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September signals the end of summer and the beginning of fall. It also means “back to school” for many people. Between 2011 and 2012, foundations invested nearly $14.8 million in LGBTQ education and safe schools work – which amounted to approximately 8 percent of LGBTQ funding in the United States. For 2011-2012, the top ten supporters of LGBTQ education/safe schools work included: Anonymous – $2,256,500 Pride Foundation – $1,713,032 Ford Foundation – $1,390,000 Point Foundation – $1,209,504 Tides Foundation – $774,398 Gill Foundation – $624,200 Open Society Foundations – $565,000 Wells Fargo Foundation – $561,100 Arcus Foundation – $425,000 Greater […]

On Wednesday night, the MacArthur Foundation announced the 2014 class of MacArthur Fellows – providing a $625,000 no-strings-attached stipend to each fellow to support their creative endeavors. Among the list of 21 exceptional individuals chosen, were two notable leaders in the LGBTQ community: Mary Bonauto and Alison Bechdel. Mary Bonauto is a civil rights lawyer, strategist and longtime champion in the movement for marriage equality. As the Civil Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), she has worked on landmark same-sex marriage cases across the U.S., including Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, which provided the […]

It has been a busy summer at Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Naa Hammond has joined the staff as our new Research & Communications Associate, Rohit Burman of the M.A.C. AIDS Fund and Beatriz “Bia” Vieira of The Philadelphia Foundation have joined our Board of Directors, and, on top of all that, we moved offices! Our New Research and Communications Associate! As the new Research and Communications Associate, Naa will oversee the management and maintenance of Funders for LGBTQ Issues extensive database of LGBTQ grants. She will play a key role in the production of our annual tracking report and will […]

JAG UNITY SummitThe JAG Unity Summit will bring together over 400 progressive grantmakers from all different backgrounds to work on eliminating disparities across race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. A strong slate of intersectional sessions have been organized for this conference. Below is the explicitly LGBTQ oriented content.(Click here to find out more and register.) Friday, June 6   Advancing Equitable Outcomes: It’s More than Marriage Equality 3:00-5:00 pm A discussion of equitable outcomes for Black LGBTQ communities hosted by ABFE – A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities.   Funders for LGBTQ Issues Happy Hour 5:00-6:00 pm   JAG Welcome […]