Grantees

Through 2010, the CMC has granted $11,443,517, funding a total of 31 organizations in 18 states in efforts to win marriage equality since 2004. Following is a list of grants by year. Click on the grantee organization name to link to that grantee’s website for more information on their activities and the status of marriage equality in their state.

2010 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 
Equality California Institute
To support Equality California Institute’s multi-year Let California Ring campaign for education, media work, community outreach and field activities to achieve marriage equality post-Proposition 8. In coalition with dozens of groups across the state – including a wide array of civil rights and progressive organizations – this effort to educate the people of California about the freedom to marry focuses on new message analysis and development, an amplified field campaign – particularly in communities of color and communities of faith – and a comprehensive online education strategy.
$200,000

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 
All D.C. Families Education Coalition
To support the efforts of All D.C. Families Education Coalition to further build public support for marriage equality in D.C. after the 2009-10 victory on marriage equality. This grant funds a public education and community outreach campaign to deepen appreciation for marriage equality, especially among the African-American and faith communities in Washington, D.C., so that this critical new victory takes firm hold and is preserved. Through a broad coalition of groups including those represented on the Coalition’s executive committee, this multi-level public education campaign incorporates grassroots organizing, ally building, traditional and online media outreach and social marketing, as well as other efforts.
$240,000

IOWA

 
One Iowa Education Fund
To support One Iowa Education Fund’s research, public education, organizing and other grassroots efforts to advance the full acceptance of marriage equality. Having won the right to marry through the Iowa Supreme Court decision in Varnum v. Brien, One Iowa Education Fund continues these lines of work to broaden public support and understanding of marriage equality in Iowa and ensure that the freedom to marry remains secure in the state. Key strategies include public forums, house parties, message development, earned and paid media, expansion of the volunteer base, deepening of pro-marriage coalitions, and general strengthening of the One Iowa Education Fund operation.
$125,000

MAINE

 
Equality Maine Foundation
To support Equality Maine Foundation in its work leading the Maine Marriage Roundtable, co-chaired by Equality Maine Foundation and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), in overcoming the loss of the right to marry at the ballot box in the fall of 2009. This work includes the design and launch of a new community-based organizing model that allows the coalition to build on the current broad and diverse constituency of marriage supporters in Maine, grows the already large coalition of national, state and local groups supporting this effort, and identifies and moves potential marriage equality supporters, especially in rural areas of Maine, toward supporting marriage equality.
$225,000
   
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
To support Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders’ (GLAD) work with Equality Maine Foundation in a joint design and launch of a new community-based organizing model that allows both organizations to build on the current broad and diverse constituency of marriage supporters in Maine, grow the already large coalition of national, state and local groups supporting this effort, and identify and move potential marriage equality supporters.
$25,000

MARYLAND

 
Equality Maryland Foundation
To support the Maryland Marriage Equality Public Education program of the Equality Maryland Foundation (EMF) by funding expenses in the areas of field/outreach programs; research; collaborations (for example close collaboration with the Maryland Black Families Alliance and the Religious Coalition for Civil Marriage Equality); and other work.   With special focus on faith communities and communities of color, EMF believes that it can increase public support as it identifies new opinion leaders in target communities who support marriage, highlights stories of harm so the public understands what marriage discrimination means, and engages new faith leaders – especially African Americans and Catholics – as spokespeople to advance the freedom to marry for LGBT Marylanders.
$125,000

NEW JERSEY

 
Garden State Equality Education Fund
To support Garden State Equality Education Fund in its efforts to overcome the 2010 loss of efforts to win marriage equality in New Jersey.    This grant supports new grassroots organizing, research, communications and other work to further educate New Jersey residents, opinion leaders and the media on the many inadequacies of the current New Jersey civil union structure and the pressing need for full marriage equality. Alongside Lambda Legal Defense Fund’s re-opening of the original state Supreme Court case that sparked the fight for marriage equality in New Jersey, Garden State Equality Education Fund works to create an ideal environment for the state Supreme Court to mandate full marriage equality once and for all.
$150,000

NEW YORK

 
Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation
To support the Marriage Equality Project of the Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation (ESPAF) in its efforts to win the freedom to marry in New York state through education, organizing, and advocacy programs aimed at deepening popular support statewide among opinion leaders, within the media, and in the general public after the 2009 loss on marriage equality in the New York State Senate. Through its Pride in Action and Marriage Ambassador programs, ESPAF works to create a broadly diverse alliance of LGBT people and allies in communities across the state, including a wide array of social justice movement leaders, government officials and other opinion leaders.
$150,000

