Mission

A community foundation rooted in and dedicated to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, Horizons Foundation exists to:

• Mobilize and increase resources for the LGBT movement and organizations that secure the rights, meet the needs, and celebrate the lives of LGBT people.
• Empower individual donors and promote giving as an integral part of a healthy, compassionate community.
• Steward a permanently endowed fund through which donors can make legacy gifts to ensure our community's capacity to meet the future needs of LGBT people.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Horizons aspires to set a stellar example of effective community based philanthropy in all its work.

Programs

Strengthening LGBT Organizations and Leaders

Grantmaking. Since the beginning, Horizons has provided financial support to community organizations and causes in areas ranging from youth to elders, from LGBT arts and culture to civil rights advocacy. Our grantmaking is guided by more than 25 years of expertise and deeply informed by direct community participation.

Leadership development. Our Strategic Partnership Program provides support and training to the leaders of key Bay Area community organizations. And every year our Cornerstone Awards recognize outstanding LGBT leaders and philanthropists.

Building LGBT Philanthropy

Donor education. Our annual Philanthropy Series keeps donors connected and involved through issue briefings and seminars. The sessions-on topics from domestic partnership laws to charitable giving plans-increase the giving capacity of the LGBT community and sharpen the impact of individual donors.

Donor services. Horizons offers a variety of tailored philanthropic vehicles, such as donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and field of interest funds. We also work with individuals and professional advisors on customized gift and estate planning.

QGiving. QGiving.org is an online giving portal that lets users search for LGBT organizations by category or keyword, find out more about the work they do, and make donations online.

Philanthropic advocacy. Horizons links the larger philanthropic world with LGBT organizations and causes, opening doors to new sources of funding for our community.