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The LGBTQ+ Index data presented in this report are designed to provide philanthropy scholars and practitioners, policymakers, and the public with a deeper understanding of LGBTQ+ organizations, particularly the amount of charitable giving they receive from individuals, foundations, and corporations.
A new report on giving to LGBTQ+ organizations found that, from 2015 to 2019, they received just 0.13percent of overall philanthropic support but grew their giving faster than non-LGBTQ+ groups during that time. Donations to LGBTQ+ groups increased 46.3 percent, while contributions to non-LGBTQ+ nonprofits grew just 24.9 percent. Researchers ended their study in 2019, the most recent year they could access near-complete tax filings from organizations. The findings come from Equitable Giving Lab, a research project of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy that digs into how philanthropy serves historically marginalized communities. (Article published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
The LGBTQ movement must have a strategy to identify the financial resources required to win and safeguard our rights and meet the needs of LGBTQ people–both today and for decades to come.
The Human Side of Estate Planning: Values, Concerns, and Philanthropy— Selected Bibliography & Resources.
Three years ago, Robert Turner, a retired computer analyst in New Orleans, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. So far, Turner, 63, only feels slightly stiff and a bit slower in his motion. “I tell my doctor I’m on the 20-year plan of surviving this,” he said.
Retirees can now earn money for life by giving some of their IRA savings to charity.
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