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Sources for LGBTI Funding [New Report]

Source of LGBTI funding

Looking to fundraise for LGBTI communities? The Global Philanthropy Project and Funders for LGBTQ Issues just released a new edition of their Global Resources Report. This in-depth report includes the latest data on LGBTI funding around the world, including lists of top grantmakers and top grant recipients. Other topics include the types of issues funded, strategies supported, types of support provided, donor and recipient countries, and much more.

About the Report

“The 2019–2020 Global Resources Report: Government & Philanthropic Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities is the most comprehensive report to date on the state of global funding for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) issues. This report documents data on over 15,800 grants awarded by 499 foundations, intermediary NGOs, and corporations and by 17 donor government and multilateral agencies over the two-year period of 2019–2020. It provides detailed data on the distribution of LGBTI funding by geography, issue, strategy, population focus, and donor type, offering a tool for identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities in the rapidly changing landscape of LGBTI funding.”

Highlights

The $576 million total reported in this new edition demonstrates an increase in financing for LGBTI causes worldwide of 3%, or more than $16 million (USD). It is noteworthy that this report’s version also shows a 38% rise in the number of grantees.

Data for the Global South and East

A large amount of funding was awarded to multiple regions in the Global South and East. To maintain the visibility of this funding, the edition of the 2019-2020 report features a new snapshot of this geographic focus. Over the two-year period of 2019–2020, 27 grantmakers awarded $22,815,705 with a multiregional focus on LGBTI issues in the Global South and East. Collectively, the top 10 funders for the region awarded $62.9 million, accounting for 94 percent of all funding for LGBTI issues with this geographic focus.

Issues supported

Strategies supported

Top grant recipients

  1. COC Netherlands
  2. Hivos
  3. Equitas–International Center for Human Rights Education
  4. United Nations Development Programme
  5. The Southern African Human Rights Litigation Center Trust
  6. Terra Nuova Centro per la Solidarietà e la Cooperazione trai Popoli
  7. UHAI–The East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative
  8. Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association
  9. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
  10. Fundación Igualdad LGBT

Full Report

For more information, visit: https://globalresourcesreport.org/

To download the entire report, visit: https://globalresourcesreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GRR_2019-2020_EN_colour_double-page.pdf

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