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The world's first LGBTQ community foundation, we invest in LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthen a culture of LGBTQ giving, and secure our community's future. We envision a world where all LGBTQ people live freely and fully.

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TOMORROW! Join our annual State of the Movement, a free virtual discussion and live Q&A about today’s LGBTQ movement with four powerhouse LGBTQ leaders from Transgender Law Center, Lambda Legal, National LGBTQ Task Force, and The Gill Foundation.

Register free at www.horizonsfoundation.org/sotm
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We're excited to announce Horizons is awarding a historic $1.46 million in grant awards to 66 LGBTQ nonprofits across the SF Bay Area--the largest in our 45-year history--through our flagship Community Issues program.

Read more & check out our grantees at www.horizonsfoundation.org/community-is...
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Join us next Thurs. at 5pm PT for our State of the Movement, a free, virtual discussion & live Q&A about today’s LGBTQ movement! In this critical moment, we must not only fight, but evolve, organize, & reimagine. This is real talk with real visionaries. Register free at horizonsfoundation.org/sotm!
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today we honor #TDoR to remember, mourn, & uplift the trans lives who blazed the trail for our community & those we've lost to anti-trans violence. View & support the #BayArea organizations servicing trans folks in our free LGBTQ Organization Directory at www.horizonsfoundation.org/org-directory
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Join us 11/18 at 1 p.m. ET for our 3rd annual webinar on the state of trans rights. 🏳️‍⚧️

We continue to face a wave of coordinated attacks from both state & federal levels. Tune in as we break down these fast-moving developments & what they mean for trans people.

RSVP now: tinyurl.com/45tmvz56
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Join us on Dec. 4 at 5pm PT for our State of the Movement, a free, virtual discussion & live Q&A about today’s LGBTQ movement! In this critical moment, we must not only fight, but evolve, organize, & reimagine. This is real talk with real visionaries. Register free at horizonsfoundation.org/sotm!
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Miss Major, a founding force behind TGIJP & visionary leader whose life embodied resistance, care, and radical love. Her commitment to uplifting the most marginalized among us—and centering Black Trans leadership—will continue to inspire us all.
October 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Albers-Alexander #LGBTQ Law Scholarship Fund supports LGBTQ students pursuing a law degree & who show leadership and courage, face barriers to educational access & demonstrate significant financial need. Please share this opportunity!

Learn more at www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-prog...
September 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Celebrate our community at "A Night of Pride” on Oct 11 at @calacademy.bsky.social in SF! This event will uplift the progress & resilience of our movement + highlight the future of possibilities we are building together: 1 grant, 1 donation, 1 heart at a time.

Tix at www.classy.org/event/a-nigh...
September 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
August is Make-A-Will Month. It's time to protect what matters. Make your free, confidential, and LGBTQ friendly will today. Get started at horizonsfoundation.org/mawm.
August 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Our flagship funding program, Community Issues, is accepting Letters of Interest until Aug. 25! This funding supports LGBTQ orgs serving the LGBTQ community in the #SanFranciscoBayArea. This year, we're excited to announce some big changes. Learn more at www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-prog...
July 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We're proud to be one of 64 commitment-makers to the #FundOurFutures campaign, a global pledging initiative for LGBTI movements that has mobilized a historic $182 million in new funding toward a future where LGBTI people not only survive but thrive. fundourfutures.org.

@gpp-updates.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Right now, California is a beacon of hope in an otherwise bleak period of our country’s history...We cannot stand down, but instead must hold our elected officials accountable, support our LGBTQ organizations, and make our voices heard."
@bayareareporter.bsky.social

www.ebar.com/story/156101...
Guest Opinion: CA funds 6 more months of LBTQ care
“Six more months!” I shouted as a group of my Horizons Foundation colleagues screamed with excitement.
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July 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"While we are relieved and thankful that the essential [Office of Health Equity] funding for LBTQ services remains in the [CA] state budget, additional funds are needed to maintain and grow key services for our community to meet the moment."

