Ariana Grande Launches The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation with Four Different Funds: Details

Rachel RaposasFri, June 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM UTC

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Ariana Grande in Los Angeles in January 2026Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty -

Ariana Grande has launched The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation to support several vulnerable communities

The foundation benefits groups advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and stories, mental health resources and emergency care through four separate funds

"We will be supporting handfuls of incredible organizations that provide the safe space and care that is desperately needed by so many right now," Grande said

Ariana Grande has launched a new foundation to support vulnerable communities.

The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, created by the singer and actress, "uplifts and directly funds small organizations that provide protection, support, and vital resources" for a range of communities, the foundation announced on Friday, June 12.

"I am beyond excited to finally announce the brighter days ahead foundation," Grande, 32, shared in a statement. "Our mission is to support, protect, and provide resources for our vulnerable friends in need."

Ariana Grande in Beverly Hills in January 2026Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty

The foundation contains four distinct funds: the Protect & Defend Fund, to benefit groups that advocate for LGBTQ+, civil and reproductive rights; the Heal & Dream Fund, to bolster access to mental health resources and community support; the Seen & Celebrated Fund, to amplify LGBTQ+ voices and stories; and the Emergency Support Fund, to "meet urgent moments with aid and resources, providing rapid support and relief during times of collective need."

"Through four different funds, we will be supporting handfuls of incredible organizations that provide the safe space and care that is desperately needed by so many right now," Grande said.

She continued, "It has been my privilege to be able to support these causes on my own over the years, and I'm grateful to now be able to expand that reach and amplify the life-saving work that these organizations do through the brighter days ahead foundation."

The Protect & Defund Fund will benefit Defending Our Neighbors Fund, Elevated Access, G.L.I.T.S, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, Trans Youth Emergency Project, while the Heal & Dream Fund names Trans Lifeline, Backline, National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network, Jack.org as grantees.

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The Seen & Celebrated Fund grantees are Gender Liberation Movement, Glisten Rainbow Library, SAGE USA, TransLash, Transanta while the Emergency Support Fund supports Humanity Crew, New York Cares, Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Save the Children UK, This Is About Humanity, and Troop 6000.

The announcement of The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation comes just one day after Grande condemned President Donald Trump and his administration's ongoing mass deportation campaign through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Ariana Grande in New York in September 2025Credit: Manny Carabel/Getty

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On Tuesday, June 9, the White House shared a TikTok video featuring several clips of ICE agents arresting people, set to Grande's song "Bye-bye 👋 President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history," the caption read.

In the comments on June 11, Grande — whose choice of the Defending Our Neighbors Fund is specifically financially supports immigrant families who are being targeted unjustly — responded, "Please do not ever use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense. fck ice."

The song, from Grande's Eternal Sunshine album, has since been muted on the TikTok.

Grande recently launched her The Eternal Sunshine Tour, tour and released lead single "I Hate That I Made You Love Me' from upcoming album Petal, set for a Friday, July 31 release via Republic Records.

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