The dance floor is just the beginning.
Earlybirds Club was never just about a night out. It was about joy. Connection. Letting go. Coming back to yourself. And the feeling you get when a room full of strangers becomes a room full of friends.
The Susie Lee Legacy Fund, named in honor of our late co-founder, turns that energy into something that lasts — quarterly donations to organizations helping women, gender-expansive people, and communities that need it most.
Because joy is better when it’s shared.
In loving memory
Susie Lee
Co-founder, Earlybirds Club
How It Works
Every dance floor helps fund something bigger. And every quarter, you’ll know exactly where that support went.
10%
of every ticket, every quarter
We set aside 10% of ticket proceeds from all Earlybirds’ events throughout the quarter.
Those funds are pooled into the Susie Lee Legacy Fund.
Each quarter, we donate to nonprofit organizations aligned with that quarter’s focus area.
We share the impact with you — because you made it happen.
Small Moments with Real Impact
Every night out does a little good. A share of every ticket becomes a donation. At the end of 2025, all those dance floors added up to this.
Our 2025 Community Impact
$39,910
Donated to organizations supporting women, gender-expansive people, and communities that need it most.
What We Support
Each quarter of the year is tied to a focus area that reflects the real experiences and needs of our community. Across all quarters, we prioritize organizations serving women, people of color, gender-expansive people, and historically marginalized communities.
Connection, Mental Wellbeing & Building Community
Supporting organizations that help reduce isolation, strengthen belonging, and improve emotional wellbeing through community and connection.
Joy, Self-Expression & Inclusion
Supporting organizations that help women and gender-expansive people reconnect with themselves, access affirming support, and experience joy and healing.
Uplifting Women Through Safety, Support & Community Care
Supporting organizations that provide women with practical support, dignity, safety, stability, and pathways to thrive — with priority given to organizations serving BIPOC communities and other historically underserved groups.
Women’s Health, Cancer Support, Grief & Caregiving
Supporting organizations focused on women’s health, caregiving, grief, and cancers that disproportionately affect women — including breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancer — in honor of Susie Lee, who passed away from breast cancer in 2025.
What We’re Supporting This Quarter
Each quarter, we select nonprofit organizations aligned with that season’s focus area and the values at the heart of Earlybirds.
National Outreach
I Support the Girls | Nationwide | https://isupportthegirls.org/
Distributes bras and menstrual hygiene products to women and girls experiencing homelessness and economic hardship, restoring dignity one item at a time.
Ujima – National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community | Nationwide | https://ujimacommunity.org/
Works to end violence against Black women and girls by inspiring and supporting the Black community in preventing domestic violence, sexual assault, and community violence.
Regional Outreach
Casa Myrna | Boston | https://casamyrna.org/
Serves as Boston’s largest domestic violence services and emergency shelter provider, supporting survivors and their children.
Deborah’s Place | Chicago | https://deborahsplace.org/
Supports women experiencing homelessness through housing, services, and pathways to stability.
Empowers girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Girls Inc. of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | https://girlsincpgh.org/
Provides mentorship, safe spaces, and research-informed programs that help girls build the confidence and skills to create positive change in their lives and communities.
House of Ruth Maryland | Baltimore | https://hruth.org/
Provides domestic violence shelter, services, and advocacy for Maryland women and families.
New Beginnings | Seattle | https://newbegin.org/
Serves as Seattle’s oldest domestic violence organization, providing shelter, advocacy, and healing for survivors since 1976.
Sisters in Strength | Raleigh-Durham | https://sistersinstrength.co/
Provides holistic support systems for mothers, especially teen and single mothers, to become mentally, emotionally, financially, spiritually, and physically strong.
Three Seeds | Sacramento | https://threeseeds.org/
Supports the mental health and well-being of African American women through therapy, peer support, education, advocacy, and economic empowerment.
Is There an Organization We Should Know About?
The best recommendations come from the community. If there’s a nonprofit doing meaningful work for women, gender-expansive people, or marginalized communities — and their mission aligns with any of our quarterly focus areas — we want to hear about it.
Whether it’s an organization you volunteer with, one that helped you or someone you love, or one you just think more people should know about — tell us! Submissions from our community help shape where our support goes each quarter.
Are you a nonprofit?
If your organization supports women through connection, safety, health, or community care, we’d love to learn more about your work. Tell us about your mission and how the Susie Lee Legacy Fund could help.
Press & Partnership Inquiries
For media inquiries, nonprofit partnership questions, or brand opportunities connected to the Susie Lee Legacy Fund:
