What Global Philanthropy Project does

Global Philanthropy Project (GPP), founded in 2009 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is a philanthropic intermediary organization that coordinates 23 member organizations — many of the leading global funders for LGBTI rights — to expand philanthropic support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people and movements in the Global South and East. GPP is not itself a grantmaking organization; rather, it produces research, builds funder capacity, advocates with donor governments and multilaterals, and runs mobilization campaigns that have directly influenced more than US$115 million in new government funding commitments and secured $182 million through its Fund Our Futures campaign from 64 grantmakers.

The organization's core products are knowledge and convening assets rather than commercial technology. Its flagship is the biennial Global Resources Report (GRR), which documents over 20,000 grants from nearly 1,300 foundations and 16 donor government agencies and is co-produced with Funders for LGBTQ Issues and other data partners; the 2023-2024 edition documented $905 million in total funding. Supporting products include the LGBTI Pathways online gap-analysis platform, Trans-Inclusive Grantmaking Training, the Trans and Intersex Funding Initiative, a multi-language GRR Data Collection Platform for grantee data submission, and convenings such as Regional Cafés, International Symposiums, and Donor Days. GPP has no pricing model and no commercial revenue: operations are funded through member contributions and project-restricted grants from foundations and donor governments, with operating geographies spanning all major regions including Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Western Europe.

Name

Global Philanthropy Project

Legal name

Global Philanthropy Project, Inc.

Website

https://globalphilanthropyproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Philanthropy Project is a 501(c)(3) philanthropic intermediary coordinating 23 member organizations to expand funding for LGBTI movements in the Global South and East through research, advocacy, capacity building, and the biennial Global Resources Report.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Philanthropic intermediary services
• LGBTI rights advocacy
• Grantmaker capacity building
• Funding gap research
• Nonprofit research reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global Philanthropy Project is a non-profit philanthropic intermediary that produces the biennial Global Resources Report on LGBTI funding flows, leads the Fund Our Futures pledge campaign, and delivers capacity-building training and gap-analysis platforms (e.g., LGBTI Pathways) to grantmakers, donor governments, and multilateral agencies. Its products are research publications, advocacy campaigns, training programs, and a secure data submission platform—delivered free to members and the broader LGBTI funding ecosystem.

Product overview

Global Philanthropy Project operates as a not-for-profit organization focused on expanding philanthropic support for LGBTI people and movements in the Global South and East. Its core product portfolio centers on research and knowledge products: the flagship Global Resources Report (a biennial comprehensive publication documenting global LGBTI funding flows), the Fund Our Futures Campaign (a funding mobilization initiative), the LGBTI Pathways online platform (a gap analysis resource), and the Global Resources Report Data Collection Platform (a secure data submission system). These are complemented by training programs like Trans-Inclusive Grantmaking. GPP does not offer a commercial technology product; rather, it provides research publications, advocacy campaigns, and capacity-building services to grantmakers and civil society organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Resources Report: A biennial research initiative analyzing global philanthropic and government funding for LGBTI issues and communities
• Fund Our Futures Campaign
• LGBTI Pathways Project
• Trans and Intersex Funding Initiative

