Report: Over 6 Percent of Global Philanthropy Directed at LGBT Issues South Florida Gay News
go to original September 11, 2013

In 2010, $72.6 in global philanthropy reached the doorsteps of LGBT people, figuratively speaking. That’s out of a total $1.2 billion of worldwide philanthropy, as reported by a new study from the Foundation Center.

The Foundation Center was established in 1956 and claims to "maintain the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants." It partnered with The International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) - a global network of donors and grant makers - for the June study, "the first research report of its kind."

So over $70 million went to the LGBT population, but how does that break down? Well, looking at the LGBT-focused segment of the report yields some interesting data, like the fact that the top contributor in 2010 is the Arcus Foundation, which, on top of dedicating itself to LGBT issues, its second and equal priority is "to conserve and protect the great apes." Arcus gave $14.6 million. Second place goes to the Gill Foundation, which came out at an even $10 million. Sixth place goes to the Ford Foundation, which in late July hired openly gay Darren Walker as its new president - it gave $4 million.

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The Top 10 LGBT Funders:

1. Arcus Foundation, $14.6 million
2. Gill Foundation, $10 million
3. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, $6.1 million
4. Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, $5.9 million
5. Open Society Foundations, $4.2 million
6. Ford Foundation, $4 million
7. Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, $3.6 million
8. Proteus Fund, $3.4 million
9. Tides Foundation, $2.1 million
10. American Jewish World Service-Donor Advised Fund, $1.9 million

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