
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).
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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.
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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
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