Infographic 2015 tracking report
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This 14th edition of the tracking report finds that LGBTQ grantmaking reached a new record high of $160.7 million! The report notes significant increases in funding for trans communities, grantmaking to address criminalization and criminal justice reform, and support for LGBTQ communities in the U.S. South.
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Infographic 2015 tracking report
- 1. For the second year in a row, funding for local LGBTQ communities in the U.S. South increased dramatically by more than 50 percent. Local, State, and Regional Funding of LGBTQ Issues, by Regional Percentage Change 5,267 Grants 1,990 Grantees $160,702,984 Total Investment in LGBTQ issues 334Foundations and Corporations Invested in LGBTQ Issues 104 West 29th Street, 4th Floor • New York, NY 10001 • p: 212.475.2930 • f: 212.475.2532 lgbtfunders.org @lgbtfunders facebook.com/LGBTQFunders © April 2017 by Funders for LGBTQ Issues Curator: Lyle Matthew Kan • Designer: Gabriel Lee 2015Tracking Report LGBTQ Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations While the amount of funding and the number of funders investing in LGBTQ issues showed a modest increase in 2015, a review of 100 of the largest foundations in the U.S. revealed that more than half provided no funding that specifically focused on LGBTQ issues. Only 3 awarded 1 percent or more of their grantmaking to LGBTQ issues—down from 5 in 2014. No grantmaking devoted specifically to LGBTQ issues Less than 1% of grantmaking devoted specifically to LGBTQ issues More than 1% of grantmaking devoted specifically to LGBTQ issues Foundation funding for LGBTQ issues reached a record high of $160.7 million in 2015, at a significantly reduced rate of growth of less than 5 percent. Total Annual LGBTQ Grant Dollars, 2006-2015 Nominal dollars (not adjusted) 2015 dollars (adjusted for inflation) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 $71,336,251 $80,295,279 $116,181,019 $96,533,298 $96,829,756 $123,012,423 $121,412,490 $129,112,119 $153,248,693 $160,702,984 $83,868,572 $91,787,222 $127,898,248 $106,648,423 $105,249,561 $129,617,521 $125,337,875 $131,362,299 $153,430,596 $160,702,984 $150,000,000 $200,000,000 $100,000,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 However, the increase in LGBTQ funding did not keep pace with the increase in overall foundation funding. As a result, the percent of foundation grant dollars dedicated to LGBTQ issues dropped slightly. For every $100 dollars awarded by U.S. foundations, only 27 cents specifically supported LGBTQ issues. ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ Top 10 Funders of LGBTQ Issues, by Total Dollar Amount* In 2015, the top 10 funders of LGBTQ issues provided $71.3 million in grants—a decrease of nearly $2 million— accounting for 44 percent of the year’s total. Notable increases included significant growth in funding for trans communities and for criminal- ization and criminal justice reform. Funding for trans communities increased more than $5 million, or 40 percent, to a record-breaking $18.2 million. Meanwhile, funding for criminalization and criminal justice reform in the United States increased by more than $2.5 million, more than doubling, to a record-breaking $5.1 million. Distribution of LGBTQ Grant Dollars, by Geographic Focus Approximately 80 percent of LGBTQ funding from U.S.-based foundations and corporations supported LGBTQ communities in the United States. Domestic - Local $43,636,429 Domestic - National $61,689,255 Domestic - Regional $5,013,334 Domestic – State $18,781,617 Outside the U.S. $21,462,451 Intl. (Global Focus) $10,119,897 Northeast +3% Midwest +16% South +52% Mountain -1% Pacific +9% Funding for Trans Communities Funding for LGBTQ Criminalization and Criminal Justice Reform +40% 2014 $12,872,562 2015 $18,198,964 +105% 2014 $2,490,250 2015 $5,107,729 Sources of LGBTQ Grant Dollars, by Funder Type Even with new donors in the space, more than a third of the funding continued to be driven by LGBTQ donors—either through private foundations established by LGBTQ donors or public funders dedicated to LGBTQ communities. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Anonymous $21,920,97913% LGBTQ Public Foundations $23,678,677 14% Non-LGBTQ Public Foundations $25,284,931 14% LGBTQ Private Foundations $38,633,538 22% Non-LGBTQ Private Foundations $40,326,317 23% Community Foundations $8,356,079 5% Corporate Funders $16,546,819 9% $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ *Anonymous funders awarded $21,920,979 in 2015. If the anonymous funders appeared as one funder in the list above, they would rank as the number one funder. American Jewish World Service Open Society Foundations Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Tides Foundation M.A.C. AIDS Fund Pride Foundation Gill Foundation Ford Foundation Arcus Foundation Elton John AIDS Foundation