LGBTQ Charities
In more than 50 countries around the world LGBT behaviour is criminalised. Even in more enlightened territories LGBTQ persons are often discriminated against.
The charities selected below cover a wide range of activities including providing support for individuals and upholding legal rights.
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Established:
35 years
London Friend provides a wide range of services and activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender community. Some of our services include one-to-one and group counselling, drug and alcohol support and coming-out and other peer support groups. We also run an
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Spending: £625,314 5Y Trend: 
London
Supported in last 5 years by: | City Bridge Trust | £276,296 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £177,000 |
| National Lottery Heritage Fund | £43,300 |
| The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington | £33,000 |
Established:
22 years
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Spending: £1,671,783 3Y Trend:
City of Edinburgh
Supported in last 5 years by: | Henry Smith Charity | £563,500 |
| National Lottery Heritage Fund | £203,965 |
| BBC Children in Need | £181,579 |
| William Grant Foundation | £94,000 |
| Scottish Government | £78,125 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £60,000 |
Established:
10 years
Our vision is a world where there is equality, dignity, respect and safety for all people in the expression of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Spending: £674,975 5Y Trend:
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | Access to Justice Foundation | £500,000 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £462,704 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £256,000 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £210,000 |
| Justice Together Initiative | £200,000 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | £150,000 |
Established:
27 years
LGBT mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support services, incl. counselling, crisis prevention & intervention support, workshops, support groups, events, and youth, schools & befriending programmes, plus LGBT voice, consultation, awareness raising, education programmes, and training
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Spending: £398,276 5Y Trend:
Throughout London, Essex
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £499,680 |
| City Bridge Trust | £165,618 |
| Tudor Trust | £122,000 |
| Greater London Authority | £105,753 |
| BBC Children in Need | £97,084 |
| Hackney Council | £39,700 |
Established:
20 years
The Consortium is the only national second tier organisation which specifically represents and supports Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Voluntary and Community Organisations. We exist to see a vibrant, viable and valued LGBT Voluntary
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Spending: £1,135,726 5Y Trend:
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Emergencies Trust | £676,107 |
| City Bridge Trust | £254,400 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | £204,000 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £184,834 |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | £60,000 |
| The Funding Network | £37,340 |
Established:
17 years
Allsorts is a project-based in Sussex supporting young people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual , Trans or exploring (LGBT) their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. We provide one-to-ones, group work, activities, training and workshops to schools, colleges and people working with children and young people. We
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Spending: £698,090 5Y Trend:
East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton And Hove
Supported in last 5 years by: | The Blagrave Trust | £152,500 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £150,000 |
| BBC Children in Need | £106,786 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £80,000 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £11,156 |
Established:
10 years
Services Provided by the organisation are in the North of England and are detailed below:1. Youth work delivery 2. LGBT awareness training3. Peer support and youth volunteering4. Community Cafe project5. Provision of an LGBT Centre6. Infrastructure support to LGBT youth worker networks and groups.7. Events and conferences 8. Research
Spending: £1,330,321 5Y Trend:
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | BBC Children in Need | £222,871 |
| The Blagrave Trust | £83,258 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £80,000 |
| Tudor Trust | £62,000 |
| Co-Op Foundation | £40,000 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | £35,000 |
Established:
26 years
LGBT Foundation is a vibrant charity based in Manchester providing a wide range of services to over 40,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people each year. We believe in a fair and equal society where all LGBT people can achieve their full potential.
Spending: £4,396,281 5Y Trend:
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £608,450 |
| Access to Justice Foundation | £347,283 |
| John Ellerman Foundation | £95,790 |
| Department of Health | £79,960 |
| Comic Relief | £21,419 |
| 10GM | £19,752 |
Established:
13 years
Birmingham LGBT is the city’s leading charity advocating for and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities in Birmingham and beyond. We offer a range of services focused on improving the health & wellbeing of individuals.
Spending: £893,256 5Y Trend:
Birmingham City, Sandwell, Solihull
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £352,116 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £116,900 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | £60,000 |
| Masonic Trust | £54,000 |
| Comic Relief | £35,998 |
| Birmingham City Council | £25,000 |
Established:
26 years
Q:Alliance runs youth groups, support groups, provides advice and information, and encourages community activities for the LGBT community and organisations who provide services for them, in Bedford,Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire.
Spending: £86,411 5Y Trend: 
Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £443,652 |
| Harpur Trust | £39,223 |
| BBC Children in Need | £30,808 |
| People's Health Trust | £10,187 |
Established:
13 years
Delivering a range of services including training programmes,counselling, advice and guidance, health and various other initiatives to provide for the emotional, social and cultural needs of lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people within
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Spending: £188,689 5Y Trend: 
Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland
Supported in last 5 years by: | Henry Smith Charity | £165,800 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £103,954 |
| DCMS | £82,566 |
| Tudor Trust | £42,000 |
Established:
7 years
Spending: £146,140 3Y Trend:
Durham
Gateshead
Newcastle Upon Tyne City
North Tyneside
Northumberland
South Tyneside
Sunderland
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £185,778 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| The Fore | £15,000 |
Established:
7 years
Support over 600 volunteers to run voluntary Youth clubsDeliver Youth Clubs & projects (fully staffed clubs and bespoke projects like Short breaks work with disabled young people, LGBTQ club and Shropshire Young Health Champions)Deliver Alternative curriculum workTraining for the youth sector (Youth Work, Safeguarding, talking to your teenager, CEOP, First Aid etc)DBS Umbrella organisation
Spending: £583,520 3Y Trend:
Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £461,670 |
| BBC Children in Need | £33,750 |
Established:
4 years
Live Through This works to address the healthcare inequalities faced by LGBTIQ people affected by cancer by(a) Providing support services for those affected;(b) Advancing education and raising equality and diversity within healthcare, existing cancer services, other third sector organisations and the public.
