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Foundation giving to gay causes increased by $65.6 million in 2006, a 24-percent gain over the previous year, according to a new report by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, a New York group that advises grant makers. The number of funds contributing to such causes also grew, from 199 in 2005 to 266 in 2006. The majority of foundation dollars came from independent funds. Those foundations account for 61 percent of total giving to gay causes, while public foundations gave 17 percent and community foundations gave 13 percent. Public and community foundations are typically financed by more than one […]

U.S. foundations gave more than $65 million to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) organizations and projects in 2006, a 24 percent increase from 2005, according to a report recently released by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City. The report includes 67 foundations that contributed to LGBTQ issues in 2006 but not in 2005. For Karen Zelermyer, executive director at FLGI, these increases speak to how more funders are recognizing LGBTQ issues and rights as central to their visions for social change. “As organizations continue to score wins for […]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of color organizations in the U.S. tend to be small; local; diverse across populations, issues and strategies; and operate with few to no staff members, according to a report recently released by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City. Building Communities: Autonomous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer People of Color Organizations in the U.S. represents the first-ever national study on this sector. The report was officially released this week at the Creating Change conference in Detroit, MI, sponsored by the National Gay […]

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City, has awarded nearly $1 million to eight public and community foundations around the country as the initial part of a racial equity campaign to strengthen organizations addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of color. “We’re hoping to spark a dialogue in the philanthropic community about the ways in which we can better enhance the lives of the full spectrum of LGBTQ communities,” said Karen Zelermyer, executive director of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues. “We recognize that building stronger organizations and […]