What to expect...
- Rainbow Giving News
- Other LGBTQIA+ Funding Opportunities
- Community News
- Community Events
- Ways to Support
Rainbow Giving News
REPORTING | We did it — together!
Because of your incredible support, we raised $635,765 for LGBTQIA+ communities across Australia!
That’s hundreds of projects, programs, and people supported, and a powerful reminder of what happens when love turns into action.
To every donor, Champion, organisation, partner, and supporter: thank you. You’ve built more than just a fundraising campaign — you’ve built a movement of love and collective power.
Donated this year?
Take our short survey to help make next year’s GiveOUT Day even more magical – and go in the draw to win $250 for a cause close to your heart! Winner announced 20 November.
FUNDING | LGBTQIA+ Communities
Funding LGBTQIA+ not-for-profits is at the heart of Rainbow Giving Australia, helping to meet the urgent need in Australia’s under-funded, largely volunteer-led LGBTQIA+ sector. By giving grants to bold, community-led initiatives, we’re driving real change and supporting those doing the work on the ground.
Huge thanks to our incredible funders of our grants programs - Snow Foundation, Brain M Davis Charitable Foundation, Jonathan Marchbank, Pride Foundation Australia, Jeremy of Humanitix, SpencerMaurice, and Aurora Ball donors - for helping us fuel bold, community-led change across Australia.
SPOTLIGHTING | Grant Partner: Forcibly Displaced People Network
Last month, Rainbow Giving Australia partnered with Pride Foundation Australia and King & Wood Mallesons to support Forcibly Displaced People Network (FDPN)’s Community Voices for Funders breakfast in Naarm/Melbourne
SEEKING | Members to Join our team! | Applications close Friday 5 December 2025
Rainbow Giving Australia is looking for a passionate leader to join our Board as we expand our impact.
Other LGBTQIA+ Funding Opportunities
- AUST | Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants: For projects supporting regional and rural communities | closes Monday 17 November 2025
- AUST | IMPACT philanthropy funding: for not‑for‑profit organisations applying annually for grant funding | closes Friday 5 December 2025
- ACT | ACT Government: Funding to promote connections for LGBTIQA+ people | closes Sunday 18 January 2026
- View All Current Grants
Community News
GRANTING | ICLC Blueprint: Resourcing LGBTQIA+ Legal Centres
We’re proud to have funded the Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) with a $60,000 Amplify Pride grant (in partnership with Snow Foundation) to deliver A Blueprint for Equality: Resourcing LGBTQIA+ Legal Centres.
This groundbreaking national report highlights the urgent need for dedicated, culturally safe legal services for LGBTQIA+ communities - especially across the five states and territories where none exist. As Australia’s first LGBTQIA+ legal centre, ICLC has created a powerful framework for expanding access to justice nationwide.
LAUNCHING | Gender Expansive Faith
Steff Fenton’s (they/them) new book, Gender Expansive Faith: How Trans Lives Are Illuminating the Divine, Transforming Feminism & Ending Christian Patriarchy, launched in Melbourne and Sydney in August, with over 170 people attending and 130 books sold. We are proud to support Gender Expansive Faith through our Ignite Pride Grants Program.
Free copies are available for trans and gender diverse readers and nonprofits supporting TGD communities. Email Steff about this.
Check out the amazing events that Steff is hosting this month too:
- TransFaith Online Peer Group | Begins Wednesday 5 November 2025
- Christian Parents/Carers Supporting Transgender Loved Ones | Tuesday 11 November 2025
- Pastoral & Spiritual Care with Transgender People | Thursday 20 November 2025
REFERRING | Legal Support for LGBTQIA+ Organisations
Does your LGBTQIA+ organisation or initiative require legal assistance? We may be able to connect you with experienced lawyers who provide pro bono legal support across a range of matters.
Depending on needs, urgency and availability, our network includes legal professionals who understand the unique challenges facing LGBTQIA+ organisations and are committed to advancing equality through their expertise.
Ready to explore your options? Contact our team to discuss how we might assist your organisation with accessing the legal support you need.
Please note that our legal network does not provide accounting, financial or other advice or services.
NSW | GOV | HEARING | Your say: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Survey
The NSW government is hosting a survey to help inform the development of NSW's first LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Strategy. Take the survey by the 11th of December and let's use our voices to support our community.
AUST | PHAU | HEARING | Your say: Collective Giving Survey
Did you participate in collective giving this year, Philanthropy Australia (PHAU) wants to hear from you. Collective giving involves individuals pooling their resources, knowledge, and networks to support a cause (or causes) collectively chosen by the group.
Community Events
- VIC | Join Transgender Victoria for TRANS MONTH | Friday 7 November 2025 | 7 PM Gender Revel Gala, Naarm (Melbourne). View More Events at Vic Pride Centre
- VIC | Roller Derby Pride Cup, Warragul | Saturday 8 November 2025. See All Pride Cup Events
- WA | Rainbow Picnic – Part of PrideFest 2025, Hyde Park | Sunday 9 November 2025 | 2pm. See All Rainbow Families Events
- ACT | A Gender Agenda's 20th Anniversary Gala - Celebrating, and highlighting A Gender Agenda's incredible community | Friday 14 November 2025 | 6.30pm
- NSW | Queer Youth Access Zone, Inner West Pride Centre (Gadigal) | Wednesday 19 November 2025 | 2.30–4.30pm. View More Events With Twenty10 Inner West Pride Centre
- ACT | Transgender Day of Remembrance at A Gender Agenda's House | Thursday 20 November 2025 | 4pm
Ways To Support
- Make a Donation
- Leave a Legacy of Love By leaving a gift in will, you can help ensure LGBTQA+ communities continue to thrive for generations to come.
Rainbow Giving Australia: Working towards an empowered, sustainable and united rainbow community
Rainbow Giving Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to all Elders past and present. Rainbow Giving Australia is committed to working with First Nations LGBTQIA+ organisations and initiatives to mobilise the resources they need for their important work.
This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.