Chappell Roan will provide support to trans youth and LGBTQ+ communities through her newly launched nonprofit, The Midwest Princess Project.
“I am so excited to announce The Midwest Princess Project,” Roan shared in a statement. “These funds will be donated to incredible organizations making a positive impact for trans youth in their communities.”
The Midwest Princess Project launches with more than $400,000 in donations raised through ticket sales from Roan’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things pop-up concerts.
The tour hosted representatives from multiple organizations that will work with the nonprofit, including Ali Forney Center and the LGBT Center in New York, Trans Wellness Center and TransLatin@ Coalition in Los Angeles, and the GLO Center and the Center Project in Missouri. “These local organizations support the LGBTQ+ community and provide specific programming and resources for trans youth,” a statement on the official website for the organization reads.
On Instagram, Roan elaborated on the donation process as it pertains to proceeds from her life shows. “Outside of transaction fees to host the donation page and limited costs for my team to effectively manage the project, we have committed to donating every dollar possible to the organizations that need it most,” she wrote.
“We are so honored to receive this wonderful gift from such an incredible member of our community,” the LGBT Center in New York shared on Instagram.
Earlier this year, Roan inspired multiple artists to make donations to Backline, a nonprofit organization providing music industry professionals with access to mental health and wellness resources, after she used her Grammy Awards acceptance speech to urge labels to provide artists with livable wages and healthcare. Roan led the “We Got You” partnership with a $25,000 donation that musicians Charli XCX and Noah Kahan both pledged to match.
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Now, with her own nonprofit, Roan is hoping to encourage and inspire more people to put their money where it matters.
“I wasn’t gonna do a U.S. tour until the very last minute. I decided to do one, and I’m so glad I did,” Roan told the sold-out crowd at the Brookside at the Rose Bowl earlier this month. “Last year, I was really questioning, ‘Why am I doing this to myself? I’m so sad. I feel so left out in public. I feel so awkward all the time.’ And I always felt like, ‘Why am I putting myself through this? If this feels so, if this is taking so much away from me, what is this for?’ And then I started doing shows again, and it all made sense that it was to literally bring queer people joy and tell them that it’s OK.”
From Rolling Stone US