OREGON

 
Basic Rights Oregon Education Fund
To support Basic Rights Education Fund (BREF) in its work to shift public opinion to majority support for marriage equality through a mix of an evidence-based public education campaign, further research, testing and refinement of marriage messaging, grassroots organizing and expanded faith-based and racial justice organizing. Through these efforts, BREF seeks to raise awareness of discrimination against the LGBT community; educate Oregonians on the shortcomings of domestic partnership; and broaden support for full marriage equality among large sections of the Oregon population. The work includes deep commitment to racial equality concerns, including strategic outreach to and involvement of communities of color in all efforts at all levels.
$300,000

RHODE ISLAND

 
Marriage Equality Rhode Island Education Fund
To support Marriage Equality Rhode Island Education Fund (MERIEF) in its significantly expanded work with key partners – including GLAD and MassEquality Education Fund – in joint efforts to win marriage equality in Rhode Island under the umbrella of the campaign Winning New England, Leading the Nation. Plans include efforts to expand activist membership in MERIEF and mobilize activists and volunteers to advocate for marriage equality, build statewide pro-marriage momentum and message consistency, and enhance existing coalitions including progressive coalition building and work with faith groups. This grant also bolsters the capacity of MERIEF to ensure a sound organizational framework and platform for the planned activities.

$195,000

   
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
To support GLAD’s work with Marriage Equality Rhode Island Education Fund and MassEquality Education Fund in a joint effort to strengthen and expand movement building, enhance public education and outreach, and increase constituency support for marriage equality in Rhode Island.
$45,000
   
MassEquality Education Fund
To support MassEquality Education Fund’s work with Marriage Equality Rhode Island Education Fund and GLAD in a joint effort to strengthen and expand movement building, enhance public education and outreach, and increase constituency support for marriage equality in Rhode Island.
$90,000

WASHINGTON

 
Equal Rights Washington Education Fund
To support Equal Rights Washington Education Fund’s public education, research, grassroots organizing, coalition-building and media work across key regions of the state to better mobilize marriage equality activists, grow popular support, and continue to educate potential allies, government officials and opinion leaders. Part of these efforts focus on highlighting the limitations of Washington’s domestic partnership scheme and the ongoing need for the freedom to marry. Strategies include work within the Legal Marriage Alliance and Religious Coalition for Equality.
$100,000

TOTAL 2010

$1,970,000

   
   

2009 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 
Equality California Institute
To support Equality California Institute’s recently developed, integrated three-year plan of education, media work, community outreach and field activities to achieve marriage equality post-Proposition 8. This work will take place through a reinvigorated Let California Ring campaign to be comprised of dozens of groups across the state working to achieve the freedom to marry. After the defeat last fall at the ballot box, the new Let California Ring effort will draw from lessons learned in the last few years in California and elsewhere and aim to educate and mobilize the LGBT community, as well as the larger California population, on marriage equality, including a special focus on dialogue and collaborations with people of faith and people of color communities as well as other civil rights and progressive groups.
$110,000

IOWA

 
Lambda Legal Defense Fund
To fund the work of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund’s Director of Marriage Equality Education staff person, housed at One Iowa Education Fund, to advance a coordinated and compelling campaign for marriage equality statewide and to continue legal and other targeted education and organizing work, specifically around Lambda Legal’s freedom to marry case in Iowa, Varnum v. Brien.
$75,000
   
One Iowa Education Fund
For research, public education, organizing and other grassroots efforts to advance the momentum toward marriage equality. Working with Lambda Legal and Freedom to Marry, One Iowa Education Fund organized outreach and visibility events leading up to the significant victory in the marriage lawsuit that was pending before the Iowa Supreme Court - Varnum v. Brien. Post-victory, One Iowa Education Fund will continue these lines of work to build public support and ensure that the freedom to marry remains secure in Iowa. Key strategies include public forums, house parties, message development, earned and paid media, expansion of the volunteer base, deepening of pro-marriage coalitions, and general strengthening of the One Iowa Education Fund operation.
$200,000

