By 'LGBT+ people', we mean people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, as well as people with other gender identities and those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation.
Using the DEI Data Standard, we want to have a better understanding of who our funding is reaching and to help us identify structural inequity in our funding practice. This page shares initial analysis of data we gathered from organisations in our funding and applications we received during October 2021 to September 2022 in relation to LGBT+ people.
Gender justice is one of our funding priorities in A Fairer Future, and trans and non-binary rights is one of our long-term outcomes. We hope this data will help us make progress towards our goals alongside our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.
LGBT+ people in our funding and applications
Charts 1 and 2 show the percentage and number of organisations (in brackets) in our funding that we classify as 'LGBT+ people' for the three areas we asked organisations about: the communities the work supports, the organisation's leadership, and the organisation's mission. They also show the number of organisations whose work, leadership or mission did not specifically relate to 'LGBT+ people'. We have classified them as 'no specific group'.
What we found:
- Across both data sets (for our funding and applications received), the proportion of organisations whose work specifically supports LGBT+ people is slightly higher than those that are led by LGBT+ people. (See charts 1 and 2)
- In our funding, 5.3% (23 organisations) said their work specifically supports LGBT+ people and 3.5% said they are led by LGBT+ people. Of those 23 organisations that support LGBT+ people, 19 support all LGBT+ people and 2 specifically support transgender people. None of the organisations in our funding who submitted data said they are specifically led by transgender people. (See chart 1)
- In the applications we received, 6.1% said their work specifically supports LGBT+ people, whereas 4.5% said they are led by LGBT+ people. The majority of these organisations support all LGBT+ people. (See chart 2)
Our funding vs applications
Chart 3 shows how our funding compares to our data on applications. Figures show the percentage that we have classified as 'LGBT+ people' for the communities the work supports, the organisation's leadership, and the organisation's mission.
What we found:
- The percentage of applications we received in relation to LGBT+ people is slightly higher than in our funding. For instance, 4.5% of applications is led by LGBT+ people, whereas 3.4% of our funding is led by LGBT+ people. (See chart 3)
Average amount awarded
Chart 4 shows the average amount awarded in our funding, and compares the average for our total funding portfolio with funding for work specifically supporting LGBT+ people, and funding for organisations led by LGBT+ people.
What we found:
- When looking at the average amount awarded to organisations, those whose work specifically targets LGBT+ people was 11% higher than the average amount awarded for our total funding portfolio (£234,197 compared to £210,824).
- However the average amount awarded to organisations led by LGBT+ people was 9% lower (£191,037) than our total funding portfolio average.
Our funding by aim
Chart 5 shows the percentage of our funding that we classify as 'LGBT+ people' and the aim which the funding most closely aligns to.
What we found:
- In terms of alignment to Esmée's strategy, the majority of our funding that relates to LGBT+ people is towards A Fairer Future. For instance, of the 23 funding awards for work that specifically supports LGBT+ people, 19 (4.4% of our funding) are in A Fairer Future.