Read more at www.horizonsfoundation.org/cdph-ca-budg...
California is a refuge from anti-LGBTQ policy nationwide. We need funding to keep it that way. - Horizons Foundation
We had all been holding our breath awaiting the fate of our contract with the California Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity (OHE). In the governor’s May Revision of the state budget...
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July 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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For @insidephilanthropy.com, here's a look at @lambdalegal.org's stunningly successful Unstoppable Future campaign to fight the assault against #LGBT rights. #Philanthropy, where are you?!? @horizonsfoundation.org
Lambda Legal Raises $285 Million for ‘Unstoppable Future’ Campaign
Lambda Legal’s Unstoppable Future campaign has announced an eye-popping fundraising haul.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Missed our Town Halls this spring? Read a recap at www.horizonsfoundation.org/town-hall-re.... One highlight: @lasarafirefoxallen.bsky.social from Pacific Center for Human Growth, reflected on one of the biggest questions facing our community right now: what do we need to do right now? Their answer⤵️
June 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today Horizons honors Juneteenth & those Black queer people who have led the centuries-old struggle for Black liberation that continues today. In solidarity with Black queer & trans activists of the past & present, we celebrate Freedom Day & recommit to the fight for everyone to live freely & fully.
June 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Missed our Regional Town Halls? Read a recap & watch the recordings at www.horizonsfoundation.org/town-hall-re.... One highlight: Francisco Sapp of @sanmateopride.bsky.social, reflected on the essence of queer resilience—a balance of fighting fiercely while celebrating life & freedom.
June 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Do you work for an LGBTQ-primary organizations in the #SanFranciscoBayArea with an annual budget over $1 million? Our LGBTQ Donor Engagement Program provides funding for annual fundraising events happening this August - December.

Learn more ➡️ www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-prog...
June 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Big congrats to GiveMN.org for raising over $500,000 (& counting!) for #LGBTQ causes around the country during this year's Give OUT Day! And congrats to Queer Asterisk, the winner of the Bay Area & West Region Prize sponsored by Horizons Foundation. You can still find a cause at www.giveoutday.org
June 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Missed our Regional Town Halls? Read a recap & watch the recordings at www.horizonsfoundation.org/town-hall-re....
A poignant moment came during the East Bay Town Hall, where Mateo from @oasislegal.bsky.social urged us to become “sanctuary people” ready to show up & protect the most vulnerable.
May 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Read a recap & watch the recordings of our Town Halls at www.horizonsfoundation.org/town-hall-re.... One takeaway: speakers emphasized that we’re in a moment of profound possibility. Mimi Demissew, ED of Our Family Coalition, challenged us to look beyond just returning to a “pre-Trump” America.
May 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today we celebrate Harvey Milk Day, honoring his fearless labor & civil rights activism and his fierce advocacy for the LGBTQ community. As the SF Bay Area's LGBTQ community foundation, Horizons is proud to continue Milk's fight for equality, freedom, and acceptance for all. #HappyHarveyMilkDay
May 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Deadline reminder: May 31! Our brand new #LGBTQ #Scholarship is open to graduating #BayArea high school seniors who identify as LGBTQ. Get your applications in soon, and help us spread the word! More at www.horizonsfoundation.org/funding-prog...
May 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thank you, @gpp-updates.bsky.social, for spotlighting us and this important Trans POC Initiative in the #SFBayArea! We're proud to be a part of the #FundOurFutures campaign and play a role in mobilizing new funding to LGBTI communities.
💡 DONOR SPOTLIGHT! Today we celebrate that @horizonsfoundation.org, a pledging partner in the #FundOurFutures campaign, has announced a total of $1 Million in new funding awarded to four grantee organizations focused on trans people of color in the San Francisco Bay Area. #FundTrans
We are proud to announce $1 million in funding through our new Trans POC Initiative to 4 #BayArea Trans POC orgs:

El/La Para TransLatinas
Lavender Phoenix
TGIJP
Transgender District

Learn more at www.horizonsfoundation.org/trans-poc-an...
May 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM