Grants for lgbt rights organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to lgbt rights organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

273 lgbt rights organizations received at least $8.9 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 566 grants made from 363 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,174. Of these 363 foundations, 80% made just a single grant to lgbt rights orgs, and 5% made grants to four or more lgbt rights orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$8,915,755

Total grant dollars given to lgbt rights organizations

566

Number of grants made annually to lgbt rights organizations

363

Number of grantmakers funding lgbt rights organizations

$1,174

Median grant size to lgbt rights organizations

Foundations that support lgbt rights organizations

Out of all grants made to lgbt rights organizations, 69% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 88% of the dollar-value of grants to lgbt rights orgs. Foundations funding lgbt rights orgs also made grants to multiservice human service organizations, legal aid societies, civil rights organizations, youth development programs, and educational institutions.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	253
Medium	48
Large	62

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	10
Private	286
Corporate	36
Other	31

Grants made

Grants made to lgbt rights orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	292
2-3	52
4-10	15
11+	4

Top 10 foundations supporting lgbt rights organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to lgbt rights orgs	Number of grants made to lgbt rights orgs	Median grant size
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	24	$617
David Bohnett Foundation	CA	State	0.2%	12	$550
Salesforce Com Foundation	CA	National	0.0%	12	$50
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.1%	11	$200
Arcus Foundation	NY	National	0.1%	10	$1,250
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.0%	10	$425
Synchrony Foundation	CT	National	0.1%	9	$726
The Ford Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	8	$525
Baird Foundation	WI	National	0.2%	8	$750
Chubb Charitable Foundation	PA	National	0.1%	8	$500

See all grantmaking to lgbt rights organizations

LGBT rights organizations grantees

LGBT rights organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 92% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 44% of all lgbt rights orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	564
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	2

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$2,500
$100k-$500k	$1,000
$500k-$1M	$900
$1M-$5M	$1,500
>$5M	$1,050

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
California	168
New York	128
District of Columbia	68
Massachusetts	25
Other	177

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	124
Los Angeles	110
Washington DC	70
San Francisco	51
Other	209

Top 25 grants made to lgbt rights organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)	$5,275,000	President's Fund	David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)	$2,500,000	To Provide Covid-19 Support	Blue Meridian Partners
Raise A Child Incorporated	$5,000	General	Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)	$5,000	General Support	Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)	$5,000	For Desiq Diaspora, for Their Flexible Usage	Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice
Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays / Pflag Omaha	$5,000	Latinx Community Engagementlatinx Community Engagement	Pflag
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)	$5,000	General Operating Support. 201907-6905	Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)	$5,000	General Donation To Support Organization Or Program	The Colorado Health Foundation
The Trevor Project	$5,000	Funding for Lifeline & Suicide Preve	JA and HG Woodruff Jr Charitable
Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders	$5,000	General Operating	Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)	$5,000	For Sponsorship of An Event	James Irvine Foundation
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)	$5,000	For Sponsorship of A Human Rights Event	James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center	$5,000	For Unrestricted Support	James Irvine Foundation
Basic Rights Education Fund	$5,000	Sponsorship	Providence Health and Services Oregon
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)	$5,000	General - Non Restrictive	Sale Family Foundation
Movement Advancement Project	$5,000	General Operating Support	Our Fund
Human Rights Campaign Foundation	$5,000	General & Unrestricted	Gobioff Foundation
Family Equality	$5,000	Program Support	Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation
Human Rights Campaign Foundation	$5,000	Community Assistance	Restaurant Association of METROPOLITAN Washington (RAMW)
Out Boulder County	$5,000	General Operating Support	The Denver Foundation
Resource Center	$5,000	Supporting Arts, Community Development, Education and Programs in the Black Belt	The Black Belt Community Foundation
Gay and Andlesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)	$5,000	Support	The Charles L and Joan M Hirsch Family Foundation
Lambda Legal	$5,000	Social Justice Advocacy	Samsara Foundation
Human Rights Campaign Foundation	$5,000	General Operating Support	WMN Foundation
Equality California (EQCA)	$5,000	General Support	Liberty Hill Foundation

See all grants to lgbt rights organizations

Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "LGBT rights organizations" category for this page is determined by the "R26: LGBT Rights" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.