1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgAndrew Wallacehttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/andrew/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zU52lOz6nI"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/u-s-foundations-award-66-million-to-lgbtq-issues-in-2006-a-24-percent-increase-from-2005/">U.S. Foundations Award $66 Million to LGBTQ Issues in 2006—a 24 Percent Increase from 2005</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/u-s-foundations-award-66-million-to-lgbtq-issues-in-2006-a-24-percent-increase-from-2005/embed/#?secret=zU52lOz6nI" width="600" height="338" title="“U.S. Foundations Award $66 Million to LGBTQ Issues in 2006—a 24 Percent Increase from 2005” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="zU52lOz6nI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/rainbow-flag.jpg480480U.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 […]