The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced an expanded series of grants aimed at ending the AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States – in particular, its disproportionate impact on young people and communities of color. This new effort – the fourth round of annual grants made jointly with The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation – features an additional coalition partner, the Aileen Getty Foundation. Getty’s support expands the total financial heft of this partnership by a third to include four new grantees, delivering a total of $625,000 in resources to 12 organizations.
Read a complete list of grant recipients and descriptions from the partnership.
“We’re thrilled to have the Aileen Getty Foundation join our existing partners at The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, making this one of the largest philanthropic partnerships addressing AIDS in the Southern United States,” said EJAF Chairman David Furnish. “By bringing particular focus on the needs and aspirations of young people and communities of color, and by delivering support to community-rooted organizations that have been engaging the epidemic for years, this partnership has incredible potential to reduce transmissions, improve quality of life, and speed the South’s progress toward an AIDS-free generation.”
EJAF is excited about the continued impact this partnership will have in advancing the effort to end HIV/AIDS in the Southern United States where it is needed most. And we are deeply grateful to all of our generous and loyal donors for supporting EJAF’s lifesaving work.