Spending: £116,959
Where do they operate? Throughout England
Supported in last 5 years by: | City Bridge Trust | £261,900 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £207,135 |
| LGBT Consortium | £23,000 |
Established:
36 years
Young peoples resource centre offering informal education, accredited and non-accredited courses, childcare, counselling, cafe, health activities, womens work, work with LGBT young people, music, art, recording studios and sports. All of these activities are provided with in a philosophy of encouraging young people
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Spending: £1,252,043 5Y Trend:
Kingston Upon Hull City
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £368,388 |
| Comic Relief | £141,806 |
| The Blagrave Trust | £117,000 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £90,000 |
| Innox Foundation | £90,000 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | £27,685 |
Established:
23 years
The objects of the Company shall be for the benefit of the public across Sussex to (i) protect and preserve public health and (ii) to relieve mental and emotional distress of persons and in particular of people who are, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgender or in doubt about their sexuality by in particular the
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Spending: £509,698 5Y Trend:
East Sussex
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £79,032 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | £52,250 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £20,000 |
| Sussex Community Foundation | £15,000 |
| Tudor Trust | £14,100 |
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Established:
7 years
We work with LGBT asylum seekers and those who have been granted leave to remain but are unsettled. We work in the North East of England covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, Durham, Stockton-On-Tees and Middlesbrough. We provide a monthly lunch club where members can meet, enjoy lunch and each others
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Spending: £36,972 3Y Trend:
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | Lloyds Bank Foundation | £52,250 |
| Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland | £11,679 |
Established:
26 years
Off the Record exists to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of young people by providing them with a safe space to be themselves. We provide a range of free services including counselling, listening support/coaching, youth participation,
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Spending: £849,505 5Y Trend:
Bath And North East Somerset
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £321,250 |
| Quartet Community Foundation | £31,300 |
Established:
11 years
Stanley Arts aims to be one of South London's premiere arts and performance venues, providing our local community with a vital home for cultural expression and discovery. As a radically inclusive space we seek to foreground under-represented voices, providing artists of colour and LGBTQIA creatives with a platform to reach out to audiences across South London and beyond.
Spending: £798,804 5Y Trend:
Croydon, Lambeth, Bromley
Supported in last 5 years by: | DCMS | £288,085 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £250,000 |
| National Lottery Heritage Fund | £235,710 |
| Greater London Authority | £61,500 |
Established:
9 years
Just Like Us sends recent LGBT school leavers into schools to give talks and workshops that champion LGBT equality and challenge prejudice. Our national initiative, School Diversity Week, empowers pupils to run events that tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. We also train teachers to support students in establishing Pride Groups, student-led clubs for LGBT students and allies.
Spending: £1,082,742 5Y Trend:
Throughout England And Wales
Supported in last 5 years by: | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £226,000 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | £128,000 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | £50,000 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £32,348 |
| DCMS | £27,944 |
Established:
5 years
African Rainbow Family is a charity that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender intersexual and queer refugees and those seeking asylum. This includes people of African heritage, the wider Black Asian Minority Ethnic groups and anyone that identifies as an LGBTIQ refugee and or seeking asylum. We provide peer
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Spending: £178,270 3Y Trend:
Throughout England And Wales
Supported in last 5 years by: | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £268,000 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | £127,250 |
| Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation | £71,200 |
| The London Community Foundation | £35,000 |
| DCMS | £21,296 |
| UK Community Foundations | £19,970 |
Established:
4 years
We support LGBTQ* young people aged 30 and under in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and surrounding areas. We deliver programmes in youth work, schools, training and consultancy.
Spending: £446,203
Where do they operate? Cambridgeshire, Peterborough City
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £317,618 |
| National Lottery Heritage Fund | £249,600 |
| Cambridgeshire Community Foundation | £208,120 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | £189,150 |
| BBC Children in Need | £90,500 |
| Masonic Trust | £15,000 |
Established:
38 years
Switchboard, the LGBT Helpline provides a telephone, instant messaging and email helpline service from 10am to 10pm every day of the year. We are a safe space for anyone to discuss anything, including sexuality, gender identity, sexual health and emotional wellbeing. We support people to explore the right options for themselves.
Spending: £412,226 5Y Trend:
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | Comic Relief | £20,525 |
| City Bridge Trust | £12,350 |
Established:
33 years
Outhouse East supports the delivery of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people of Essex and East Anglia. Offering services around information and support for LGBT people. Operating a counselling service and social groups. We also operate an LGBT community hub in Colchester, which has a cafe, meeting room and large library.
Spending: £173,029 5Y Trend:
Essex
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £482,407 |
| DCMS | £73,204 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | £52,250 |
| Essex Community Foundation | £42,455 |
Established:
14 years
Activity is based on meeting the identified needs of LGB&/orT people. Its aims are to empower and inspire people to get involved, to challenge prejudice and discrimination and improve services for LGB/orT people living and working in Lancashire.
Spending: £105,619 5Y Trend:
Lancashire
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £194,889 |
| Tudor Trust | £95,000 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £75,000 |
| DCMS | £13,486 |
