Funding Forward: Where Are We Going Next? As we celebrate the success of Funding Forward 2025, which took place in Houston, TX, from March 31 to April 3, we have already begun searching for the host city for Funding Forward 2027.
We are currently seeking proposals from members, funders, and philanthropic networks to host our exciting 2027 Funding Forward in your hometown! If you are considering submitting, we encourage you to reach out to colleagues in your region to submit a joint proposal that leverages your collective knowledge and resources. |
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We're excited to announce the newest members of our board and leadership. In these critical times, we are thankful to have dedicated movement leaders, philanthropy changemakers, and an inspiring group of experts as an extension of our team. Learn more about our new board members and executive committee by reading their bios below. |
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The Out in the South (OTS) Program turned 10 this year!
Over the past decade, OTS has witnessed a remarkable growth in funding allocated to LGBTQ communities and causes in the South, with philanthropic support for Southern LGBTQ communities increasing from $4.8 million in 2012 to over $28.5 million in 2022.
Despite this growth, we know there are gaps in the data about which U.S.-based foundations are supporting LGBTQ communities and causes across the Southern region, as well as what issues, strategies, and populations this funding supports.
To increase our understanding of LGBTQ philanthropy in the region, Funders for LGBTQ Issues partnered with OTS Fund grantees starting in Summer 2024 to collect data about grantmakers supporting LGBTQ communities and causes in the South. Check out the LGBTQ Philanthropic Landscape in the U.S. South: Reflecting on Ten Years of the Out in the South Program to learn more about these influential grantmakers that are doing vital work across the South!
Note: For data security, this resource is protected. |
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This month, we’re proud to feature our member, New Moon Network, and spotlight their important work, team, and potential mascot. New Moon Network envisions a future where sex workers are not just included, but centered in coalitions across philanthropy, funding, and human rights work. |
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Sign on to Help Protect Philanthropy's Freedom to Give
Foundations are working in partnership to act collectively on behalf of everyday Americans who count on the nonprofit organizations we support. We invite all charitable giving organizations to join us in this effort to protect our freedom to express ourselves, to give, and to invest in our communities. |
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- Kate Kendell
The Gill Foundation has announced that Kate Kendell will be the next CEO, effective May 7th. The foundation stated in their announcement, “At this challenging moment, we believe that Kate’s demonstrated vision and pragmatism are the perfect combination to continue the march for full justice, liberation, and essential protections for the most vulnerable people in our amazing community.
- Robert Bank
After 16 years at American Jewish World Service (AJWS), Robert Bank is leaving the organization and stepping down as its President and CEO of 9 years. This year, AJWS is celebrating 40 years of commitment to human rights and work that has improved the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world.
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Pakou Hang
The Northwest Area Foundation has welcomed Pakou Hang as its new VP of Programs. Hang will guide the program team and collaborate closely with their grantees, staff, and board to support work that enables the organization’s priority communities—Native Americans, people of color, immigrants, refugees, and rural communities—to overcome injustice and thrive on their terms.
- Nicky McIntyre
After nearly eight years of outstanding leadership, Nicky McIntyre, Funders for Just Society (FJS)’s CEO, has recently decided to step down from her position, as of August 2025.
- Jean. S. Desravines
The Wallace Foundation has announced Jean. S. Desravines as the New President who will join the foundation on September 1, 2025.
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Queer & Trans People in Emergent Space (QTPIES) is an affinity group for queer and trans folks working in philanthropy, as well as a place to have emergent conversations on sector-wide news. Join us for our next meeting on Thursday, May 15th, at 4 pm EST for peer support and network-building opportunities. |
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Funders for Justice | At the Intersections: Criminalization & Public Health Institute
Funders for Justice is hosting a pre-conference day at Grantmakers in the Health’s annual conference to explore the interconnections between public health and criminalization and the threats to communities in the current political context.
On Transgender Day of Visibility, Three Funders Discuss Their Work Amid the Backlash
Black Trans Travel Fund co-Director and founder Devin Lowe, Black Trans Fund founder Bré Rivera, and Funders for LGBTQ Issues GUTC Project Director Luna Moreta Avila, were featured in a Transgender Day of Visibility reflection piece by Dawn Wolfe. The stories illustrated the growing pains inherent in creating and sustaining funding efforts for marginalized communities, particularly when those communities are facing danger.
Journalist Resource – Reporting on Marginalized Disabled Communities
Transgender Law Center has created a guide on how to report on marginalized disabled communities, it serves as a resource for journalists seeking to meaningfully cover marginalized disabled people, including those of us who are BIPOC, low-income, trans, and nonbinary.
The Regressive Philanthropy Initiative
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) is developing a Regressive Philanthropy research project that documents the scale and patterns of regressive funding in key issue areas and explores how funders have successfully built power and shaped discourse to advance their ideological agendas. NCRP defines “regressive philanthropy” as philanthropy designed to resist progress, maintain inequities, and ultimately take us backward as a society
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American Jewish World Service
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Arabella Advisors
Arcus Foundation
Arizona Community Foundation
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Atlanta Pride
Baltimore Community Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Borealis Philanthropy
Boston Foundation
California Wellness Foundation
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equity
Cleveland Foundation
Collaboratory
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
Community Foundation of Northeast Florida
Con Alma Health Foundation
Cream City Foundation Democracy Fund
Democratizing Justice Initiative
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Edward W. Hazen Foundation Emergent Fund
Excelerate Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Ford Foundation
Foundation for a Just Society
Foundation for the Carolinas
Foundation for Louisiana
General Service Foundation
Gender Justice Fund
Gilead Sciences
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Gilmour-Jirgens Fund Groundswell Fund
Halff Windham
Hyams Foundation
Henry van Ameringen Foundation
Horizons Foundation
Impact Charitable Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
Johnson Family Foundation
Kataly Foundation Keith Haring Foundation
Kicking Assets Fund
Kresge Foundation
Laughing Gull Foundation
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
The Leonard-Litz LGBTQ+ Foundation
Libra Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Masto Foundation
May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
McKnight Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Movement Voter Project
Ms. Foundation For Women
Mukti Fund
Nathan Cummings Foundation
New Moon Network
NEO Philanthropy
New York Women's Foundation
North Star Fund
Northern California Grantmakers
Northwest Area Foundation
One of Us Global Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Overbrook Foundation |
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Paul G. Allen Foundation Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
PFund Foundation
Polk Bros. Foundation Pride Foundation
Proteus Fund, Inc. Raikes Foundation
Richmond Memorial Health Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Rosenberg Foundation
Southern California Grantmakers
Solidaire Network
Stonewall Community Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Stupski Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Tagliabue Family Foundation
The California Endowment
The Collins Foundation
The Colorado Health Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Wild Gifting Project
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Tikkun Olam Foundation
Third Wave Fund
Tides Foundation
Trans Justice Funding Project
Transgender Strategy Center True Self Foundation
Tzedek Social Justice Fund
ViiV Healthcare
Wallace Foundation
Wayfarer Foundation
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Women Moving Millions
Yellowhammer Fund |
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