MAINE

 
Equality Maine Foundation
To support coalition work and a comprehensive organizing, research, public education and communications campaign to build public support for the freedom to marry through the Maine Marriage Roundtable, co-chaired by Equality Maine Foundation and Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD).  Work centers on educating citizens of Maine on the inherent inequality of civil union, as well as putting local faces on the work to win and keep the freedom to marry. Equality Maine Foundation is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the Winning New England, Leading the Nation campaign.
$145,000

MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT

 
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
This grant assists GLAD in advancing its freedom to marry work in partnership with state equality organizations in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Working in coalition with MassEquality Education Fund, GLAD will support key groups in each of these four states with targeted technical assistance in the areas of legal expertise, communications, research, and strategic partnerships under the umbrella of the Winning New England, Leading the Nation campaign.
$85,000

MAINE, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT

 
MassEquality Education Fund
To support MassEquality Education Fund’s recently expanded mission to secure the freedom to marry throughout New England. MassEquality Education Fund will work in partnership with state equality organizations in Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont. Working in coalition with GLAD, MassEquality Education Fund will support key groups in each of these states with targeted technical assistance in the areas of field operations, community organizing, volunteer recruitment and training, campaign strategy development, and coalition building under the umbrella of the Winning New England, Leading the Nation campaign.
$70,000

MARYLAND

 
Equality Maryland Foundation
To provide support for the Maryland Marriage Equality Public Education Project. The grant will help to cover expenses in the areas of field/outreach programs, research, collaborations and other work with special focus on religious communities and communities of color (for example close collaboration with the Maryland Black Families Alliance and the Religious Coalition for Civil Marriage Equality) to end exclusion from marriage.
$75,000

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 
New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Education Fund
To defend the freedom to marry in New Hampshire through creation of a fuller organizational structure at New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Education Fund (NHFMEF). The grant will support special attention to building volunteer capacity and also on educating New Hampshire residents about how ending marriage discrimination does not harm or intrude upon religious institutions. Working closely with GLAD, NHFMEF will also help create and lead the New Hampshire Equality Coalition.
$75,000

NEW JERSEY

 
Garden State Equality Education Fund
To support expanded grassroots organizing, research, communications and other work to educate New Jersey residents, the media, and public officials about the shortcomings of New Jersey’s civil union law and the need for the freedom to marry. Through creation of a full field department, Garden State Equality Education Fund (GSEEF) is placing special emphasis on organizing within the union movement and people of color and faith communities via its many demographic caucuses.  It is also expanding its work geographically to ensure full state-wide reach in all three regions of NJ, including establishing offices in each area: North, Central, and South. CMC is also supporting a focused partnership between GSEEF and MassEquality Education Fund.
$300,000

NEW YORK

 
Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation
To win the freedom to marry in New York State through education, organizing, and advocacy programs aimed at creating popular support statewide among opinion leaders, within the media, and in the general public. Through its Pride in Action and Marriage Ambassador programs, Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation (ESPAF) works to create a broadly diverse alliance of LGBT people and allies in communities across the state, including a wide array of social justice movement leaders, government officials and other opinion leaders. It is also focusing on additional research to demonstrate the genuine harm caused by exclusion from marriage.
$250,000

OREGON

 
Basic Rights Oregon Education Fund
To support comprehensive public education, field work, earned media and other efforts to raise awareness on discrimination against the LGBT community; educate Oregonians on the shortcomings of domestic partnership; and broaden support for full marriage equality among large sections of the Oregon population. Key components of this effort include strengthening a state-wide network of activists, building the Speakers Bureau, Voices for Equality, and partnering with Community of Welcoming Congregations. The work includes an extensive commitment to racial equality concerns, with significant outreach to and involvement of communities of color in all efforts.
$120,000

RHODE ISLAND

 
Marriage Equality Rhode Island Education Fund
To expand outreach, public education, paid media, research/polling and activities to build support for the freedom to marry, which is attainable in the not-too-distant future. This grant will bolster the organizational capacity of Marriage Equality Rhode Island Education Fund (MERIEF) to ensure a sound organizational framework for the needed activities. Along with such groups as the Rhode Island Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality, MERIEF is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the Winning New England, Leading the Nation campaign.
$90,000

VERMONT

 
Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force
To bolster expanded field organizing, intensive public education, polling and other activities to educate Vermonters about the inadequacy of civil union and the need for the freedom to marry, and to secure true equality in Vermont. Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the Winning New England, Leading the Nation campaign.
$70,000

