Our flagship funding program, Community Issues, provides general-operating and project-specific grants in support of the LGBTQ community in the nine counties of the SF Bay Area, where our community still faces significant challenges, according to our 2018 LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment. Horizons invests in organizations and projects that create a world where all LGBTQ people live freely and fully.
The Community Issues Program cycle is closed for 2019. Applications will be accepted in July 2020 for our next cycle.
We awarded over $400,000 to our grantee partners in our latest Community Issues cycle.
Funding Areas

advocacy and civil rights

Arts and Culture

Community Building and Leadership

Health and Human Services
Eligibility
Please note that the following are not eligible for support:
Proposal Process
1. Learn more
First, read our proposal guidelines. Especially if you are a first-time applicant or at a non-LGBTQ primary organization, watch our webinar and view the accompanying slides.
2. complete Proposal
We will accept proposals again in July. Include as separate attachments a signed Nondiscrimination Form, most recent audit or form 990, and 501(c)(3) determination letter.
3. review and notification
Proposals are reviewed by staff and a community panel, and funding decisions will be announced in November.
Questions? Interested in discussing a potential proposal? Contact us at grants [at] horizonsfoundation.org or 415-398-2333.