
Financial Assistance for Legal Name & Gender Marker Change
Sliding Scale for Our Service Fee
The sliding scale for our service fee is based on the federal poverty level.
$450 - income is 200% or greater than the federal poverty level
$350 - income is 100%-200% of the federal poverty level
$225 - income is 100% or lower than the federal poverty level
The 2025 Federal Poverty Guidelines are based on family size and where you live.
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1 person: $15,650 (48 contiguous states and DC), $19,550 (Alaska and Hawaii).
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2 persons: $21,150 (48 contiguous states and DC), $26,430 (Alaska and Hawaii).
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3 persons: $26,650 (48 contiguous states and DC), $33,310 (Alaska and Hawaii).
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4 persons: $32,150 (48 contiguous states and DC), $40,190 (Alaska and Hawaii).
In addition, there are many organizations that provide grants and other forms of financial assistance to individuals seeking to legally change their name and gender marker. Below is a partial listing of those organizations. As we discover more, we will add them to this page.
National Organizations
Genderbands - Name and gender marker change grants as well as grants for many other transition related needs.
Trans Lifeline - Funds name and gender marker change & cost of new identification.
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Open from the 1st through the 14th of each month
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Name Change Microgrants - On Pause - Trans Lifeline is hoping to begin offering them again soon.
State & Regional Organizations
Colorado
Colorado Name Change Project Microgrant - Funds all aspects of the name change process in Colorado.
New England
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition - The IDA Network Financial Assistance Fund helps trans and nonbinary people throughout New England. They will cover up to $599 in costs.
Pennsylvania
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project - Must live in specific counties in eastern Pennsylvania (listed on website).
South Carolina
We Are Family - Trans Love Fund - Provides microgrants for medical, legal, and emergency living expenses