Horizons is the world's first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people.
We invest in LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthen a culture of LGBTQ giving, and build a permanent endowment to secure our community’s future for generations to come.
NEW! San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ Organization Directory
Horizons Foundation is proud to present the first comprehensive online directory of LGBTQ organizations and programs in the San Francisco Bay Area. This directory is searchable and publicly accessible, highlighting the extensive network of LGBTQ nonprofits and programs across the nine-county Bay Area.
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Regional Town Halls
Horizons is excited to host four virtual Regional Town Halls designed to bring our community together, help you connect with local LGBTQ nonprofits, and provide a platform for you to discuss important local issues. Now is the time to unite, share resources, and learn how you can help yourself, your neighbors—and others—navigate this challenging environment we face together.
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Fall 2024 Donor Engagement Award Recipient
$45,000 Awarded to Bay Area LGBTQ-Primary Organizations
Horizons Foundation is thrilled to announce eight outstanding LGBTQ nonprofit organizations based within the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area who have received a Spring 2025 Donor Engagement Award. Click below to see the organizations receiving this round of funding.
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What Can't Be Taken Away
It is impossible to tell the Stonewall story without trans people. You just can’t do it. And without history, no community can really even be a community. We’re all also smart enough to know that chipping away the “T” and the “Q” won’t be the end of their chiseling. Their vision of America simply does not include us.
Meet These LGBTQ Trailblazers in Law: Albers-Alexander 2024
Horizons Foundation is thrilled to announce the latest cohort of Albers-Alexander LGBTQ Law Scholarship recipients. These remarkable individuals embody courage, resilience, and the drive to create a more just and inclusive future for the LGBTQ community.
Horizons Foundation Awards More Than $750,000 to 44 Bay Area LGBTQ Organizations
Horizons Foundation announced the 44 recipients of grants totaling $753,372 through its flagship Community Issues (CI) funding program this year. CI grants provide general operating support to grassroots LGBTQ organizations and programs based in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.
The Future is Ours
To create
We fund throughout the LGBTQ community, often prioritizing innovative, grassroots solutions in service to its most under-resourced populations.
To Give
From four decades of experience and relationships, we are experts on LGBTQ issues in the SF Bay Area — and the best partner in your charitable giving.
FOREVER
We promote legacy giving, including to our LGBTQ Community Endowment Fund, which will support our community for generations to come.
Grants Directory
Since 1980, Horizons has awarded grants across broad funding areas and through various funding programs. Use this directory to explore our thousands of grants.
Organization Directory
Horizons Foundation is proud to present the first comprehensive online directory of LGBTQ organizations and programs in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Directory of Professional Advisors
LGBTQ donors in the San Francisco Bay Area can find LGBTQ-supportive financial planners, attorneys, tax preparers, insurance agents, and real estate agents in our searchable directory.
