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Over 500 LGBTQ Nonprofits to Participate in Give OUT Day, Only National Day of Giving for the LGBTQ Community

On June 30, Nearly $100,000 in Prize Grants Will Also Be Awarded

June 29, 2020, San Francisco – Give OUT Day, the only national day of giving for the LGBTQ community, will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the 24-hour culmination of a month-long campaign during which over 500 LGBTQ nonprofits are raising funds to support their critical work.

“Hundreds of grassroots LGBTQ organizations are leveraging Give OUT Day to raise funds at a time of profound need during the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout,” said Nikole Pagan, who manages the Give OUT Day program. “Thousands of donors — and hundreds of fundraisers — are stepping up and showing their pride, as they help the LGBTQ community get through this crisis.”

The organizations that earn the most individual donors in their categories, called Leaderboards, can earn up to $10,000 in prize grants, among other incentives. These Leaderboard prizes are sponsored by the Laughing Gull Foundation, Harnisch Foundation, and anonymous donors.

Those interested in supporting LGBTQ nonprofits for Give OUT Day can find one or more organizations to support on giveoutday.org/search.

Since 2013, Give OUT Day has helped hundreds of grassroots nonprofits raise over $7 million from tens of thousands of individual donors. Spanning all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, these organizations support all facets of the LGBTQ community, from groups specifically supporting LGBTQ people of color and transgender people to groups focused on legal rights and the arts.

Give OUT Day is organized by Horizons Foundation – the world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people – which provides the technology platform, training, and resources to participating organizations at no cost. Horizons thanks Pride-level partner Levi Strauss Foundation; Equality-level partner Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund; CLEVER Network; and Washington/Los Angeles Blade, for their generous support.

About Horizons Foundation

Horizons Foundation (www.horizonsfoundation.org) envisions a world where all LGBTQ people live freely and fully. The world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people, Horizons invests in LGBTQ organizations, strengthens a culture of LGBTQ giving, and builds a permanent endowment to secure our community’s future for generations to come. In 2020, Horizons is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Learn more at horizonsfoundation.org.