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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 […]

Forty grantmakers from around the world awarded nearly $10.5 million to groups working on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) issues in the Global South and East, according to a historic report just released by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI), a national philanthropic group based in New York City. The report—“A Global Gaze: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Grantmaking in the Global South and East”—represents the first-ever study analyzing LGBTI grantmaking and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in those regions. Most of the money was provided by private and public foundations around the world. According to […]

Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (FLGI) presented a briefing on international LGBTI grantmaking and grantee organizations—previewing a first-ever report on the subject—Thursday, June 21 at the Open Society Institute’s New York headquarters. The briefing was part of OSI’s Sexual Health and Rights Project (SHARP) and U.S. programs. The presenters included Robert Espinoza, director of research and communications at Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, and Joo Hyun-Kang, director of programs at the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice and a board member of FLGI. According to Kang, who highlighted the challenges and successes in promoting LGBTI rights worldwide, the importance […]

Four LGBTQ community foundations and funds have been selected to receive multi-year, matching grants as part of the FLGI + ADAM Queer Youth Initiative at Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, an initiative to support organizations and activities that serve or address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth. The four grantees are: the Berks County Community Foundation (Reading, PA), the Columbus Foundation (Columbus, OH), the Cream City Foundation (Milwaukee, WI), and the Pride Foundation (Seattle, WA). Audrey Haberman, executive director of the Pride Foundation, points out that the initiative represents an opportunity to better address […]