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Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (sometimes stylized Funders for LGBTQ Issues) is a center-left donors collaborative that makes grants to gay and lesbian advocacy groups.
At-A-Glance
Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: LGBT Policy
Website: lgbtfunders.org
Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-4144494
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $5,736,093 Revenue: $3,916,499 Expenses: $3,670,811
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues (sometimes stylized Funders for LGBTQ Issues) is a center-left donors collaborative that makes grants to gay and lesbian advocacy groups.
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Employee Compensation
- Number of Employees: 15
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Saida Agostini-Bostic | PRESIDENT | $251,524 |
| Stephen Switzer | DIRECTOR | $175,043 |
| Alex Lee | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | $172,113 |
| April Bethea | DIRECTOR | $154,074 |
| Cleopatra Acquaye-Reynolds | DIRECTOR | $153,644 |
| Alyssa Lawther | SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER | $122,279 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $39,666,361
- Number of Grants: 667
- Number of Funders: 124
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| $3,000,000 | 2021 | The Chicago Community Trust | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $3,000,000 | 2021 | MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett | Mackenzie Scott and Dan Jewett made an unrestricted grant of $3 million to Funders for LGBTQ Issues. This grant is part of the $2,739,000,000 in gifts to 286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked, and social sector infrastructure organizations that support them. |
| $812,500 | 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Core support to the Out in the South Fund to increase philanthropic resources for LGBTQ organizations in the U.S. South |
| $500,000 | 2021 | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | In support of general operations. |
| $450,000 | 2023 | Arcus Foundation | Support for Out in the South (OTS) to build a network of funders that support LGBTQ communities and movements in the U.S. South as well as general operating support to mobilize philanthropic resources that enhance the well-being of LGBTQ communities. |
| $450,000 | 2021 | Arcus Foundation | Two years of general operating support to increase the scale and impact of philanthropic resources for LGBTQ communities and issues, and project support for the Out in the South initiative to resource LGBTQ communities and movement organizations in the U.S. South. |
| $400,000 | 2025 | The Ford Foundation | General support to educate and organize funders, and support power-building to expand resources for all queer communities |
| $400,000 | 2024 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $400,000 | 2024 | Foundation for A Just Society | TO SUPPORT THE OUT IN THE SOUTH INITIATIVE |
| $400,000 | 2023 | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $400,000 | 2023 | Foundation for A Just Society | to support the Texas Pride Impact Fund |
| $400,000 | 2022 | Foundation for A Just Society | To support the Out in the South Initiative |
| $375,000 | 2021 | Laughing Gull Foundation | Strategy 1: Build a network of southern and national funders committed to increasing investment in Southern LGBTQ communities. Strategy 2: Support new and strengthen existing infrastructure that resources LGBTQ movement work throughout the region. These strategies work in synergy not only to increase the scale of LGBTQ funding for the South, but also to maximize our ability to move resources to the work we need right now, namely organizations led by and rooted in LGBTQ communities of color. |
| $350,000 | 2021 | Foundation for A Just Society | Restricted program support to the Out in the South Initiative |
| $350,000 | 2020 | Foundation for A Just Society | Restricted program support to the Out in the South Initiative |
| $329,000 | 2024 | BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES |
| $300,000 | 2021 | BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES |
| $250,000 | 2023 | Stupski Foundation | To provide general operating support. |
| $250,000 | 2022 | THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION | FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LGBTQ COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA. |
| $225,000 | 2025 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | |
| $225,000 | 2022 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | To provide general operating support for Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc. |
| $200,000 | 2024 | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82466 BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF PHILANTHROPY TO STRENGTHEN INVESTMENT IN LGBTQ+ MOVEMENTS IN SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES |
| $200,000 | 2023 | Foundation for A Just Society | to support the Texas Pride Impact Fund |
| $195,000 | 2021 | SURDNA FOUNDATION INC | The purpose of this grant is for general operating support and membership dues. $150,000 will go to general operating support, and $45,000 will go to membership dues ($15,000 per year for three years). |
| $150,000 | 2022 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. | GENERAL |
All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $5,201,800
- Number of Grants: 105
- Number of Recipients: 39
Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| $475,000 | 2023 | Ots Fund Pass Through + Other Grants | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $279,000 | 2021 | Alternate Roots, Inc. | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $249,000 | 2020 | Alternate Roots, Inc. | OUT IN THE SOUTH INITIATIVE |
| $115,000 | 2021 | Campaign for Southern Equality | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $87,500 | 2023 | Ots Fund Matching Grants | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $80,000 | 2022 | Campaign for Southern Equality | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $80,000 | 2020 | The Our Fund Foundation Inc | OUT IN THE SOUTH INITIATIVE |
| $75,000 | 2020 | Campaign for Southern Equality | OUT IN THE SOUTH INITIATIVE |
| $70,000 | 2021 | Arkansas Community Foundation, Inc. | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $65,000 | 2024 | Campaign for Southern Equality | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | Contigo Fund | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | LGBT Fund of Mississippi | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | LGBTQ Fund of Greater Birmingham | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | Maria Fund | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | Southern Power Fund | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | Southern Vision Alliance | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2024 | Texas Pride Impact Funds | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $65,000 | 2021 | PROTEUS FUND INC | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $65,000 | 2021 | Southern Vision Alliance | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $60,000 | 2022 | The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $55,000 | 2021 | Community Foundation for Mississippi | SOUTHERN RE-GRANTING PROJECT |
| $50,000 | 2023 | Ar+ Collaborative | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $50,000 | 2023 | Campaign for Southern Equality | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $50,000 | 2023 | Contigo Fund | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
| $50,000 | 2023 | LGBTQ Fund of Greater Birmingham | The Out in the South (OTS) Fund is a philanthropic collaborative that works to advance LGBTQ rights and racial justice in the Southern United States. The fund’s mission is to create a more equitable and just South for LGBTQ people of color by supporting organizations and leaders working on the front lines of change. |
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