• by Sarah Mahoney , 7 hours ago

As LGBTQ advocacy groups confront mounting political and funding pressures, The Trevor Project is drawing renewed support from both corporate and philanthropic backers. MAC Cosmetics, the Estée Lauder–owned beauty brand, has announced a $1 million grant to the organization, which focuses on ending suicide among LGBTQ+ youth.

The gift marks MAC’s third year partnering with The Trevor Project and comes as the organization works to stabilize its funding after a sharp setback last year. In 2025, The Trevor Project lost roughly $25 million when the Trump administration ended federal support for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, according to Deborah Barge, the Trevor Project’s chief advancement officer.

“That impacted our services, so we’re really grateful that supporters and donors have stepped in in such a major way, as we launched our emergency crisis campaign to serve young people through our own hotline,” Barge said.

The MAC grant follows a separate $45 million gift made several weeks ago by billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, part of a broader effort to help the organization continue its crisis-prevention work amid rising demand for services.

Beyond funding, the MAC partnership also includes “Makeup Services for All,” a training program developed with The Trevor Project to educate MAC artists on gender-inclusive communication and makeup techniques for gender-diverse customers.

“There are 1.8 million young people in the U.S. who seriously consider suicide each year in the LGBTQ+ community, and we estimate that a young person is attempting suicide every 45 seconds,” Barge said. “We know how badly our mission is needed.”

The collaboration aligns with MAC’s long-running Viva Glam platform, which has historically tied product sales to social-impact causes. Separately, The Trevor Project has released a new episode of its “Sharing Spaces” docuseries, featuring a moderated discussion with six survivors of homosexual conversion therapy.

While more than 20 states have enacted laws to protect LGBTQ+ young people from conversion therapy practices, the Supreme Court is currently considering a challenge to Colorado’s state ban in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that advocates say could have broad implications for youth mental health protections nationwide.