Stonewall’s corporate funding halves against backdrop of US attacks on DEI and freezing of aid for LGBTQ+ causes
LGBTQ+ charities in the UK are operating in a newly “hostile environment”, experts have warned, as the ripple effect of Donald Trump’s attacks on equalities programmes sharpens financial pressures.
The concerns come as yearly accounts submitted by Stonewall, the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ charity, revealed corporate donations had more than halved in the last financial year, falling from £348,636 in 2024 to £143,149 in 2025.
“This is an incredibly tough environment for LGBTQ+ charities,” said Heather Paterson, the head of partnerships and development for LGBT+ Consortium, an umbrella support group.
Paterson pointed to research published last March by the consortium that estimated LGBTQ+ organisations receive just 10p in every £100 given to voluntary and community organisations in the UK every year.