WASHINGTON

 
Equal Rights Washington Education Fund
To support public education, research and polling, grassroots organizing, coalition-building and media work across four key regions of the state to better mobilize marriage equality activists, grow popular support, and continue to educate potential allies, government officials and opinion leaders. Part of these efforts will be focused on highlighting the limitations of Washington’s domestic partnership scheme and the ongoing need for the freedom to marry. Strategies include work within the Legal Marriage Alliance and Religious Coalition for Equality, ongoing polling and related research, as well as tools such as Get Active training kit, Mobilizing for Equality dayand the Marriage Equality Post Carding project.
$100,000

TOTAL 2009

$1,820,000

   
   

2008 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 
Equality California Institute
To support Equality California Institute’s integrated strategy of education, community outreach and field activities coordinated through the Let California Ring campaign – a coalition comprised of over 45 organizations. After the landmark California State Supreme Court marriage equality victory in marriage cases, the Let California Ring campaign will continue to educate and mobilize the LGBT community on marriage equality as well as the larger California population, including a special focus on dialogue and collaborations with people of faith and people of color communities as well as other civil rights and progressive groups. An $80,000 grant to Equality California Institute’s 501c4 sister organization, Equality California, provided direct support to the “No on 8” Campaign to stop efforts to amend the California constitution to restrict the legal recognition of marriage and overturn the recent landmark win in the California courts.
$430,000

CONNECTICUT

 
Love Makes a Family
In support of educational, media, and organizing/ally building work. This includes building momentum and message consistency around the pending Connecticut Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage, including collaboration with GLAD. It also involves efforts to move public opinion to majority support of marriage, identify new marriage supporters and organize specific communities from faith and people of color communities to unions and business as well. Love Makes a Family is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the campaign “Winning New England, Leading the Nation.”
$180,000

CONNECTICUT, MAINE, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT

 
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
Within the framework of GLAD’s mission to end discrimination based on sexual orientation in all forms, this grant supports GLAD’s marriage equality work in partnership with state equality organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont. Working in coalition with MassEquality Education Fund, GLAD will support the leading marriage equality organizations in each of these four states with targeted technical assistance in the areas of communications, legal expertise and strategic partnerships under the umbrella of the campaign “Winning New England, Leading the Nation.”
$120,000
   
MassEquality Education Fund
To support MassEquality’s new expanded mission to advance marriage equality throughout New England. MassEquality will work in partnership with state equality organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont. Working in coalition with GLAD, MassEquality will support the leading marriage equality organizations in each of these four states with targeted technical assistance in the areas of organizing, message and campaign strategy development, and coalition building under the umbrella of the campaign “Winning New England, Leading the Nation.”
$120,000

IOWA

 
Lambda Legal Defense Fund
To support the Lambda’s Director of Marriage Equality Education staffer working at One Iowa Education Fund to advance a coordinated and compelling campaign for marriage equality statewide and to continue education and other organizing work around Lambda’s marriage equality case in Iowa, Varnum v. Brien
$100,000
   
One Iowa Education Fund
In support of polling and research, public education and organizing campaigns and grassroots efforts to advance the momentum toward marriage equality. Working with Lambda, One Iowa will continue to organize efforts leading up to what will hopefully be a win in the marriage lawsuit pending before the Iowa Supreme Court. One Iowa will focus its organizing with the Families First in Iowa Coalition, the Friends in Faith Coalition, the Cultural Connections Coalition and the Aging Coalition in an effort to win marriage equality in America’s heartland.
$150,000

MAINE

 
Equality Maine Foundation
To support coalitional work and a comprehensive organizing, research, public education and communications campaign to build public support for marriage equality through the Maine Freedom to Marry Coalition, co-chaired by Equality Maine Foundation and GLAD. Equality Maine Foundation is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the campaign “Winning New England, Leading the Nation.”
$75,000

MARYLAND

 
Equality Maryland Foundation
To provide support for operations, staff, and outreach programs, with special focus on religious communities and communities of color (for example the Maryland Black Families Alliance), with the goal of securing full and equal marriage rights through judicial or legislative approaches. 
$125,000

NEW JERSEY

 
Garden State Equality Education Fund
To support expanded grassroots organizing, research, communications and other work to educate New Jersey residents, the media and public officials about the shortcomings of New Jersey’s civil union law and the need for real marriage equality. Garden State Equality Education Fund is placing special emphasis on organizing within the union movement and people of color and faith communities via its ten demographic caucuses as well as expanding its work geographically to ensure a full state-wide campaign in its three regions of the state: North, Central and South New Jersey.
$275,000

