2019-2020 Global Resources Report:
Government & Philanthropic Support for LGBTI Communities

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The 2019–2020 Global Resources Report: Government & Philanthropic Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities is the most comprehensive report to date on the state of global funding for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) issues. This report documents data on over 15,800 grants awarded by 499 foundations, intermediary NGOs, and corporations and by 17 donor government and multilateral agencies over the two-year period of 2019–2020.

LGBTI communities worldwide face urgent conditions, and grantmakers must mobilize together to financially resource the movements that can meet those needs. This report provides the data to make the case for strategic and impactful funding.

Building on three previous editions, and now documenting a combined 8 years, this report provides detailed data on the distribution of LGBTI funding by geography, issue, strategy, population focus, and donor type, offering a tool for identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities in the rapidly changing landscape of LGBTI funding.

This new edition documents a total of $576 million, showing that global LGBTI funding grew by 3%, or over $16 million (USD). Notably, this edition of the report also documents a 38% increase in the number of grantees.

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THANK YOU TO THE REPORT SPONSORS

Thank you to the 2019-2020 Global Resources Report sponsors: American Jewish World Service, The Baring Foundation, Global Fund for Women, Horizons Foundation, Mama Cash, and Voice,
and the full membership of Global Philanthropy Project.

LEARN ABOUT LGBTI FUNDING IN THE U.S.A

Want to learn more about the details of funding in the U.S.A. and by U.S.-based foundations? Read Funders for LGBTQ Issues2019-2020 Resource Tracking Report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations. 

MORE RESEARCH FROM GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PROJECT

Partnering with Pride was written by leading LGBTIQ+ groups across Asia and the Pacific, in partnership with the Global Philanthropy Project and Equality Australia, 2023

Elevate Children Funders Group y Global Philanthropy Project, 2021

Elevate Children Funders Group and Global Philanthropy Project, March 2021

These briefs focus on: global LBQTI funding, the role of intermediaries and government embassies in global LGBTI funding, and funding for LGBTI sex workers.

Report available in English, Spanish, and French

What are the different kinds of LGBTI funders, and what are good ways to approach them for support? Watch GPP’s new “meet the donors” video to learn more.

Global Philanthropy Project, January 2021

Global Philanthropy Project and Funders for LGBTQ Issues, May 2020

Resources from Elevate Children’s Funders Group and Global Philanthropy Project, October 2019

GPP, GATE, AJWS, Astraea, 2019.