Each year, our beneficiaries are carefully chosen by The Cherry Fund board for the valuable services they provide the gay and lesbian community. This demonstrates our support for the many organizations that have a positive effect on the lives of thousands of gays and lesbians in the Washington, DC area and across the country.

Whitman-Walker Clinic (WWC)
www.wwc.org
Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit community-based health organization serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Established by and for the gay and lesbian community, our Clinic is comprised of diverse volunteers and staff who provide or facilitate the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, accessible health care and community services. Whitman-Walker Clinic is especially committed to ending the suffering of all those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Read WWC Thank You Letter (PDF)

Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)
www.smyal.org
The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only youth service agency solely dedicated to meeting the needs of youth ages 13-21 in the metropolitan Washington, DC area who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex, as well as those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. Our mission is to support and enhance the self-esteem of sexual minority youth and increase public awareness and understanding of their issues. Founded in 1984, SMYAL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides direct services to youth, develops and utilizes youth leadership skills and provides training and education to the community at large.
Read SMYAL Thank You Letter (PDF)

Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM)
www.novam.org
The mission of Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) is to educate the community about HIV/AIDS, to combat the fear, prejudice, and complacency that surround the disease, and to provide direct services to meet the needs of those who are living with HIV/AIDS. NOVAM seeks to affirm God's love for all those who have been touched by this epidemic regardless of gender, race, disability, creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
Read NOVAM Thank You Letter (PDF)

Mautner Project, the National Lesbian Health Organization
www.mautnerproject.org
Founded in 1990, the Mautner Project is the only national organization dedicated to lesbians with cancer, their partners and caregivers. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of women who partner with women (WPW) and their families by: Delivering services and support to lesbians/WPW with cancer, their families and caregivers; Educating lesbians/WPW about important health issues; Educating healthcare providers about the needs and concerns of their lesbian/WPW clients; Promoting lesbian/WPW health through research, advocacy, and activism.
Read Mautner Project Thank You Letter (PDF)

The Center - Home for GLBT in Metro DC
www.thedccenter.org
Until recently, Metropolitan Washington, DC was one of the few major urban areas that had no GLBT community center. With financial support of the Cherry Fund, however, that is no longer the case. The Center, as it is commonly known, was formally incorporated last year. Since its founding, the Center has been engaged in developing plans for a large-scale center to serve the community�s needs and interests. Not content to wait for those plans to be realized, however, the Center has already begun developing and producing its �Center Without Walls� programs geared toward strengthening the community and bringing its members closer together even before the first brick is laid. Also in the works for this year is the opening of a temporary space for the Center�s offices, community conference and meeting rooms, and a computer lab. In the past several years, the Cherry Fund has donated almost $300,000 to this worthy cause. The Cherry Fund will again make a donation to aid in the development of the Center this year.
Read The Center Thank You Letter (PDF)

CHERRY is brought to you by The Cherry Fund . PO Box 53169 . Washington, DC 20009 . info@cherryfund.org. The Cherry Fund has raised $840,000 for local and national gay and lesbian beneficiaries that play an important role in our community. Click here for more details on CHERRY 9. Photography and graphic design by chad-wick.com. The Cherry Fund is a DC non-profit organization tax ID #52-2139599.
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