thank you to Eisenhower Health, Rhonda Ceccato, Sue Burnside, Beverly Sweigart and Edith Grossi for providing over half of our income this year!  Thank you all so very much for your continuing support of this life-saving organization. 

Like many nonprofits staffed by an all-volunteer board, we juggle assistance costs and overhead while striv to protect the reserve funds that enable us to continue to provide outreach and assistance. Preparing for potential challenges that could limit our fundraising and increase need (such as another pandemic) requires us to remain financially strategic. In one recent such effort, we chose to terminate our office lease early and reduced our overhead by about $10,000 in the second half of this year.

Overall, The L-Fund continues to thrive in 2022! We have some great FUNdraising events planned through the end of the year and we hope to see you all there!

If you would like to contribute to The L-Fund's life-altering efforts, click here to donate.

We love helping women advance in their educational endeavors!

Recently, we purchased a laptop for Roselyn Gonzalez and helped her with the purchase of her school books. She is a graduate of Palm Springs High School who is attending University of California at San Diego in the Fall. Another recipient had a simple request – she needed GED prep books and headphones to help her be able to study in some peace and quiet. We were happy to oblige!

We also assisted a former recipient, Paula Sheehy, with another grant to help pay her tuition for her last year at Adams State University for her Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Paula continues to amaze us with her dedication to her education and her decision to go into a field where she can help others.

Finally, we were excited to help an exuberant Carolina Romero who needed assistance with a 3-day certification program being held in Texas that would allow her to apply for a promotion in her field of work - engineering. The L-Fund grant is for $2,350 and pays for her airfare, hotel, certification course and the purchase of a new laptop she desperately needed to do her work. The L-Fund and Carolina were also recently featured on KESQ News. Watch the story here! 

If you know any lesbians in need of educational assistance, click here for more info about the LEAP program.

The L-Fund has been quite busy in supporting the Arts community, too. We are thrilled to be helping so many women in our community to increase their income as artists and to bring quality lesbian entertainment to the desert!

We assisted glass artist Gwendolyn Morgan with a new snazzy website, covering costs for the next three years for $1,500, including updates, maintenance, domain and site security, editing and copyrights. Check out her beautiful glass pieces at https://glassstudio34.com/.

The L-Fund is assisting Mina Hartong once again with a $1,300 grant to bring her “I’m Speaking” series to the desert. Her next series will be on November 9, 2022 and titled “Reflections on Veteran’s Day” at the Mizell Senior Center.

We were thrilled to grant $1,200 to Lesbian Artists of the Desert (LAOD) to help pay for a year’s worth of meeting space rental at CREATE in Palm Desert, plus monies for two art shows and costs of Honoraria guest speakers.

The L-Fund is excited to partner with the legendary Robin Tyler! Our $3,600 will help bring the talents of four lesbian comedian/artists, including Robin, to the desert in the Robin Tyler Productions Presents Comedy Shows at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.

Finally, local hair stylist extraordinaire, Read Brown, is planning on starting a program with local cosmetology schools. She has developed a classroom presentation and workbook which will help her give classes on the actual business of working behind the chair – goal setting, consultations, growing skill sets, becoming and staying inspired, etc. We're excited to see our $2,000 grant help this visionary bring her vision to fruition!

October:

10/16 - Afternoon of the Arts at CREATE in Palm Desert

• Join us to celebrate the arts in support of Lesbian Artists Of The Desert. Tickets and more details to be announced soon!

10/25 - Financial Planning Seminar: Estate Planning

• Register to learn the ins and outs of estate planning in the last of our three-part financial planning seminar and social series! Find out more and RSVP here!

10/30 - Robin Tyler Productions Presents Comedy Shows at the Palm Springs Cultural Center: Fiona Goodwin

• The L-Fund is helping support bringing 4 comedy shows by talented iconic lesbian stand-ups to the Coachella Valley. The first show features Fiona Goodwin. Tickets available for sale at www.fionagoodwin.com.

November:

11/5 & 11/6 - Palm Springs Pride

• Visit The L-Fund booth in the heart of the Pride festivities on Palm Canyon Drive! And email us at info@L-Fund.org if you'd like to walk in the Pride Parade with us on Sunday, 11/6.

11/19 - The L-Fund Golf Tournament

• Our annual golf tournament and luncheon returns this year at Woodhaven Country Club in Palm Desert! We're excited for 100 guests to join us on the greens for some fun in the sun! Tickets will be $150 and will go on sale soon. 

11/20 - Robin Tyler Productions Presents Comedy Shows at the Palm Springs Cultural Center: Jackie Loeb

• The L-Fund is helping support bringing 4 comedy shows by talented iconic lesbian stand-ups to the Coachella Valley. This second show features Jackie Loeb. Tickets and more details to be announced soon.

February 2023:

2/12 - Robin Tyler Productions Presents Comedy Shows at the Palm Springs Cultural Center: Robin Tyler

• The L-Fund is helping support bringing 4 comedy shows by talented iconic lesbian stand-ups to the Coachella Valley. The final show features the legend herself, Robin Tyler! Tickets and more details to be announced soon.

March 2023:

3/25 - The L-Fund's Annual Gala

• Save the date for The L-Fund's big annual Gala! We'll be back in full swing with a big party at Margaritaville with live entertainment, a silent auction, dancing, and more! Tickets and more details will be available soon! 

The L-Fund

P.O. Box 362

Palm Springs, CA 92263

(760) 304-8487

L-Fund.org