Eli Lilly and Company has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Eli Lilly has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1)(2).

The Lilly Foundation matches employee donations to health, education, and culture organizations. Contributions made “primarily for religious purposes” or to organizations that “promote religion” are ineligible (1).

Eli Lilly does not have viewpoint protection for its employees in its nondiscrimination policy (1).

Eli Lilly advocates for the Equality Act (1). Eli Lilly put out a commercial featuring a seemingly transgender man and uses the language, “the body you are randomly assigned at birth shouldn’t determine how well you are cared for” (2). The company also spoke out against Indiana’s state legislature revising election procedures after the pandemic and against the state’s religious freedom restoration act law in 2015 (3). The company criticized the state’s abortion ban, saying “that it would be forced to look outside the state for employment growth” (4).

Eli Lilly has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2). Eli Lilly has previously funded Planned Parenthood (3). It is unclear if the company is currently supporting the organization. Eli Lilly has pledged $25 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and related causes (4)(5). Eli Lilly is a copper sponsor of Out & Equal and a corporate partner of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (6)(7).

Eli Lilly has not used its PAC donations for ideological purposes (1)(2).