NEW YORK

 
Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation
To win marriage equality in New York State through education, organizing and advocacy programs aimed at creating popular support for marriage equality across the entire state. Through its “Pride in Action” and “Marriage Ambassador” programs, Empire States Pride Agenda works to create a broadly diverse alliance of LGBT people and allies in communities across the state and with a wide array of social justice movement leaders, government officials and other opinion leaders.  
$250,000

OREGON

 
Basic Rights Oregon Education Fund
To support comprehensive public education and earned media to broaden support for marriage among large sections of the Oregon population. Key elements of this effort include a Speakers Bureau, “Voices for Equality” which engages LGBT allies and media skills training for marriage advocates. 
$80,000

RHODE ISLAND

 
Marriage Equality Rhode Island
To support expanded outreach, public education, paid media activities and coalition work maintain Rhode Island as one of the few DOMA-free states and win marriage equality in the not-to-distant future. Marriage Equality Rhode Island is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the campaign “Winning New England, Leading the Nation.”
$70,000

VERMONT

 
Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force
To support expanded field organizing and other activities to educate Vermonters regarding the issues surrounding the freedom to marry and to advocate forcefully for full marriage equality in Vermont. Vermont Freedom to Marry is also working with MassEquality Education Fund and GLAD under the umbrella of the campaign “Winning New England, Leading the Nation.”
$110,000

WASHINGTON

 
Equal Rights Washington Education Fund
To support public education, research and polling, grassroots organizing, coalition-building and media work across four key regions of the state to better mobilize marriage equality activists, grow popular support on the issue and continue to educate potential allies, government officials and opinion leaders. Strategies include work within the Legal Marriage Alliance and Religious Coalition for Equality as well as tools such as “Get Active” training kit and “Marriage Equality Post Carding” project.
$150,000

TOTAL 2008

$2,235,000

   
   

2007 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Equality California Institute
To support outreach and field activities coordinated through the Let California Ring Campaign to win marriage equality in CA: 1) develop leadership in people of faith and people of color communities; 2) conduct public opinion research in people of color communities; 3) organize the Asian Pacific Islander community through a regrant to Asian Equality; and 4) organize people of faith through a regrant to California Faith for Equality.

$315,000

CONNECTICUT

 

Love Makes a Family
To support all aspects of the educational, media, organizing/ally building work to win the freedom to marry in Connecticut. This work includes collaboration with GLAD to prepare for the CT Supreme Court ruling on the same-sex marriage case.

$170,000

CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, MAINE

 

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
To support GLAD's Marriage Initiative work in partnership with state equality organizations in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine to win marriage equality.

$50,000

IOWA

 

Lambda Legal Defense Fund
To implement a new collaborative project with One Iowa Education Fund, entitled the Marriage Equality Leadership Training Project. Lambda Legal will hire an Iowa Marriage Equality Trainer to coordinate and train volunteers state-wide to work on marriage equality education. In addition, Lambda Legal will contract for public opinion polling in Iowa.

$75,000

One Iowa Education Fund
To advance the momentum from the same-sex civil marriage lawsuit toward marriage equality, using educational campaigns and grassroots efforts, to build a climate suited for Marriage Equality in Iowa. One Iowa Education Fund will collaborate with Lambda Legal on the Marriage Equality Campaign and focus their organizing with the Families First in Iowa Coalition, the Friends in Faith Coalition, the Cultural Connections Coalition and the Aging Coalition.

$50,000

MAINE

 

Equality Maine Foundation
To support EqualityMaine Foundation's work in coalition with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and allies in a comprehensive organizing and public education campaign to build support to win marriage equality.

$35,000

MARYLAND

 

Equality Maryland Foundation
To provide operational support, staff time, and programs of outreach to Marylanders, especially religious communities and communities of color, to secure full marriage rights in Maryland through judicial or legislative success.  Funding was also given to support the public education campaign about marriage equality in preparation for the Maryland Court of Appeals decision.

$150,000

MASSACHUSETTS

 

MassEquality Education Fund
To support a strong public education campaign about the importance of preserving marriage equality in Massachusetts.

