LGBTQ Grants

ALLIANCE FOR FULL ACCEPTANCE

The Alliance for Full Acceptance supports LBGTQ organizations that address the emotional health and wellbeing of LGBTQ youth.

ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION

The Alphawood Foundation is a Chicago-based funder supports advocacy, archeology education, arts education, arts and culture and LGBTQ causes in the Chicago area and beyond.

AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE

This funder makes major grants at the global level for the human rights of the LGBTQ community.

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

The AMAF’s grantmaking for LGBTQ aims to reduce health disparities and improve quality of life for LGBTQ patients, build the capacity of health services to address unique LGBTQ health needs and understand the social determinants of health in these communities.

ARCH COMMUNITY FUND

The Arch Community Fund supports grassroots groups working for social justice across overlapping areas of community development, civic engagement and the rights of all marginalized people.

ARCUS FOUNDATION

The Arcus Foundation, now in its second decade of operation, specializes in defending LGBT rights and protecting the world’s great apes. Awarding millions of dollars annually in domestic and international LGBT-related grants, Arcus is a huge player in this field. Arcus LGBT funding emphasizes outreach to youth, people of color, and faith communities.  

AQUA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN

The Aqua Fund for Women supports LGBTQ organizations throughout South Florida.

ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE

Astraea is both well-funded and accessible to initial grantseekers, even those of modest name recognition. Astraea prioritizes advocacy for lesbians, transgender individuals and the arts. 

SUSAN AND DONALD BABSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The Susan and Donald Babson Charitable Foundation funds an array of LGBTQ causes across the United States. 

BARING FOUNDATION

This foundation conducts LGBTQ grantmaking across several areas, especially at the international development level.

B.W. BASTIAN FOUNDATION

Founded in 1997 by tech entrepreneur Bruce Bastian, the Bastian Foundation’s areas of focus include the performing arts, LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS advocacy. It prioritizes projects based in the U.S. Intermountain West region (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana).

BLACHFORD-COOPER FOUNDATION

Blachford-Cooper offers modest-sized grants to LGBTQ organizations across the United States.

BERLANTI FAMILY FOUNDATION

This low-profile funder makes grants for LGBTQ causes across the U.S. Work often intersects with civic engagement work.

DAVID BOHNETT FOUNDATION

The David Bohnett Foundation’s LGBT funding focuses primarily on LGBT equality and access to technology. Grants are also awarded in several additional funding areas that include the arts (particularly in the Los Angeles area), gun violence, animal language and municipal leadership. 

BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY

Borealis Philanthropy describes itself as a “social justice philanthropic intermediary” and runs funds to support grassroots organizations in the areas of racial justice, criminal justice reform, LGBTQ causes and disabilities.

LOUIS L. BORICK FOUNDATION

This foundation broadly supports LGBTQ causes, as well has related groups that are fighting HIV/AIDS.

BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION

The Born this Way Foundation is the philanthropic organization of pop star and actress Lady Gaga. It works to promote youth empowerment, LGBTQ youth and mental health.

BOSTON FOUNDATION

This place-based funder is a major community foundation in the Greater Boston area that makes grants to support the LGBTQ+ community.

CALAMUS FOUNDATION

The New York-based Calamus Foundation offers general operation and program-specific grants for charitable organizations providing “care and support” for individuals with HIV as well as those working on the LGBT community’s identity and rights. In a recent year, the foundation awarded a total of over $2 million in grants.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The California Community Foundation focuses nearly all of its grantmaking on underserved populations in Los Angeles. It funds LGBTQ issues through an intersection with education, health, immigration and housing. Sums also support civic engagement, racial equity the arts and more.

DONALD AND CAROLE CHAIKEN FOUNDATION

The Donald and Carole Chaiken Foundation broadly funds LGBTQ causes across the United States.

CHANNEL FOUNDATION

While the foundation does not have a specific focus area that supports LGBTQ rights, all of its grantmaking programs prioritize the rights of women and trans people.

COIL FOUNDATION

The COIL Foundation supports LGBTQ organizations around the country.

