Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OF THOSE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING FUNDING AND OR GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE.
