Horizons Foundation Awards Historic $1.46 Million in Grants to LGBTQ Nonprofits Amid Hostile Political Environment

Horizons Foundation is proud to announce a historic $1.46 million in grant awards to 66 LGBTQ nonprofits and programs across the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area—the largest annual total in the foundation’s 45-year history. Through its flagship Community Issues (CI) funding program, Horizons is almost doubling last year’s amount, with half of this year’s awards granted as multi-year awards. This milestone investment underscores Horizons’ long-standing commitment to supporting and sustaining the Bay Area’s LGBTQ nonprofit ecosystem, especially during a period of intensifying political attacks and funding instability.  
 
This year’s grants—all of which fund general operating support—reach all 10 LGBTQ community centers in the Bay Area, alongside dozens of grassroots organizations providing essential services, advocacy, arts and culture, health programs, youth support, trans- and BIPOC-led initiatives, and more. The increased funding reflects the vibrance, complexity, and breadth of the region’s LGBTQ community by spanning diverse demographics, geographies, and service areas. 
 
For 45 years, Horizons has worked to build and strengthen the Bay Area’s LGBTQ nonprofit ecosystem—an ecosystem that has responded to crises and weathered the AIDS epidemic, economic downturns, and repeated attempts to undermine LGBTQ rights and freedoms. Today’s political climate, marked by escalating attacks on LGBTQ people and organizations at federal, state, and local levels, poses one of the most significant threats in decades. 
 
“This year’s Community Issues funding reflects a system-wide response to a system-wide crisis,” said Roger Doughty, Horizons Foundation President. “Our community’s nonprofits are facing mounting hostility and ongoing funding disruptions at the very moment their services are most urgently needed. This is what Horizons does best—we ensure that this ecosystem not only survives these attacks, but continues to innovate and thrive.”