Products and services

• Global Resources Report A biennial comprehensive research report documenting government and philanthropic funding for LGBTI communities globally, tracking over 20,000 grants from nearly 1,300 foundations and 16 donor government agencies. Used by grantmakers, governments, multilateral agencies, corporate donors, and civil society.
• Fund Our Futures Campaign A coordinated campaign to secure pledged funding for global LGBTI movements in response to anti-rights backlash and shifting philanthropic landscape. Has secured $182 million from 64 grantmakers.
• Trans-Inclusive Grantmaking Training Training program to build knowledge, skills, and capacities of grantmakers to enhance effectiveness in supporting global LGBTI issues and communities. Targeted at foundation staff and grantmakers.
• LGBTI Pathways An online platform and comprehensive gap analysis project on the state of global funding for LGBTI issues, providing resources for civil society worldwide to identify needs and priorities of LGBTI movements.
• Global Resources Report Data Collection Platform Secure online platform for grantmakers to submit LGBTI-related grants data, featuring downloadable Excel templates in multiple languages for foundations, governments, and multilateral agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 460% increase in annual LGBTI funding outside U.S. since 2009
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DreilindencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2025Co-hosted the first global virtual convening on Advancing Queer Lens investing and Economic Empowerment in the Global South and East in September 2025.
• Dignity Network CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2024Co-published Standing Up: Canada's Leadership in Global LGBTI Funding report and co-hosted International Symposium Montreal in August 2024.
• Equal Rights CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023GPP engages with the Equal Rights Coalition as part of advocacy efforts for global LGBTI rights.
• Red Umbrella FundminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-developed the Diving Deeper: Under the surface of LGBTI Sex Workers funding data factsheet for International Sex Worker Rights Day 2021.
• Sex Worker Donor CollaborativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner in developing the factsheet on LGBTI Sex Worker funding data.
• ILGA-EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Co-published It Shows That People Care: LGBTI organisations fundraising from individuals in Europe and Central Asia guide.
• Funders for LGBTQ IssuescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary data partner for the Global Resources Report. Collects and shares grant-level detail for grants focused outside of the U.S. and aggregate funding data for grants focused on the U.S. with GPP to enable a full global funding overview.
• Égides – International Francophone Alliance for Equality and DiversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Global Resources Report: A Francophone Perspective, analyzing funding specifically awarded to LGBTI communities in French-speaking countries or territories across eight years.
• Equality AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-published Partnering with Pride: The case for Australian action on equality in our region, and Defending Equality: Why LGBTIQ+ rights matter for regional democracy and stability.
• Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdditional data partner for the Global Resources Report, sharing member grant reporting data with GPP with explicit permission of reporting donors.
• Prospera International Network of Women's FundscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdditional data partner for the Global Resources Report, sharing member grant reporting data with GPP with explicit permission of reporting donors.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dreilinden: A GPP member and a German private foundation funding LGBTI rights globally; comparable as an institutional foundation participating in the GPP consortium and co-hosting initiatives like the 2025 Queer Lens Investing convening.
• Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice: A GPP member organization and one of the leading global funders specifically for LGBTI movements; comparable as a foundation providing direct grants plus participating in intermediary coordination.
• American Jewish World Service: A GPP member and one of the larger U.S.-based foundations funding international LGBTI and human rights work; comparable as an institutional member-funder within GPP's consortium of global LGBTI funders.
• Prospera International Network of Women's Funds: A GPP Global Resources Report data partner and an international network of women's funds; structurally analogous as a network of grantmakers producing cross-funder research and mobilizing resources for an underserved constituency.
• International Trans Fund (ITF): A GPP member organization specifically funding trans-led movements globally; comparable as an international grantmaking intermediary targeting a sub-constituency of the LGBTI field and contributing data to GRR.
• Funders for LGBTQ Issues (now Grantmakers for LGBTQ+ Communities): Primary data partner on GPP's Global Resources Report and the leading membership organization of U.S. LGBTQ funders; comparable as a grantmaker-membership intermediary producing research and coordinating philanthropic resources for LGBTQ communities.
• Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA): A membership organization of funders that tracks, researches, and advocates for HIV/AIDS-related philanthropic giving; serves as an additional data partner for GPP's Global Resources Report and operates a directly analogous grantmaker-intermediary model focused on resource flows.

Regional players

• Equality Australia: An Australian LGBTI advocacy organization and GPP research co-publisher; comparable as an in-region advocacy and research partner engaging GPP's funder-facing coordination on Australia-led foreign policy and regional funding flows.

Broad incumbents

• National Philanthropic Trust: A large U.S. donor-advised fund and giving services provider publishing data on philanthropic flows; comparable as a broader grantmaking-services/data intermediary in the philanthropic research and reporting space.
• ILGA-Europe: The leading European LGBTI advocacy umbrella and a GPP research partner; not primarily a funder but comparable as a coordinating body aggregating data, convening stakeholders, and publishing funding-research resources for the LGBTI sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gpp_updates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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