by Alissa Trumbull | Apr 7, 2026 | Grantee Spotlight
In 2009, Mabel Valdiviezo (she/they), started work on an autobiographical documentary. Completed 15 years later in 2024, Mabel is now traveling to share the film and connect on a personal level with audiences about her experience returning home to Peru after years...
by Alissa Trumbull | Feb 2, 2026 | Grantee Spotlight
A connection with Jupe Javeta (they/them/theirs), our Spring 2022 recipient of The TRANSFORM Business Grant. Jupe (they/them/theirs) is a photographer who celebrates their community and the people in it. As a local culture keeper, Jupe is deeply committed to...
by Alissa Trumbull | Sep 2, 2025 | Grantee Spotlight
Cindy Macias (she/her/hers) was one of our Winter 2022 recipients of The TRANSFORM Business Grants as part of the team at adæpt. Since concluding their year of mentorship with TRANSFORM, the members of adæpt have moved on to individual projects. Cindy recently...
by Sara Powell | Aug 21, 2024 | Grantee Spotlight
Dayquan Moeller is a composer, playwright, poet, field recordist, and performance artist. While working with Adæpt, our TRANSFORM Winter 2022 grant recipient, Dayquan developed “BABY BOY/BABY BLUE”. He gave nora and Sara from the TRANSFORM team a look into his...
by nora rahimian | Mar 28, 2024 | Grantee Spotlight
Gender Affirmation, One Piece Of Clothing At A Time Valid USA is a trans-led nonprofit that empowers transgender and gender diverse youth through clothing and community support. We talked to founder, and TRANSFORM grantee, Alex Switzer, about his vision and...
