On behalf of GiveOut’s team and Board, we are pleased to share our Annual Impact Report for 2024–25. This has been a year in which LGBTQI organisations around the world continued to defend human rights and protect their communities despite intensifying global challenges – from sudden cuts to international aid to escalating anti-LGBTQI rhetoric, legislation, and violence. In this context, our community and allies in the UK and Germany came together to ensure that frontline activists could continue their vital work.
Across five pillars of activism, our grant partners made meaningful progress. Through the law and courts, they worked to challenge discriminatory legislation, assert equal rights, and advance recognition and protection for LGBTQI people. By building supportive communities and safe spaces, partners strengthened local networks, expanded psychosocial support, and created environments where queer and trans people can gather, organise, and access essential services. In providing evidence to advocate for change, organisations generated research, documentation, and data that informed public debate, strengthened advocacy strategies, and supported efforts to shift policy. Through culture, storytelling, and public education, partners challenged misinformation, fostered understanding, and opened new spaces for dialogue and acceptance. And when crises hit – whether political, economic, or climate-driven – emergency support helped partners respond quickly to keep their communities safe.
This period also marked an important transition for GiveOut. Following an extensive recruitment process, Jason Ball OAM, formerly GiveOut’s Head of Grant-Making, stepped into the role of Executive Director in April 2025, bringing deep experience in campaigning, philanthropy and LGBTQI leadership. He succeeded GiveOut’s founding Executive Director, Rupert Abbott, who remained through June to support a smooth handover. We extend our gratitude to Rupert for his leadership since GiveOut’s launch in 2018.
This report reflects the power of GiveOut’s community-foundation model: individual acts of generosity combining to resource movements in ways that are flexible, dependable, and aligned with the priorities of activists themselves. As we look ahead, we remain committed to growing this solidarity, and ensuring LGBTQI organisations everywhere have the support they need to thrive.