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.
Horizons Commends Department of Defense Decision to Upgrade LGBTQ Servicemember Records While Calling for More Action
Horizons Foundation commends the recent DOD move, which takes steps to rectify decades of anti-LGBTQ policies that negatively impacted the lives of hundreds of servicemembers who only wanted to honorably serve their country. The Bay Area-based organization Swords to Plowshares—a Horizons grantee partner since 1999—works to alleviate poverty and homelessness among veterans. While they are also encouraged by these actions, they note the work is far from over.
Horizons Gala 2024 Celebrates Resilience, Brilliance and Diversity of Bay Area’s LGBTQ Community
Close to 250 people filled the vibrant halls of the California Academy of Science in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Saturday, October 5 for Horizons Foundation’s Gala 2024.
Nearly $2 Million Initiative Widens Access to Lesbian, Bi, Trans, and Queer (LBTQ) Healthcare in Northern California
In 2024, Horizons Foundation, alongside six grantee partner organizations, were awarded $1.9 million under the California Department of Public Health's LBTQ Equity Initiative. These organizations share Horizons’ commitment to supporting the most underserved segments of the LGBTQ+ community, and many of them have a specific focus on the most underserved within the trans community, including trans women of color and young trans women in detention centers. Learn more about our six partner organizations.
Watch the Recording: Horizons Forum: How Bad Would Project 2025 Really Be for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights?
How would Project 2025 target LGBTQ+ equality, civil liberties, and human rights? Watch our latest Horizons Forum, Project 2025: A Framework for the Erosion of LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, a live, virtual public discussion about the implications of Project 2025’s blueprint for the LGBTQ+ community.
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.
Directory of Professional Advisors
LGBTQ donors in the SF Bay Area can find LGBTQ-supportive financial planners, attorneys, tax preparers, insurance agents, and real estate agents in our searchable directory.