COLLINGWOOD FOUNDATION

The Collingwood Foundation supports LGBTQ organizations across the United States and does not name specific LGBTQ funding strategies.

JIM COLLINS FOUNDATION

The Jim Collins Foundation provides funding to individuals for gender transition surgeries and related hospital care.

COMMON STREAM

Common Stream invests in LGBTQ organizations located in the U.S. that benefit youth, schools and theater as an empowerment tool.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is one of the largest funders in the region, awarding grants in western Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi.

CONTIGO FUND

The Contigo Fund supports LGBTQ+, racial and other social justice causes in Central Florida.

CRAWFORD IDEMA FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Crawford Idema Family Foundation limits its LGBTQ grantmaking to organizations that serve South Santa Barbara County in California and Concord, Massachusetts.

CROSSROADS FUND

The Crossroads Fund supports community-based LGBT organizations in the Chicago area.

CURVE FOUNDATION

The Curve Foundation gives two annual awards for journalistic coverage of LGBTQ issues. It also runs online events related to LGBTQ rights and is a major organizer of Lesbian Visibility Week.

DELAWARE VALLEY LEGACY FUND

The Delaware Valley Legacy Fund supports the LGBTQ community of Philadelphia and surrounding areas.

DIGITAL DEFENDERS PARTNERSHIP

Digital Defenders Partnership focuses its grantmaking on protecting human rights defenders and human rights organizations in the digital space.

DROPBOX FOUNDATION

The foundation does not have a specific program focused on LGBTQ+ issues; however, it does broadly make grants in this area.

ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation awards grants to LGBTQ organizations across the country.

EQUALITY FUND

This funder considers the LGBTQ community across all of its giving areas.

ESMOND HARMSWORTH 1997 CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

The Esmond Harmsworth 1997 Charitable Foundation broadly funds LGBTQ organizations.

FORD FOUNDATION

The Ford Foundation is one of the stalwart funders of progressive causes and issues of social justice. Owing to a recent restructuring, the foundation will continue to support LGBTQ issues internationally, but has ended its support for U.S.-based LGBTQ work.

FOUNDATION FOR A JUST SOCIETY

The Foundation for a Just Society advances the rights of women, girls and LGBTQ people.

FOUNDATION FOR LOUISIANA

This state funder makes social grants in Louisiana. One major area of giving includes LGBTQ causes through a focus on gender justice.

FREEDOM HOUSE

Freedom House offers grantees emergency assistance for defending human rights, activism, civil society organizations, survivors of religious persecution and defenders of religious freedom.

FRIDA: THE YOUNG FEMINIST FUND

FRIDA seeks young-women- and trans-led organizations combating oppression, violence, and inequality.

FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS

The Fund for Global Human Rights awards grants to LGBTQ+ organizations working in North Africa, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

FUNDERS FOR JUSTICE

Funders for Justice is a member organization that fosters collaboration among philanthropic organizations and others working in the areas of social, racial, Indigenous, criminal and gender justice in the U.S.

DAVID GEFFEN FOUNDATION

The David Geffen Foundation supports equal rights and nondiscrimination advocacy and policymaking for LGBT populations.

WALLACE ALEXANDER GERBODE FOUNDATION

LGBTQ populations are among several groups “currently experiencing trauma and persecution,” toward which the Gerbode Foundation has demonstrated a broad commitment.

GILL FOUNDATION

The Denver-based Gill Foundation has awarded millions of dollars annually in grants for “organizations working on policy and advocacy efforts to achieve equality in the U.S. for all people, including sexual orientation and gender identity or expression,” both nationally and in founder Tim Gill’s home state of Colorado.

GUILFORD GREEN FOUNDATION

The Guildford Green Foundation broadly supports LGBTQIA organizations in North Carolina.

GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN

The Global Fund for Women funds organizations that address women’s sexual, reproductive, economic, social and political rights.

GLOBAL RESILIENCE FUND FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN

The Global Resilience Fund does not outline specific goals for its LGBTQ grantmaking, but broadly supports several organizations that support trans and nonbinary youth and sex workers.

GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation supports youth, arts and culture, health, women and girls, safety net, environmental sustainability, inclusivity and other community needs in eight counties surrounding Cincinnati, Ohio.

GROUNDSWELL FOUNDATION

Groundswell’s LGBTQ funding stems from several targeted funds.

EVELYN AND WALTER HAAS JR. FUND

The Haas Fund is a pioneer in marriage equality and awards large-scale grants for a range of LGBT-related work. However, grant proposals are accepted by invitation only.

EDWARD W. HAZEN FOUNDATION

The Edward W. Hazen Foundation’s grants focus on the impacts of structural oppression and social inequality on young people.

WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION

This major does not have a dedicated LGBTQ program, but gives related grants across intersecting funding areas.

COLIN HIGGINS FOUNDATION

The Colin Higgins Foundation broadly supports LGBTQ youth across the United States.

HOLLYFIELD FOUNDATION

The Texas-based Hollyfield Foundation broadly supports LGBTQ organizations across the United States.

INTERNATIONAL TRANS FUND

The International Trans Fund works globally to support trans and LGBTQ+ movement building.

JOHNSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Johnson Family Foundation focuses LGBTQ grantmaking on sustainable projects that build equality movements and foster a greater understanding of mental health issues faced by the LGBTQ community.

JP MORGAN CHASE

The JPMorgan Chase supports local, regional and national LGBTQ organizations, though it does not have a dedicated program.

KATALY FOUNDATION

The Kataly Foundation supports racial equity and indigenous rights, environmental justice, public health and economic development as these issues relate to communities of color, displaced persons, LGBTQ, women and other historically oppressed groups that encounter systemic racism.

JOHN C. KISH FOUNDATION

The John C. Kish Foundation broadly supports LGBTQ organizations across the United States rather than naming specifics strategies of interest.

LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION

The Laughing Gull Foundation supports LGBTQ organizations that address discrimination and oppression of LGBTQ people living in the southern United States. 

LEEWAY FOUNDATION

The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans and gender nonconforming social change artists in the five-county Philadelphia region.

LEONARD-LITZ FOUNDATION

This funder conducts grantmaking for the LGBTQ community across all of its programs.

LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION

The Levi Strauss Foundation’s LGBTQ grants are often connected to human rights and HIV/AIDS.

LIBRA FOUNDATION

The Libra Foundation’s gender justice program also supports organizations and initiatives that protect the rights of queer, gender nonconforming and trans people.

LOEB FOUNDATION

The Loeb Foundation names LGBTQ freedom as an area of grantmaking interest, although this is one of the foundation’s smaller areas of giving.

M.A.C. AIDS FUND

The M.A.C. AIDS Fund awards LGBTQ-related grants to organizations working with those affected by HIV/AIDS.

MADRE

MADRE supports community-based efforts to end violence against LGBTQ individuals in rural and indigenous communities around the world.

MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION

The Marguerite Casey Foundation funds organizations that advocate for a more just and equitable society.

MASTO FOUNDATION

The Masto Foundation provides unrestricted multi-year support to grassroots groups working in the areas of human rights, racial and Indigenous justice, women’s and LGBTQ causes and related fields of interest.

BRIAN A. MCCARTHY FOUNDATION

The Brian A. McCarthy Foundation invests in LGBTQ health, education, culture and wellbeing with an emphasis on HIV research and prevention, as well as housing and antiviolence programs for LGBTQ youth.

MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST

Meyer Memorial Trust is a justice and equity-focused grantmaker serving communities in the state of Oregon. Its grants support racial justice, economic justice, education, community development, immigrants rights and more.

THE MIAMI FOUNDATION

Though largely a regional funder focused on Greater Miami, this is a growing force in the Southeast LGBTQ+ giving space, which largely focuses on youth and the elderly.

SILVA WATSON MOONWALK FUND

The Silva Watson Moonwalk Fund awards grants to organizations across the country; however, the majority of grants go to support LGBTQ organizations located in California.

