Horizons Foundation
Horizons Foundation is a public charity based in an individual recipient, California, and the world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people. Founded in 1980, it invests in LGBTQ nonprofits, encourages LGBTQ philanthropy, and builds a permanent endowment for the community’s future.
Horizons Foundation at a glance
In short: Horizons Foundation gave $7.7M across 217 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in California. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,652,129
- +24.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 217
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $35,263
- +32.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $70,643,289
- +5.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (65 of 216, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Horizons Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 155 Sansome Street Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 398-2333
Website: https://horizonsfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Horizons Foundation
Community Issues
Horizons Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community Issues Funding Program Grant
Horizons Foundation
Amount
Average grant $25,000–$30,000 (2026)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Horizons LGBTQ Scholarship
Horizons Foundation
Amount
$65,000 total; individual award amounts not specified
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Horizons Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Center for LGBTQ Rights ($416K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($24,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,062 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 912 grants of 1,062 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Horizons’ flagship Community Issues program serves LGBTQ organizations and programs in the nine counties of the an individual recipient Bay Area. The foundation also says its donor-advised funds make grants to nonprofits across the United States, and its Global Faith and Equality Fund works on religious-based homophobia affecting Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
In 2025, 64% of itemized grant dollars went to recipients in California, 17% to New York, 4% each to Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts, and 2% to Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 217 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Horizons Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 65 of 216 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $32K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $18K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.6M (2021) to $7.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 217 grants totaling $7.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Center for LGBTQ Rights San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $415,800 |
| Sage New York, NY | Unrestricted | $262,218 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $220,750 |
| UHAI EASHRI USA Inc Brooklyn, NY | GFEF | $200,000 |
| OutRight Action International New York, NY | Unrestricted | $178,950 |
| San Francisco LGBT Community Center San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $165,750 |
| West Edge Opera Berkeley, CA | Bulrusher Opera event | $140,414 |
| ElLa Para TransLatinas San Francisco, CA | El/La Para Translatinas | $140,250 |
| Lyric San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $128,250 |
| NEO Philanthropy New York, NY | Federal Agencies Project | $120,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $70,643,289 | $15,389,233 | $12,353,681 | $7,652,129 | 217 | $3,275,219 |
| 2024 | $66,794,950 | $25,055,419 | $9,827,771 | $6,171,743 | 232 | $2,244,917 |
| 2023 | $48,901,651 | $12,037,083 | $10,018,560 | $6,918,693 | 215 | $2,488,936 |
| 2022 | $46,250,238 | $19,242,544 | $9,647,363 | $7,552,905 | 207 | $3,214,793 |
| 2021 | $41,480,128 | $8,470,990 | $7,069,099 | $4,550,675 | 191 | $1,694,750 |
| 2020 | $35,854,872 | $8,229,616 | $8,339,812 | $5,548,487 | 226 | $1,680,743 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Horizons’ mission is to support LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthen a culture of LGBTQ giving, and build a permanent endowment to secure the community’s future. It describes its grantmaking as broad, with particular interest in innovative, grassroots solutions to emerging needs, especially for under-resourced parts of the LGBTQ community. Its stated values include justice, equity, pride, generosity, legacy, and courage.
Horizons’ program areas include community support for Bay Area LGBTQ nonprofits and programs; safety and security in the Bay Area; donor engagement; scholarships and fellowships; and a multi-year initiative for organizations led by and serving transgender people of color. Its 2025 grant descriptions identify support addressing health, HIV/AIDS, youth, arts, elders, communities of color, transgender rights, community building, and civil and human rights.
