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Brandi Carlile’s foundation
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The Looking Out Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Grammy Award-winning artists Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, and Tim Hanseroth to make music mean more for the world.

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Hear it
from Brandi.

Here are just a few of the causes Looking Out Foundation supports. Fans like you are the guiding force behind the foundation’s work.

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Make Music Mean More
Mission

The Looking Out Foundation amplifies the impact of music by awarding grants, engaging community, and creating powerful partnerships.

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How it works

Their three
pillars.

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So what is the Looking Out Foundation, above all?

LOF is a grantmaker. It raises money from a fan base and moves it to vetted organizations doing the work on the ground. It does not run the programs itself, which is why one gift can reach a cause anywhere in the world.

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Focus areas

Where the need
is greatest.

Looking Out Foundation works to meet the greatest needs of the moment. Here are their current focus areas:

The groups they fund are small and community-led, organizations that need the support, and each one is vetted to make sure the work is ethical.

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Partnering
for change.

The greatest change is possible when we work together. In addition to its community of fans like you, Looking Out Foundation works with other nonprofit organizations and companies to make their grassroots work go even further. Hear the latest on its partnership with P&G below.

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Powerful partnerships

The five groups
it funds.

Through the partnership, LOF funds five organizations that serve LGBTQ+ people. Open each one to see what it does.

What the gift does

Backs a nationwide network of local LGBTQ+ community centers, the front doors people actually walk through.

What the gift does

Pushes for fair, accurate LGBTQ+ representation across news and entertainment media.

What the gift does

Grants to queer-led organizations across Asia, Africa and Latin America, where local groups know the terrain.

What the gift does

Serves LGBTQ+ elders through its centers, reaching thousands of older adults a year with meals and wellness programs.

What the gift does

Runs crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people.

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Why join monthly

What a monthly
gift does.

Monthly gifts let Looking Out respond fast and pay for grants in the three areas you just saw. Here’s what Brandi Carlile and Gloria Goeres, Executive Director of Looking Out Foundation, tell everyone who joins.

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