Grant Making to Gay and Lesbian Causes Down in 2003

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

March 23, 2006 | Read Time: 1 minute

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations examines giving to gay and lesbian causes in 2003. According to the report, 154 grant makers made 1,657 grants totaling nearly $28.7-million that year, a 4-percent decline from 2002. Organizations that focus on civil rights received the largest share of support, accounting for 24 percent of all the grants. Because 30 percent of grant dollars came from the four most generous foundations—the Gill Foundation, the California Endowment, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, and the Ford Foundation—the report warns grant seekers of the potential for financial trouble if those institutions were to change their grant-making priorities.

Publisher: Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, 116 East 16th Street, Seventh Floor, New York, N.Y. 10003; (212) 475-2930; fax (212) 982-3221; http://www.lgbtfunders.org; 23 pages; available free for download on the organization’s Web site.

About the Author

M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.