Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Community Issues Grant Program

Overview: Horizons Foundation's flagship funding program that provides grants to grassroots LGBTQ nonprofits across the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

Geographic Scope: Nine-county San Francisco Bay Area (CA)

Funding Focus Areas:

  • Advocacy and civil rights

  • Arts and culture

  • Community building and leadership

  • Health and human services

  • Support for marginalized queer communities

  • LGBTQ immigrant support

  • Cultural programming and events

  • Youth services

  • Elder services

  • Racial and ethnic LGBTQ communities
  • Eligible Organizations:

  • Grassroots LGBTQ nonprofits

  • Organizations serving underserved segments of the LGBTQ community

  • 501(c)(3) organizations
  • Award Structure:

  • Grants awarded for one- or two-year durations

  • Primarily unrestricted operating support

  • 2024 awards: Over $715,000 to 50 grantees

  • 2023 awards: Over $549,000 to 42 grantees

  • Includes multiyear awards
  • Funding Source: Largely funded by Horizons' LGBTQ Community Endowment Fund

    Application Process: Community review panel guides grantmaking; trust-based philanthropy approach

    Contact: [email protected] or (415) 398-2333

    Organization Information:
    Horizons Foundation, 155 Sansome Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94104

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    lgbtqgrassrootsnonprofitsunrestricted-nonprofits

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