The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Susanne Bartsch, in partnership with M∙A∙C Cosmetics’ VIVA GLAM Fund, are proud to announce a $500,000 donation to eight New York-based community organizations identified in conjunction with the New York Community Trust.

As part of our announcement and in celebration of this year’s World AIDS Day, the CFDA invited representatives from the grantee organizations to tell us about the work they do and how the Love Ball funds will be used to continue their HIV/AIDS initiatives and support for the Ballroom Community.

Watch the video above and click the links below to find out more about our esteemed recipients:

• Ali Forney Center: To provide hot meals to LGBTQ+ youth at the Center’s Harlem drop-in center who are part of the House Ballroom Community and at risk of HIV/AIDS.
• Anti-Violence Project: To strengthen services to survivors of violence and/or those at risk of HIV/AIDS who are part of the House Ballroom Community.
• Audre Lorde Project: For leadership development and grassroots organizing campaign training to address HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment for members of the House Ballroom Community.
• Brooklyn Community Pride Center: To provide paid training and internships for members of the House Ballroom Community impacted by HIV/AIDS.
• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center: To provide sensitive, culturally-competent healthcare to members of the House Ballroom Community through the Health Outreach to Teens (HOTT) program.
• Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC): For the House of Latex Project, an HIV/AIDS prevention program that targets young people from the House Ballroom Community.
• Hetrick-Martin Institute: To expand the work of the Kiki Coalition, a program that provides HIV/AIDS testing, prevention, and treatment services to members of the House Ballroom Community.
• The HEAT Program at SUNY: To strengthen the House Parties Youth Advocacy project, a health and mental health program for Brooklyn youth of color ages 13 to 24 with or at risk of HIV/AIDS and part of the House Ballroom Community.