MORIAH FUND

The Moriah Fund’s grants for LGBTQ focus on human rights issues at the global level.

MS. FOUNDATION

The Ms. Foundation for Women seeks organizations fighting for broad policy change for women’s rights.

NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDER’S GROUP

This GUTC signatory makes large grants to LGBTQ causes through racial equity, gender and climate justice lens.

NEO PHILANTHROPY

Neo Philanthropy is a grantmaking intermediary working the area of social justice. Current funding programs concern immigrant justice and civic participation in underrepresented communities across the U.S. and intersect with LGBTQ causes.

NEW HARVEST FOUNDATION

The New Harvest Foundation only funds LGBTQ organizations located in or serving the South Central Wisconsin region.

NEW PROSPECT FOUNDATION

The New Prospect Foundation broadly funds LGBTQ organizations across the United States.

NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

The NYCT is a powerhouse funder for causes of social, economic and environmental justice. NYCT supports organizations that provide legal assistance, aid individuals with HIV/AIDS, and provide a number of services to elderly, minority and economically disadvantaged LGBTs.

NORTH STAR FUND

The North Star Fund concentrates its LGBTQ grantmaking in New York City and its five boroughs.

NOVO FOUNDATION

NoVo invests in organizations combating regressive policies against marginalized populations, including LGBTQ communities.

OAK FOUNDATION

The Oak Foundation invests in organizations that support the fundamental rights of vulnerable groups.

ONE INSTITUTE

ONE Institute, previously the One Archives Foundation, supports LGBTQ scholars or scholars researching LGBTQ topics based at USC Libraries, where the foundation’s LGBTQ archival materials are held. ONE Institute’s repository is considered the largest in the world.

OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

The New York-based OSF focuses on a wide range of domestic and international human rights and social justice issues, with a particular focus on developing countries. The LGBT program at Open Society is part of its Human Rights Initiative.

OUR FUND FOUNDATION

While a community foundation servicing South Florida, OFF has become a leading LGBTQ+ funder benefitting a range of causes.

OVERBROOK FOUNDATION 

Overbrook’s work is split into two categories: human rights, which includes LGBT issues, and the environment. Supports marriage equality and other issues affecting LGBTs both domestically and internationally.  A small number of repeat grantees receive funds each year; unsolicited calls or proposals are discouraged.

PALETTE FUND

The Palette Fund supports organizations across the United States that actively break down barriers for the LGBTQ community.

PFUND FOUNDATION

The PFund awards grants to LGBTQ community organizations that advocate for sustainable, systemic change.

PINK HOUSE FOUNDATION

The Pink House Foundation does not name LGBTQ causes as an area of grantmaking interest, but several grants have supported LGBTQ organizations in the U.S.

POINT FOUNDATION

The Point Foundation awards scholarships to LGBTQ students across the United States.

PROTEUS FUND 

The Civil Marriage Collaborative is Proteus Fund’s major contribution to LGBTQ funding. This program provides major amounts to a small number of grantees each year and proposals are by invitation only.

RAINBOW WORLD FUND

The Rainbow World Fund supports LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ communities in need around the world.

RESIST

Resist broadly funds grassroots and local LGBTQ rights organizations.

E. RHODES AND LEONA B. CARPENTER FOUNDATION

The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation awards grants to local, regional and national LGBTQ organizations.

JOSEPH AND FLORENCE ROBLEE FOUNDATION

The Joseph and Florence Roblee Foundation invests in women’s empowerment.

ROCKING MOON FOUNDATION

The Rocking Moon Foundation focuses its LGBTQ funding on organizations working with at-risk gay, lesbian and transgender youth.

SIGRID RAUSING TRUST

This U.K.-based funder supports organizations that address homophobia and LGBTI discrimination.

ROSENBERG FOUNDATION

The Rosenberg Foundation awards grants to organizations working to improve social and environmental conditions for Californians related to justice and public safety, immigrant and workers’ rights, and civic rights and engagement.

BOB A. ROSS FOUNDATION

The Bob A. Ross Foundation awards grants to LGBTQ organizations in San Francisco.

