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Only 0.16% of all US charitable giving supports LGBTQ+ groups despite recent increases

  • Written by Jacqueline Ackerman, Interim Director of the Women's Philanthropy Institute, Indiana University
imageCynthia Erivo performs during Pride Live's Stonewall Day on June 28, 2024, in New York City.Marleen Moise/Getty ImagesimageCC BY-ND

In an era marked by both significant advancesand setbacks for LGBTQ+ people, charitable giving to LGBTQ+ organizations more than doubled in a recent 10-year period.

Despite that swift growth, those donations still amount to...

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