Tickets are now on sale for the fourth Pride in Philanthropy Awards! Join us on September 19th from 6 PM to 9 PM in NYC for an evening of drinks, bites, and entertainment as we celebrate institutions and individuals who have had a transformative impact on LGBTQ philanthropy.
This year's honorees include: Katherine Acey, Rickke Mananzala, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Campaign for Southern Equality, Queer Mobilization Fund, and the Fund for Trans Generations at Borealis Philanthropy.
The 2024 Pride in Philanthropy Awards are sure to be a night you don’t want to miss! In a moment of crisis, we look forward to gathering our network for an evening of celebration and joy. |
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Our virtual offices will be closed from Monday, August 22. We will be back after Labor Day on September 3, 2024. |
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Members of the Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ team were at these following events. Feel free to reach out to connect and learn more about our work. |
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Stephen Switzer (Director of Finance and Administration) held a funder-organizing dinner at Netroots Nation in Baltimore and also facilitated the conference’s LGBTQ caucus.
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In preparation for Funding Forward 2025, April Bethea (Director of External Affairs), Cleopatra Jach Acquaye (Director of Programs), and Hala Hassan (Communications & Story Telling Officer) from our team hosted a philanthropy happy hour in Houston, Texas to bring together LGBTQ and allied professionals in philanthropy for an informal gathering.
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Research team members Alyssa Lawther (Senior Research Officer) and Sammy Luffy (Director of Research) joined Katie Carter (Pride Foundation) and Fran Hutchins (The Equality Federation) at member institution Arabella Advisors' Rainbow ERG Lunch & Learn Group to discuss funding for LGBTQ organizations and movements.
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April moderated the panel “Demystifying Foundation Funding” at Equality Federation’s annual Leadership Conference in Portland, Oregon. Speakers included representatives from Funders’ member institutions: Dylan Hoos (Johnson Family Foundation), Glo Ross (Arcus Foundation), and Steph Perkins (Gill Foundation).
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Cleopatra Jach served as a panelist on the plenary “What's Next? Envisioning the Future of Reproductive Equity and Justice, Centering Racial and Gender Justice” during Funders for Reproductive Equity (FRE)’s 2024 Summer Membership Meeting.
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Queer & Trans People in Emergent Space (QTPIES) is a peer support and network building space for queer and trans folks working in philanthropy, as well as a place to have emergent conversations on sector-wide news. The space is open to philanthropic professionals at both Funders for LGBTQ Issues member and nonmember institutions.
If you would like to sign up for the affinity space please fill out this form and we’ll get back to you shortly. Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 24th from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. |
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Funding Forward is the annual gathering of grantmakers committed to LGBTQ issues organized by the affinity group Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Funding Forward 2025 is coming to Houston, Texas from March 31 – April 3 with March 31 being a pre-session day!
Registration will open this fall, stay tuned. |
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Philanthropy's Response to HIV and AIDS: 2022 Grantmaking
For more than two decades, the annual resource tracking report from Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) has been guiding the landscape of HIV-related philanthropy. Read the 21st edition of their resource tracking report to learn how HIV-related philanthropy is shifting and where support is still needed.
As the South Grows Report: Propagating Power
Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) revisits their report series to explore what is transpiring on the frontlines as the South grows. Their latest report—Propagating Power— uplifts the voices of movement leaders, including ProGeorgia, Black Voters Matter, and The Partnership Fund, to explain the complicated political conditions Southerners must navigate daily and offer solutions philanthropy must implement to ensure that Black, Brown, Indigenous and all directly impacted communities in the South are no longer left behind.
A Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems
If you’re looking for an informative read, check out the 2024 edition of A Consumers Guide to Grants Management Systems for Public and Private Foundations. The goal of this resource is to empower grants management professionals to make the most informed choice they can when it comes to their tech solutions.
New Policy Brief: Project 2025 Poses A Grave Threat To LGBTQIA+ Equality And Health Equity, Racial And Gender Equity
The policy brief documents the anti-LGBTQIA+ and racial equity biases of Project 2025’s architects, many of whom served in former President Donald Trump’s first administration. It also explains the ways in which the proposals affecting the Department of Health and Human Services and specific agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would harm people who are LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, newly arrived to the country, living in poverty, living with disabilities, or otherwise disadvantaged or marginalized.
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Queer Mobilization Fund
The Queer Mobilization Fund is currently accepting applications through September 1! Their grants are open to organizations based in the US Southeast that are run by and for queer and trans BIPOC individuals with an intention to uplift the power and visibility of these communities. QMF offers two funding opportunities that organizations may apply to:
Learn more about QMF's capacity building BISCUITS grants (up to $5,000) for organizations with budgets under $300,000 and GRAVY grants ($10,000) for former grantees with budgets under $450,000 and apply here.
Meyer's 2024 Funding Opportunity
Meyer Memorial Trust is now accepting applications for funding through their issue-based portfolios — Our Resilient Places, Our Empowered Youth and Our Collective Prosperity. Check out their applicant toolkit for resources including grant-specific checklists, FAQs and more. The call for proposals is open from August 12 - September 23. Meyer estimates that most of the grants awarded will be between $75,000-$100,000 and 1 year in duration. Learn more.
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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
Democratizing Justice Initiative
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Edward W. Hazen Foundation
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
Gill Foundation
Goldman Family DAF
Gilmour-Jirgens Fund |
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Halff Windham
Hyams Foundation
Henry van Ameringen Foundation
Horizons Foundation
Impact Charitable
James Irvine Foundation
Johnson Family Foundation
Kataly 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
Pacific Foundation Services, LLC
Paul G. Allen Foundation Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation
PFund Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation |
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Proteus Fund, Inc.
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
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Tagliabue Family Foundation
The California Endowment
The Collins Foundation
The Colorado Health Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Queer Livelihoods Project
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
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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