$70,000

MassEquality.org
To support work to ensure the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on marriage equality is upheld and that any anti same-sex marriage amendment is defeated.

$30,000

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Education Fund
To support NHFTM's work to gain marriage equality in New Hampshire. To increase their capacity to provide public education about the separation of religious and civil marriage as a strategy to win civil marriage.

$25,000

NEW JERSEY

 

Garden State Equality Education Fund
To win marriage equality legislation in New Jersey with support for grassroots organizing, research and web and development staff to carry out a broad public education campaign.

$160,000

NEW MEXICO

 

Equality New Mexico Foundation
To support EQNMF's comprehensive marriage plan designed to win full marriage equality. EQNMF will work with both lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and diverse, straight allies to host local town hall meetings and education seminars; expand their statewide network of allies and conduct voter identification, and organize voter education in selected locations around the state.

$25,000

NEW YORK

 

Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation
To win civil marriage in New York by supporting the Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation's public education and grassroots organizing initiatives.

$200,000

RHODE ISLAND

 

Marriage Equality Rhode Island
To support MERI with staffing, programming support for outreach and education, and support for paid media activities to achieve marriage equality in Rhode Island.

$25,000

VERMONT

 

Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force
To support VFMTF's expanded field organizing to win marriage equality in Vermont.

$35,000

WASHINGTON

 

Equal Rights Washington Education Fund
To support ERW in their public education, grassroots organizing, coalition-building and media work to win marriage equality.

$26,500

TOTAL 2007

$1,441,500

   
   

2006 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Equality California Institute
To support grantee's statewide work to continue to build and fortify constituencies that promote marriage equality for same-sex couples. These funds will help support the grantee in strengthening grassroots marriage activism, in joining forces with other social justice organizations and allies, including religious and people of color organizations, and in voter identification and registration efforts statewide.

$175,000
 

CONNECTICUT

 

Love Makes a Family
To support all aspects of grantee's work, this includes public education and community organizing to secure marriage for same-sex couples in Connecticut. LMF will continue to work on building relationships with non-gay allies.

$75,000

CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND

 

New England Gay and Lesbian Advocates
and Defenders

To support grantee's work which is dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression. This grant is specifically to support grantee's work to bring marriage equality to each New England State.

$100,000

ILLINOIS

 

ACLU of Illinois/Roger Baldwin Foundation
To support grantee's collaborative work with Equality Illinois, Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois to continue to build their education, outreach and coalition-building efforts to broaden public support for marriage for same-sex couples through their joint effort, Equal Marriage Illinois.

$75,000

IOWA

 

One Iowa Education Fund
Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
To support One Iowa Education Fund's plan to launch a full-scale, statewide education marriage initiative to educate Iowans about marriage equality and to build a strong coalition in support of marriage equality.

$55,000

MAINE

 

Equality Maine Foundation
To support grantee's work to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Maine through community organizing, education, and collaboration. Specifically, this grant will support grantees work to conduct a broad and effective public education campaign for marriage equality in Maine.

$40,000

MARYLAND

 

Equality Maryland Foundation
To support grantee's work to promote marriage equality and disseminate information about the impact of marriage discrimination in Maryland and specifically for operational support, staff time, and programs of outreach to religious, rural and communities of color.

$125,000

MASSACHUSETTS

 

MassEquality.org
To support grantee's work to ensure the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on marriage equality is upheld and that any anti same-sex marriage amendment is defeated.

$40,000

MassEquality Education Fund
Freedom to Marry Foundation
To support grantee's work to launch a multi-faceted educational and public awareness campaign to shift public understanding about the need to preserve marriage protections for same-sex couples.

$85,000

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Education Fund
NH ACLU Foundation
To support New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Education Fund's work to continue their long-term plan to achieve marriage equality in New Hampshire through a broad based public education and mobilization effort.

$40,000

NEW JERSEY

 

Garden State Equality Education Fund
To support grantee's work to build the marriage-equality movement with a public education program designed to engage the public until marriage equality is legally won and politically secure in the State of New Jersey.

$133,017

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
To support grantee's continued work to empower New Jersey residents of color-especially Black community leaders-and people of faith to advance their own "home grown" educational initiatives on the importance of marriage equality within their respective communities.

