March 6, 2008
Foundation Grant Making to Gay Causes Increases by 24%, New Report Finds
Foundation giving to gay causes increased to $65.6-million in 2006, a 24-percent gain over the previous year, according to a new report by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, a New York group that advises grant makers. The number of funds contributing to such causes also grew, from 199 in 2005 to 266 in 2006.
The majority of foundation dollars came from independent funds. Those foundations account for 61 percent of total giving to gay causes, while public foundations gave 17 percent
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