San Francisco, CA

TRANSGENDER DISTRICT COMPANY

EIN 92-2302661

Justice, Rights & Public Safety LGBTQ+ Community & Advocacy LGBTQ+ communities

Mission

To create an urban environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy, and empowerment of transgender people and its deep roots in the southeastern Tenderloin neighborhood.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About TRANSGENDER DISTRICT COMPANY

The Transgender District Company (commonly known as The Transgender District) is a San Francisco-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the world’s first legally recognized transgender cultural district, founded in 2017 by Black trans women leaders to preserve history, advance cultural programming, and stabilize the local transgender community. The organization runs community-facing programs in tenant protections, economic and workforce development (including an Entrepreneurship Accelerator), arts and cultural preservation, legal name/gender marker assistance, and direct economic supports, and it operates as an intermediary with City agencies to protect district land use and heritage. In recent years (financial year ending 2023 and onward) the organization reported roughly $2.0M in revenue and maintained active program delivery, while also facing municipal grant rescissions and funding shortfalls in 2024–2025 that prompted program scaling and the establishment of an emergency “Riot Fund” to sustain services and community supports.

Notable achievements

First legally recognized transgender cultural district

Secured formal recognition by the City of San Francisco in 2017 as the world’s first legally recognized transgender district, establishing a dedicated geographic and cultural platform for trans history and community-led placemaking in the Tenderloin.

Entrepreneurship Accelerator impact

Designed and ran an Entrepreneurship Accelerator for transgender and queer people of color that has trained and supported community entrepreneurs (the program reports having graduated nearly 50 participants), providing business training, seed support and partnership-based technical assistance.

Guaranteed income pilot participation

Partnered with local health and city programs to deliver a targeted guaranteed-income pilot prioritizing highly vulnerable transgender residents (program enrollment included 55 recipients receiving monthly cash support), demonstrating a direct economic-stability intervention for marginalized community members.

At a glance

Total assets: $961K
Annual revenue: $2.0M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 92-2302661
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: transgenderdistrictsf.com
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Official legal recognition and municipal partnership: established as the first transgender cultural district by the City and operates in formal partnership and funding relationships with San Francisco municipal departments.

Tax-exempt, publicly filing nonprofit: operates as a 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 92-2302661) and files annual Form 990s and audited financial statements for public review.

Featured in local and LGBTQ media and philanthropic listings for cultural leadership and community programs, and listed by nonprofit data services and regional funders as an active community-serving organization.

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