$45,000

NEW MEXICO

 

Equality New Mexico Foundation
Coalition for Equality New Mexico
To support Equality New Mexico Foundation's Marriage is a Civil Right II Initiative, which will lay the groundwork for defeating a DOMA and introducing civil marriage legislation in the New Mexico state legislature

$50,000

NEW YORK

 

Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation
To support grantee's work to secure marriage for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in New York State through grassroots organizing, public relations and coalition building with both gay and straight organizations.

$125,000

OREGON

 

Basic Rights Oregon Education Fund
To support grantee's efforts to implement a long-term strategy that involves the coordination of all major areas of their work. The grantee's goal is to create a powerful movement that includes a major increase in grassroots leadership and power from non-urban parts of the state for marriage equality.

$80,000

RHODE ISLAND

 

Marriage Equality Rhode Island
Ocean State Action Fund
To support Marriage Equality Rhode Island's staffing needs to execute their community engagement activities that include, community based outreach, public education and district level organizing to gain equal marriage legislation in Rhode Island.

$50,000

VERMONT

 

Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force
To support grantee's work to educate Vermonters regarding the issues surrounding the freedom to marry, and to advocate for full marriage equality for same-sex couples in Vermont.

$50,000

WASHINGTON

 

Northwest Women's Law Center
To support grantee's work to continue implementing the marriage equality component of their Celebrating Diverse Families initiative in Washington State in 2006-2007.

$25,000

Equal Rights Washington
Seattle LGBT Community Center
To support grantee's Strategic Marriage Equality Plan (SMEAP), which seeks to build broad-based support for marriage equality primarily through peer-to-peer education, earned media, and coalition building. This grant is specially to support field staff, development staff, research and communications resources for SMEAP.

$65,000

WISCONSIN

 

Action Wisconsin Education Fund
To support grantee's work to promote and advance marriage equality and the civil rights of Wisconsin's LGBT citizens and their families.

$85,000

Action Wisconsin
To support grantee's work to educate Wisconsinites about the harm of the constitutional ban on civil unions and same-sex marriages that will be voted on the fall of 2006

$40,000

TOTAL 2006

1,558,017

   
   

2005 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Equality California Institute

$175,000

CONNECTICUT

 

Love Makes a Family
GLAD

$89,000

CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND

 

Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

$100,000

ILLINOIS

 

Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU of Illinois

$75,000

MARYLAND

 

ACLU of Maryland

$20,000

Equality Maryland Foundation

$105,000

MASSACHUSETTS

 

MassEquality Education Fund
Freedom to Marry Foundation

$80,000

MassEquality

$45,000

NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

New Hampshire Freedom to Marry Education Fund
New Hampshire ACLU

$50,000

NEW JERSEY

 

Garden State Equality Education Fund

$80,000

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

$45,000

NEW MEXICO

 

Equality New Mexico Foundation

$50,000

NEW YORK

 

Empire State Pride Agenda Foundation

$100,000

OREGON

 

Basic Rights Oregon Education Fund

$80,000

RHODE ISLAND

 

Marriage Equality Rhode Island
Ocean State Action Fund

$50,000

VERMONT

 

Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force

$40,000

WASHINGTON

 

Northwest Women's Law Center

$50,000

Equal Rights Washington
Seattle LGBT Community Center

$75,000

WISCONSIN

 

Action Wisconsin Education Fund

$126,000

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

$49,000

TOTAL 2005

$1,484,000

   
   

2004 Grantees

 

CALIFORNIA

 

Equality California Institute

$75,000

Los Angles Gay and Lesbian Center

$35,000

California Freedom to Marry Coalition

$15,000

CONNECTICUT

 

Love Makes a Family

$70,000

MARYLAND

 

ACLU of Maryland

$25,000

Equality Maryland Foundation

$50,000

MASSACHUSETTS

 

Freedom to Marry Foundation

$40,000

MassEquality.org

$40,000

Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

$30,000

KENTUCKY

 

Kentucky Fairness Alliance

$63,000

Fairness Campaign

$12,000

NEW JERSEY

 

Lambda Legal Defenses Fund

$75,000

NEW MEXICO

 

Coalition for Equality in New Mexico

$50,000

OREGON

 

Basic Rights Education Fund

$113,000

Basic Rights Oregon

$72,000

RHODE ISLAND

 

Gay Lesbian Advocates and Defenders

$70,000

WISCONSIN

 

Action Wisconsin Education Fund

$66,667

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

$29,333

Center Advocates, Inc.

$4,000

TOTAL 2004

$935,000

Host organizations appear in italics