Population

LGBTQI, 2011 - 2015

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex

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Foundation Funding for LGBTQI

These are partial figures based on a subset of foundations that shared grants data all five years: Read more about our methodology.

4%
Share of foundation
human rights funding

$337.1 Million out of
$9.4 Billion for all rights
5,201 Grants
from 2011 - 2015

Top Foundation Funders

  1. Ford Foundation $60.8 M
  2. Arcus Foundation $46.6 M
  3. Hivos $23.4 M
  4. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund $19.8 M
  5. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $14.2 M
  6. NoVo Foundation $12.4 M
  7. American Jewish World Service $11.1 M
  8. Tides Foundation $11.1 M
  9. The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice $9.8 M
  10. Proteus Fund $9.1 M
  11. The Atlantic Philanthropies $7.8 M
  12. Anonymous $6.8 M
  13. Foundation for a Just Society $6.8 M
  14. The California Endowment $6.7 M
  15. The Sigrid Rausing Trust $6.1 M
  16. Mama Cash $5.6 M
  17. The Oak Foundation $4.2 M
  18. Public Interest Projects $3.9 M
  19. The Global Fund for Women $3.8 M
  20. Nationale Postcode Loterij $3.7 M
  21. Uhai Eashri $3.3 M
  22. Fund For Global Human Rights $3.2 M
  23. The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation $2.9 M
  24. The James Irvine Foundation $2.6 M
  25. Wells Fargo Foundation $2.2 M
  26. M = Millions
    B = Billions

Bilateral and Multilateral Funding

1%
Share of OECD
human rights funding

$157.5 Million out of
$18.1 Billion for all rights
612 Disbursements

Top Funders

  1. Global Fund $64.6 M
  2. Sweden $38.3 M
  3. Norway $20.0 M
  4. European Union Institutions $9.2 M
  5. Netherlands $5.8 M
  6. United States $4.9 M
  7. Australia $4.8 M
  8. Finland $3.4 M
  9. Spain $1.4 M
  10. Germany $1.4 M
  11. United Kingdom $1.3 M
  12. Canada $1.1 M
  13. Belgium $470.4 K
  14. Denmark $455.9 K
  15. Switzerland $154.8 K
  16. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) $145.9 K
  17. Austria $55.5 K
  18. Ireland $26.5 K
  19. Iceland $14.9 K
  20. Slovenia $8.9 K
  21. M = Millions
    B = Billions

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Sample Grants

  • Fund For Global Human Rights
    Queer Youth Uganda (Uganda)
    To educate the LGBTI community on their rights, offer legal and psycho-social support to young persons who identify as LGBTI, and provide means for them to fight discrimination.
  • Foundation for a Just Society
    Sankofa Initiative for West Africa (ISDAO)
    To establish an activist-led fund dedicated to strengthening and supporting a West African movement for gender diversity and sexual rights.