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By Last updated Mar 17, 2021

In a series of increasingly hostile attacks, the Trump administration has cracked down on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans, seeking to dismantle the safeguards it has developed over the past decade.

The National Movement Report 2018, published annually by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), analyzes the first full year under the Trump Administration (fiscal year 2017) as well as budget projections for 2018.

The report finds that as of the end of fiscal 2017, the participating organizations remained efficient, focused on delivering critical programs and services, and supported by a variety of revenue streams. Cumulative benefits in kind rose 52%, with several organizations reporting that the majority of those increases were due to donated legal services to advance equality and counter the harmful and discriminatory policies of the Trump presidency.

The National Movement Report 2018 provides a comprehensive and standardized overview of the finances of the LGBT movement for the 2017 financial year in 40 major LGBT advocacy organizations. Total 2017 revenue (including benefits in kind) for participating organizations was $ 269.7 million, an increase of 13% from 2016. This is the largest year-over-year increase in the past five years. The bulk of 2017 spending (81%) was on programs and services, showing that the largest LGBT social justice organizations are efficient.

“We have seen ongoing attacks on the most vulnerable people in the country, including the LGBT community,” said Ineke Mushovic, executive director of MAP. “It is encouraging to see support from LGBT movement organizations growing. However, these resources are urgently needed. As the government reverses key non-discrimination measures against transgender Americans, states step up efforts to expand laws liberating religions that allow discrimination, and with the relocation of the Supreme Court, LGBT people and the work of LGBT people are increasingly at risk -Organizations is vital. “

Among the key findings for organizations participating in the report:

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE GROW:

The total 2017 cost (including in-kind) for all participating organizations was $ 250.2 million – an 11% increase from 2016. This is also the largest year-over-year increase in the last five years, reflecting increased endorsement Combating EU policies is due to the Trump Administration. Over the past five years, the total cost has increased by 28%.

Looking only at income and expenditure in kind, they increased by 52% from 2016 to 2017, mainly due to an increase in donated legal services.

One such group that has benefited from an increase in benefits in kind is GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), who advocate a just society free from discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.

“In fiscal 2017 and 2018, GLAD received unusually high levels of legal services in light of the new challenges posed by the new federal administration and a revived conservative opposition,” said Janson Wu, GLAD’s Executive Director. “We are grateful to the law firms who have stepped up to protect against the withdrawal of LGBTQ rights, such as our co-counsel on our two challenges against the transgender military ban and our partners in our New England-wide transgender community. ID clinic. “

MORE DONORS VIA THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, BUT IN PARTICULAR LARGE DONORS:

Individual donor contributions remain the main source of income among participating LGBT organizations, accounting for 36% of their total revenues in 2017.

In 2017, the number of individual donation contributions among the participating organizations rose by 14% from 2016 onwards.

Over the past five years, major donors (over $ 25,000 per year) have increased 91%. Medium donors ($ 1,000 to $ 24,999) increased 12% and small donors ($ 35 to 999) increased 3%.

From 2016 to 2017, large donors increased by 43% and small donors by 15%. Medium-sized donors, however, fell slightly by 2.4%.

STAFF BETTER REFLECTING BROAD POPULATION DIVERSITY; BOARDS ARE LESS REFLECTIVE:

The participating organizations employed a total of 964 full-time and 127 part-time employees.

Organizations that have reported workforce demographics have different employees that reflect the total population. 56% of the employees are Caucasian, 15% as Black, 13% as Latin American, 8% as Asian or Pacific Islander, less than 1% as Native American, 5% as multiracial, and 3% as another race or ethnicity.

About two-thirds of the officers and boards of directors of LGBT organizations are Caucasian (65% of officers and 67% of board members).

Slightly less than half of all employees identify as men (47%) and 46% as women, while 4% identify as non-binary and 3% as gender queer or another identity. Every tenth (10%) employee identifies as transgender. The majority (60%) of employees are between 30 and 54 years old.

Among the board members, 51% identify as men, 45% as women, 2% as non-binary and 2% as gender queer or another identity. Six percent of board members identify as transgender.

Of the organizations that provide data on the sexual orientation of their employees, 54% of the employees were identified as gay or lesbian, 7% as bisexual, 16% as queer, 15% as a different orientation and 8% as heterosexual.

FEW LGBT PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE TO THESE CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONS:

While income from individual contributions has increased cumulatively, the data continues to replicate the findings from previous years that very few LGBT individuals contribute to these important LGBT legal, legal, and public education organizations. Based on the number of donors to participating organizations (assuming all donors are LGBT and there are no duplicates), only 2.8% of LGBT individuals donated $ 35 or more to participating organizations in 2017.

As the political landscapes change for LGBT equality, tracking these trends will be vital to understanding the financial health and stability of the movement.