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WanderGrants

Grant matching for LGBTQ+ individuals and orgs — Funding Quest prototype live, 90% of LGBTQ+ foundation funding goes to 10% of orgs, $50M+ in documented unclaimed individual emergency grants annually.

Finance & Legal
ReplacesGrants.gov / Candid (designed for professional grant writers, not LGBTQ+ community members in crisis)

About

90% of LGBTQ+ foundation funding is concentrated in approximately 10% of organizations — primarily national, primarily coastal, primarily well-resourced. Community-based organizations doing frontline work, and individuals in crisis, access a fraction of available funding because grants.gov, Candid, and foundation websites are designed for professional grant writers, not community members. Conservative estimates put unclaimed individual emergency grants (medical, housing, legal, crisis) at $50M+ annually — Trans Lifeline, National Center for Transgender Equality, GLAAD, and dozens of community foundations have emergency funds that go undersubscribed because people don't know they exist. WanderGrants, with the live Funding Quest prototype, matches individuals and organizations to the specific funds they qualify for — not a keyword search but a structured intake that maps situation to fund eligibility. The nonprofit sector match includes the 10% culturally specific set-asides in federal programs (OVW STOP, SAMHSA, HUD) that most community organizations don't know to apply for.

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Features

  • Live Funding Quest prototype: intake-to-match, not keyword search
  • Individual emergency grants: medical, trans care, legal, housing, crisis — $50M+ underclaimed
  • Trans-specific fund directory: GLAAD, HRC, NCTE, Translatin@ Coalition, PFLAG emergency resources
  • Org matching: OVW STOP 10% culturally specific set-aside, SAMHSA, HUD ESG, CDBG eligibility
  • LGBTQ+ foundation tracker: Arcus, Gill, Borealis, Horizons, Funders for LGBTQ Issues deadlines
  • Medical grant matching: Ryan White, HOPWA, HIV/AIDS services, trans surgery specific
  • Arts grant matching: NEA, state arts councils, LGBTQ+ arts foundations — deadline calendar
  • Business grant matching: LGBTQ+ Chamber, SBA 8(a), CDFI programs, Accion
  • WanderRaise integration: surfaces existing grants before a crowdfunding campaign launches
  • Deadline alerts: recurring funds, application windows, priority cycles
Hand-assembled

Built by supported employment workers — people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities — through WWP's fulfillment program. Every product ships with a Built By card. Competitive wage, never 14(c) subminimum.

Repair & refurb

Send it back. Prepaid label. Component-level repair, module upgrades, firmware updates. 7-year spare parts guarantee. Donate on return — refurbished hardware goes to shelter and community partners. GPL firmware: the device works even if WanderVerse shuts down.

No hardware subscription — ever

BMW charged $18/mo for heated seats already in your car. GM locked remote start. Eero charges for VPN on hardware that could run it free. We don't do that. You bought it, you own it — every feature works forever, no subscription required. WanderAssist ($9/mo optional) is a convenience layer, never a gate. Safety features are never paywalled.

Pro & Lux tiers — coming

Every WanderVerse hardware product will offer Pro and Lux finish tiers — premium materials and handcrafted finishes by WanderVerse Artisans: supported employment workers with artistic skills. Each Lux unit ships with a Finished By card. Lux revenue cross-subsidizes nonprofit pricing.

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