Grantees reflect a range of work. For example, the National Center for LGBTQ Rights describes its mission as advancing LGBTQ people’s and families’ civil and human rights through litigation, policy work, legal services, and education. Openhouse says it serves Bay Area LGBTQ seniors through housing, direct services, and community programs; Frameline describes its work as connecting filmmakers and audiences through queer cinema; and the an individual recipient AIDS Foundation says it promotes health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Horizons’ itemized grants totaled $7,652,129 across 217 grants. Grant sizes ranged from $5,250 to $415,800, with a median grant of $20,000. The largest listed awards included:
Horizons’ Community Issues program supports LGBTQ organizations and programs based in the nine-county an individual recipient Bay Area. The foundation describes its approach as trust-based and systems-oriented, with multi-year funding. Its currently listed Transgender People of Color initiative offers multi-year infrastructure grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to three years to eligible Bay Area organizations. The LGBTQ Donor Engagement program offers up to $5,000 for fundraising events or alternative donor-engagement activities; eligible organizations must be LGBTQ-primary, have annual budgets over $1 million, and have a home office in the Bay Area.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dipti Ghosh and Shilpen Patel as co-chairs; Maya Setchkova as treasurer; Juan Barani as secretary; and Kathryn Clubb, Jonathan Deason, Frank Duff, Nadir Joshua, Chris Lim, and Jacob Little as directors.
Horizons Foundation is led by Roger Doughty, President on every filing since 2020; 9 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roger Doughty
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$222K (2020) → $282K (2025)
John Marvuglio
CFO & Director of Finance
CFO → CFO & Director of Finance, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$163K (2020) → $139K (2025)
Henry Pacheco
Director of Philanthropic
Director of Philanthropic Services → Director of Philanthropic, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$113K (2023) → $126K (2025)
Chris Lim
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Clubb
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Murray
Director
Co-Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Swan
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Scaparotti
Director
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melisa Marquez
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Little
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Deason
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Duff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Quenneville
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nadir Joshua
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Patriarca
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francisco Buchting
Vice President of Grants, Programs & S
Vice President of Grants, Programs & S → Vice President of Grants, Programs & Strategic Initiatives, 2023
Vice President of Grants, Programs & Strategic Initiatives → Vice President of Grants, Programs & S, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$145K (2020) → $178K (2025)
Amie Haiz
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$16K (2025)
Jeffrey Jenkins
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$47K (2025)
Jennifer Cates
Events Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Joshua Delfin
Senior Program Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$118K (2025)
Tracy Evans
Chief Philanthropic Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Dipti Ghosh
Co-Chair
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shilpen Patel
Co-Chair
Director → Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juan Barani
Secretary
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maya Setchkova
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Candace Lopez (2022–2024) — Chief Philanthropic Officer
- Former: Adam Blum (2020–2023) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Xochitl Carrion (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jae Maldonado (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Curtis Parker (2023) — Director of Communications
- Former: Ash McNeely (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Barry Taylor (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Craig Zodikoff (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Derek Barnes (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Soukup (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Jim Shay (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Terry Micheau (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Erin Flynn (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Juan Barajas (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Dora Dome (2021) — Director
- Former: Deb Stallings (2020) — Vice President of Development
- Former: Keith Powell (2020) — Director
- Former: Tara Medve (2020) — Director of Individual Giving
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $282K, to Roger Doughty (President). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Horizons Foundation
How much does Horizons Foundation give each year?
Horizons Foundation gave $7.7M across 217 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.2M across 232 grants.
What is Horizons Foundation's typical grant size?
Horizons Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $35,263, across 217 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Horizons Foundation that year got $32K on average.
Where does Horizons Foundation give grants?
Horizons Foundation gives mostly in California: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (75 grants), New York, NY (20 grants), Oakland, CA (16 grants) and Washington, DC (8 grants).
Does Horizons Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 68% of Horizons Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (147 of 217) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "eQuality Scholarship" (10 grants), "National Planned Giving" (8 grants) and "Scholarships" (4 grants).
Who are Horizons Foundation's largest grantees?
Horizons Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include National Center for LGBTQ Rights ($415,800), Sage ($262,218) and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California ($220,750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($24,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 12% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Horizons Foundation?
Horizons Foundation reported $70.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.4M.
What does Horizons Foundation fund?
Horizons’ mission is to support LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthen a culture of LGBTQ giving, and build a permanent endowment to secure the community’s future. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Horizons Foundation?
Horizons Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check horizonsfoundation.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Horizons Foundation's EIN?
Horizons Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2686530. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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