Lincoln National (including Lincoln Financial Group) received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the HRC (1). Among other requirements, this means Lincoln Financial has pledged to vet vendors for LGBTQ policies (2). However, the company has not publicly fired customers, suppliers, or vendors based on political views or religious beliefs.

The Lincoln Financial Foundation focuses on human services, education, and financial wellness. The Foundation “in general does not fund religious organizations” (1). The company’s employee donation matching program does not match donations to religious organizations, among other eligibility requirements (2).

Lincoln Financial does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Lincoln Financial Corporation has not supported ideological causes or policies (1).

Lincoln Financial 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). Lincoln Financial is a Bronze Partner of the HRC (3). Lincoln Financial also utilizes ESG investing strategies with clients’ money (4). In its prospectus disclaimers, the company acknowledges that ESG investing “generally prohibits investment in certain types of companies, industries, and segments of the U.S. economy.” Thus this strategy “may (i) miss opportunities to invest in companies, industries, or segments of the U.S. economy that are providing superior performance relative to the market as a whole and (ii) become invested in companies, industries, or segments of the U.S. economy that are providing inferior performance relative to the market as a whole” (5).

Lincoln Financial has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes (1)(2).