Monday, December 16, 2024

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

Over $800 million (inflation adjusted) is not small change given that LGBTQ is like a mania or a human fad.

What about the value of the daily and massive publicity/advertisement/propaganda for LGBTQ in news media and so on?

"Despite that swift growth, those donations still amount to only 0.16% of total U.S. charitable contributions, according to the latest edition of the LGBTQ+ Index, developed by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s Equitable Giving Lab. Put another way, less than US$1 out of every $500 donated in 2021 – the most recent year for which data is available – went to support LGBTQ+ organizations.

We are among the researchers who produce this index by analyzing data the Internal Revenue Service collects on nonprofits.

The sliver of charitable dollars funding LGBTQ+ organizations rose in inflation-adjusted terms to $823 million in 2021 from $387 million in 2012. The pace of this growth was particularly fast in 2020 and 2021, with a 35% increase over just two years. ..."

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

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