The Open Gate Foundation
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In 1987 members of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus (now the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus) established a private charitable foundation, The Open Gate, Inc.: a Fund for Gay and Lesbian Life at Harvard University.
The Open Gate has tax-exempt status and all contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Note, however, that recent changes in the tax law may unfortunately preclude a deduction for donations to the Open Gate by people who take the standard deduction.
The generosity of Caucus members has enabled The Open Gate to provide funding for a variety of activities and events, among them:
- The Resource Center for Queer Students and Allies (QSA, formerly BGLTSA)
- Symposia on such topics as marriage equality, the biological basis of sexual orientation, and religion and sexual orientation
- Film series illuminating sexual orientation and its cultural context
- Performances, exhibits, and publications
- Student and faculty research projects
The Open Gate makes a wide variety of grants, proposed by Harvard students, faculty, staff or campus organizations, to further scholarship, understanding, or celebration in the fields of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
Apply for a Grant
The Open Gate offers guidelines that explain How to Apply for Grants.
Donate By Mail
The continued work of The Open Gate depends on your generosity. Please send your contribution to:
The Open Gate
One Corliss Place
Cambridge , MA 02139
The Open Gate is no longer able to offer donors a free membership in the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus. We encourage you to join the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus at this link, with or without a discounted subscription to the Gay & Lesbian Review.
Donate Online
You may also donate online by using PayPal.
To communicate with The Open Gate, please send an e-mail to opengate@hgsc.org
Donations to the Harvard Gender & Sexuality Caucus itself can be made at hgsc.sigs.harvard.edu/donate but it is important to understand that donations made to HGSC are not tax deductible, because HGSC is a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit social welfare organization.