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Project Rainbow Utah’s Impact in 2024

Rally for Trans and Queer Lives at the Utah State Capitol November 19, 2024.

Thank You For Your Support!

Project Rainbow Utah continued to spread love and raise funds for the LGBTQ+ community in 2024, and we’re proud of the work we’ve done and the milestones we’ve reached.

Thank you to all of our volunteers, sponsors, and donors: We couldn’t have done it without your help! We are excited to continue our mission in 2025, and we wanted to take a moment and honor some of the moments and milestones from the last year as we close out 2024.

Financial Milestones:

  • Reinvested over $51,000 into our LGBTQ community from flag proceeds

  • Celebrated $300,000 reinvested into our community since 2018!

  • Supported 24 LGBTQ initiatives across Utah

Flags and Events by the Numbers:

  • Staked 5,629 flags across Utah

  • Donated over 800 Transgender Flags

  • Mailed 211 flags to donors in various states, including Washington, Minnesota, and California

  • Co-organized three rallies and supported six others

  • Organized Trans Awareness Week events from Nov 13 - 19 with ACLU and Flourish Therapy

Organizational Growth:

  • Added one queer employee

  • Worked with three queer contractors

  • Moved into a new office space at Indie Square

Looking ahead to 2025

We are committed to continuing and expanding on our mission in 2025, and the deadline to submit your application for Community Grant Fund allocations in 2025 is January 12. Please apply here.

We will continue to stake flags across Utah to raise funds to support LGBTQ+ initiatives, and we hope to expand our reach with strong showings of support and visibility throughout the state.

Flag campaigns for 2025 include:

  • Transgender Day of Visibility in March

  • Pride in June

  • Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance in November.

Click here to sign up to receive your flags.

Stay tuned for more information about events, rallies, volunteer opportunities and more in 2025. Thank you for your ongoing support!