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The Arcus Foundation is a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues. Specifically, Arcus works to advance LGBT equality, as well as to conserve and protect the great apes.

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News from Arcus and our Partners

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What We Support

The creation of a more just and humane world, based on diversity, equality, and fundamental respect.

 

The Arcus Foundation is a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice issues. Over the past 12 years, Arcus has worked to advance equality and social justice regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity through five program areas.

  1. International Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Rights
  2. National LGBT Rights
  3. Michigan LGBT Rights
  4. Religion and Values
  5. Racial Justice, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
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News & Press Releases

  1. Arcus Foundation Appoints Annette Lanjouw Interim Executive Director

    April 2012

    The Arcus Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Annette Lanjouw as its interim Executive Director.

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  2. The Arcus Foundation Applauds Ruling on California's Proposition 8 by U.S. Court of Appeals

    February 2012

    Today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholds a Federal District Court ruling that found California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional. 

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  3. Arcus Foundation Makes Major Grant to Kalamazoo College's Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

    January 2012

    Read more about the five-year grant on the Kalamazoo College website.

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  4. The Arcus Foundation Announces Support of Global LGBT Initiatives Announced by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

    December 2011

    At a briefing held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Hillary Clinton said that the Department of State will pursue a global human rights agenda inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities (SOGI).

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Arcus Publications

  1. Arcus Foundation Annual Report 2010

    January 2012

    The Arcus Foundation's 2010 Annual Report highlights the work of Arcus grantees around the globe who are making strides toward the Foundation's goal of creating a more just and humane world.

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  2. Ascent, the Arcus Foundation Newsletter - Fall 2010

    January 2011

    In this issue: A profile on collaborative leadership by primatologist Kay Farmer and hear directly from sanctuary directors about their work.

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  3. Arcus Foundation Annual Report 2009

    November 2010

    The Arcus Foundation's 2009 annual report features essays by prominent bloggers working in Arcus' mission areas, as well as highlights from grantees and other partners.

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  4. Arcus Operating Foundation Releases Report on International LGBT Funding

    November 2010

    "Saving Lives, Promoting Democracy, Alleviating Poverty and Fighting AIDS” details how increased funding to support LGBT people around the world can strengthen the fight for gender equality, and much more.

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Grants

The Arcus Social Justice Program is currently not accepting new grant applications while it refines its strategy for pursuing its longstanding mission. The Foundation will provide further guidance by the fall of 2012 and looks forward to engaging with potential new partners and grantees at that time.

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Awarded Grants

ACLU Foundation
New York, NY $500,000

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Global State-Sponsored Homophobia Interactive Map

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International LGBT Rights Map

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Stories of Impact

Uniting for Social Change

Leaders from several Kalamazoo nonprofits have been given a unique opportunity to look beyond immediate needs and work for long-term change through the Arcus Foundation’s Michigan Racial and Economic Justice Initiative. Read more >>

Liberation through Religion: A Conversation with Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum’s life traces the arc of the LGBT rights movement. Today, as the rabbi of the largest LGBT synagogue in the world, she is one of the country’s preeminent religious voices for progressive values. Read more >>

 

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