50 Funders increased their global LGBTI Funding by 25% or more in 2017–2018
The 2017-2018 Global Resources Report: Government and Philanthropic Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities, documents over 19,764 grants awarded by 800 foundations, NGO intermediary funders, and corporations and by 15 donor government and multilateral agencies over the two-year period of 2017-2018. The 2017-2018 report shows an overall increase of 11% for global LGBTI funding compared to the previous report, totaling $560 million (USD).
Within that increase, we are pleased to share that the following list of 50 funders each increased their funding to LGBTI communities by 25% or more comparing the two year period of 2017–2018 to 2015-2016. This analysis includes funds awarded for the purpose regranting, while excluding funding focused on the U.S.
Thank you to these funders and all represented in the Global Resources Report for your commitment to LGBTI communities!
Those with an asterisk are GPP Members
| Advocates for Youth | Ford Foundation* | North Star Fund |
| All Out | Foundation for a Just Society* | Our Fund |
| Alphawood Foundation | FRIDA the Young Feminist Fund | PlanetRomeo Foundation |
| American Institute of Bisexuality | Front Line Defenders | Red Umbrella Fund |
| Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Gilead Sciences | Sigrid Rausing Trust* |
| ARIA Foundation | Government of Canada | Small Change Foundation |
| Baring Foundation* | Government of Finland | Stiftung EVZ |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | Government of France | Stonewall Community Foundation |
| Bread for the World | Government of Norway | Swedish Federation for LGBTQ Rights (RFSL) |
| Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Tides Foundation |
| Calamus Foundation (Delaware) | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Tudor Trust |
| Calamus Foundation (New York) | Henry van Ameringen Foundation | UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women |
| COC Netherlands | Hirschfeld Eddy Foundation | Unitarian Universalist Service Committee |
| Comic Relief | International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) - Europe | Urgent Action Fund (Africa) |
| David Bohnett Foundation | Mama Cash* | ViiV Healthcare |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation (combined UK + US offices) | MetLife Foundation | World Bank |
| Fondation de France | Mongolian Women's Fund |