SAN DIEGO PRIDE

Using proceeds from its well-known and widely-attended San Diego Pride Festival, this organization supports LGBTQ-serving organizations in the San Diego area and around the world.

SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION

The San Francisco Foundation is one of the largest community foundations in the nation and funds a broad range of LGBTQ and equity-focused nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area.

SEATTLE FOUNDATION

This funder supports many “healthy community framework elements.” Seattle and King County are the geographic focus areas.

CHARLES AND LYNN SCHUSTERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONS

Its Gender and Reproductive Equity focus area seeks to help marginalized groups such as women of color, transgender women and Indigenous women to “have freedom over their bodies, political and economic power, and safety in all aspects of their lives.”

PAUL E. SINGER FOUNDATION

The Paul E. Singer Foundation focuses its LGBTQ grantmaking on equality.

SMALL CHANGE FOUNDATION

The Small Change Foundation funds projects that benefit disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.

SOLIDAIRE NETWORK

The Solidaire Network supports social justice movements in the U.S. spanning the areas of racial justice, Indigenous rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice and gender justice.

SPARKPLUG FOUNDATION

The Sparkplug Foundation frequently supports LGBTQ advocacy organizations as part of its community organizing grantmaking.

TAWANI FOUNDATION

TAWANI Foundation’s vision is to make a sustained and measurable difference for organizations and educational programs that highlight the role of the military in society, enrich knowledge, improve health and wellness, and promote scientific understanding.

TED SNOWDON FOUNDATION

Snowdon’s LGBTQ grantmaking prioritizes New York City. LGBTQ grantmaking spans advocacy and policy, health and more.

THIRD WAVE FUND

Third Wave supports organizations that address youth-led gender justice activities and programs.

FUND FOR TRANS GENERATIONS

Trans Generations focuses its grantmaking for LGBTQ issues on the needs of trans girls and women.

TRANS JUSTICE FUNDING PROJECT

The Trans Justice Funding Project supports grassroots efforts led by and that benefit trans people in the U.S. It is a funding initiative that awards unrestricted grants and has a fellowship program to support this community.

TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER

The Transgender Law Center supports the trans community through legal work and multiple programs in the U.S. It is primarily concerned with supporting incarcerated trans people, Black trans women, trans youth, trans people with HIV and BIPOC trans migrants.

TRANS LIFELINE

In addition to its crisis helpline for trangender people, Trans Lifeline provides microgrants to transgender people for gender-affirming needs. This funder also makes grants to transgender-serving organizations

THE TZEDEK SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

The Tzedek Social Justice Fund supports efforts to combat anti-semitism, promote racial justice, and advance the global human rights of LGBTQ people worldwide.

URGENT ACTION FUND FOR FEMINIST ACTIVISM

The fund supports NGOs working in women’s and transgender rights both in the U.S. and internationally.

H. VAN AMERINGEN FOUNDATION

The H. van Ameringen Foundation supports community development projects and LGBTQ organizations that address stigma and fighting for equality.

VERIZON FOUNDATION

The Verizon Foundation takes a broad approach to funding LGBTQ issues rather than maintaining a program dedicated to them; however, it offers grants to LGBTQ organizations across the United States.

WEISSBERG FOUNDATION

The Weissberg Foundation supports LGBTQ organizations based in the United States with annual budgets of $2.5 million or less.

WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND

The Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is a global grantmaker that supports a wide variety of causes, including racial equity, economic justice, support for women, children, the LGBTQ community, people living in poverty, refugees, and those with disabilities.

WILD GEESE FOUNDATION

The Wild Geese Foundation supports organizations that provide safe havens for LGBTQI individuals.

REID WILLIAMS FOUNDATION

The Reid Williams Foundation funds organizations that advocate for social and economic justice.

WOMEN FIRST INTERNATIONAL FUND

Women First supports women-led organizations working towards LGBTQ rights in 5 prioritized nations. This work intersects with global development, health, empowerment efforts and refugee rights.