LGBT Philanthropic Support
Philanthropic activities in the form of cash grants or in-kind donations of products or services may include contributions to such causes as LGBT health, education or political organizations or projects.
These gifts typically have a strategic long-term approach to a business' bottom line either through funding a specific programmatic effort or to an LGBT organization closely aligned to the business' particular industry. For example, official sponsors of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association include a wide array of airlines, travel and car rental operators, hotels and tourism associations. Supporters of oSTEM and NOGLSTP -- engineering, science, math and technology student and professional organizations -- have come from the technology industry.
- LGBT Professional and Student Organizations
- List of LGBT rights organizations - United States [wikipedia.org]
- List of LGBT-related organizations [wikipedia.org]
- List of LGBT organizations [charitynavigator.org], this list of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organizations is limited to those that have returned surveys to CharityNavigator.org
According to Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, 22 corporate foundations/giving programs were identified as providing grants to LGBT organizations in 2006. Data from the Corporate Equality Index, which does not count matching gift programs from employees, suggests growing philanthropic gifts to LGBT organizations from private businesses.
- Report: LGBT Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations (Calendar Year 2006) [lgbtfunders.org]
