About
The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation by Ariana Grande uplifts and directly funds small organizations that provide protection, support, and vital resources for vulnerable communities.
With a focus on protecting trans and LGBTQ+ rights, expanding access to mental health care, and responding with care and compassion in moments of crisis, The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation champions justice and equity for our friends in need.
Our Funds
Photo Credit: Cole Witter
The Protect & Defend Fund empowers grassroots groups that advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights, and reproductive justice, helping to create communities where people feel safe, supported, and have care and resources to turn to.
Our Grantees
Defending Our Neighbors Fund
The Defending Our Neighbors Fund aims to raise and deploy funds for organizations that provide legal representation and bond assistance to immigrants facing detention and deportation.
Learn MoreElevated Access
Elevated Access provides travel support for people seeking abortion services or gender-affirming care.
Learn MoreG.L.I.T.S
G.L.I.T.S is a Black trans-led advocacy organization that fights systemic discrimination and provides housing, health care, and harm reduction services to marginalized individuals.
Learn MoreLambda Legal
Lambda Legal protects and advances the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community and all people living with HIV by defending hard-won rights, challenging discrimination, and standing up for the most vulnerable among us through impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
Learn MoreTransgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization working to set all people free through impact litigation and advocacy, movement building, lifting up the voices of trans leaders, and narrative strategy.
Learn MoreTrans Youth Emergency Project
The Trans Youth Emergency Project, a project of the Campaign for Southern Equality, provides financial assistance and patient navigation services to families of transgender youth across the nation affected by gender-affirming health care bans.
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Photo Credit: Alexa Wilkinson
The Heal & Dream Fund expands access to mental health care and community support, helping people feel seen, understood, and able to heal.
Our Grantees
Backline
Backline delivers compassionate care and wellness resources to music industry professionals via their 24/7 mental health and crisis support line.
Learn MoreJack.org
Jack.org is a Canadian mental health education and advocacy organization that equips young people with the support they need to show up for their peers, reduce stigma, and drive systemic change.
Learn MoreNational Queer & TransTherapists of Color Network
The National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network is a healing justice organization dedicated to increasing access to mental health care for queer and trans BIPOC.
Learn MoreTrans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a trans-operated mental health hotline specifically dedicated to connecting trans people to life-saving community support and resources.
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Photo Credit: Cole Witter
The Seen & Celebrated Fund helps ensure LGBTQ+ voices and stories are heard and shared.
Our Grantees
Gender Liberation Movement
Gender Liberation Movement is a national collective that mobilizes direct action and builds policy interventions to create a world where everyone can live freely, beyond restrictive gender expectations.
Learn MoreGlisten Rainbow Library
The Rainbow Library is a Glisten program ensuring schools across America have diverse, inclusive, and affirming books available to their students.
Learn MoreSAGE USA
SAGE is a national organization dedicated to improving the lives and protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ elders.
Learn MoreTransLash Media
TransLash Media is a trans-led independent news organization that centers the lives, stories, and experiences of trans people.
Learn MoreTransanta
Transanta is a mutual aid project that safely and anonymously delivers holiday gifts to trans youth who have shared their stories through letters and wishlists.
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Photo courtesy of Farm Sanctuary
The Safe & Loved Fund helps ensure that animals are treated with compassion and given the chance to live safe, full, and loved lives.
Our Grantees
Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society saves the lives of homeless pets and helps communities across the country become no‑kill. Through adoption and community partnerships, they give every animal the chance to be loved and cared for.
Learn MoreFarm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary confronts the devastating effects of animal agriculture on animals, the environment, social justice, and public health through rescue, education, and advocacy.
Learn MoreOrange Twins Rescue
Orange Twins Rescue is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue focused on the rehabilitation of animals in need.
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Photo courtesy of The Girl Scouts of Greater New York
The Emergency Support Fund is a responsive fund that helps communities meet urgent moments with aid and resources, providing rapid support and relief during times of collective need.
Recent grantees include
Humanity Crew, New York Cares, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Save the Children UK, This Is About Humanity, and Troop 6000.
Humanity Crew
Humanity Crew provides emergency mental health services and psychosocial support to refugees and people affected by humanitarian crises globally.
Learn MoreRoyal Manchester Children’s Hospital
The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation is supporting the construction of a medical-grade movie theater — specially designed to accommodate beds, wheelchairs, and medical equipment — to screen the latest films for patients at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
Learn MoreSave the Children UK
The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation is supporting Save the Children UK’s emergency and long-term efforts in Gaza, where they partner with local organizations to meet urgent needs, including health care, nutrition, medical support, and child protection.
Learn MoreThis Is About Humanity
This Is About Humanity supports families that have been forcibly separated at the U.S.—Mexico border by providing access to legal services and mental health care.
Learn MoreTroop 6000
Troop 6000 provides Girl Scouts programming for girls in NYC’s shelter system, offering them a sense of community, consistency, and support.
Learn MoreSupport
100% of the artist proceeds from the purchase of this hoodie benefit The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation.
