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Funders for LGBTQ Issues joins the chorus of voices in denouncing the Trump Administration’s inhumane and unjustifiable separation and detention of families at the United States border and the blatantly discriminatory ban on Muslim immigrants. We encourage our network of funders to help fill the moral void that is being left by a government that either cannot or will not act to resolve this unacceptable situation. We recognize that immigration is an LGBTQ issue. More than 70 countries around the world criminalize the existence of LGBTQ people. Immigration to the United States and other LGBTQ-friendly countries through asylum has often been the […]

As temperatures rise and summer descends, tracking season is upon us! Each summer we begin our outreach campaign to request LGBTQ grantmaking data from hundreds of funders across the U.S., compiling the data set that will form the bedrock of our annual Tracking Report series. Our most recent edition of the report, covering calendar year 2016 analyzed 6,032 grants from 348 foundations.  This report would not be possible without the collaboration of grantmakers like you! Can you help us report on even more grants in our next edition of the report? If your foundation has made any grants supporting organizations or […]

Welcome Luis Rey Ramirez Luis Rey Ramirez has joined the team as our new full-time Executive and Operations Assistant. Luis brings to Funders experience in administrative and programmatic roles in both the government and nonprofit sectors, including serving as a scheduler for a New York City Council Member and a coordinator of constituent services for a New York State Senator.  Most recently, Luis worked at a nonprofit where we he helped set up a healthcare clinic for transgender youth in Brooklyn. He has experience as a grassroots leader in both the LGBTQ and immigrant rights movements, including playing a leading role in campaigns […]