Ten entries received grants from the Pride Parade Fund of Reykjavík Pride and Landsbankinn this year. The Pride Parade, scheduled to be held on Saturday 9 August, is the pinnacle of Reykjavík Pride that this year celebrates its 23rd anniversary.
Grants in the total amount of ISK 1.5 million were allocated and each grant was between ISK 50,000-275,000. The highest grant this year was awarded to the queer community centre Hinsegin félagsmiðstöð Samtakanna '78 og Tjarnarinnar for an ambitious and well executed idea that the panel considered both creative and of social importance. In its statement, the panel of judges commented that “our future is on the line” and that “never has it been as important to let queer youth be visible and proud as now, when the world and society are trying to push us all back into the closet”.
The following entries receive grants from the 2025 Pride Parade Fund
- Asian group
- BANGSAFÉLAGIÐ: EINING í FJÖLBREYTILEIKA
- BDSM á Íslandi
- Hinsegin félagsmiðstöð S78 og Tjarnarinnar
- Hinsegin Fjölskyldur
- Hinsegin kórinn
- HIV Ísland
- Öldungadeildin
- National queer organisation Samtökin '78
- Trans Iceland
The Pride Parade Fund is a joint venture of Landsbankinn and Reykjavík Pride. The Bank has been a proud partner of Reykjavík Pride since its inception. The Fund advertised for applications in June and recipients were selected by a panel of judges comprised of Michael Ryan, Anna Eir Guðfinnudóttir, Arna Magnea Danks and Torfi Tómasson.
Congratulations to all the grant recipients - we look forward to this year’s Pride Parade!
