Global Resources Report 2017/2018 : Government and Philanthropic Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Communities

M. Hart, E. Nepon, J. Postic, A. Wallace, D. Scamell, L.M. Kan

A comprehensive report on the state of foundation and government funding for LGBTI issues. This report documents over 19,764 grants awarded by 800 foundations, NGO intermediary funders, and corporations and by 15 donor government and multilateral agencies over the two-year period of 2017-2018. The report provides detailed data on the distribution of LGBTI funding by geography, issue, strategy, and population focus, offering a tool for identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities in the rapidly changing landscape of LGBTI funding. This report draws from six years of data on global LGBTI funding, documented in three editions of the Global Resources Report including grants awarded from 2013 to 2018. This new edition documents a total of $560 million, showing that global LGBTI funding grew by 11%, or over $57 million (USD). This also represents a 54% increase in the number of grants. Additionally, 300 new LGBTI funders are included.