A community foundation rooted in and dedicated to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, Horizons Foundation exists to:

-- Mobilize and increase resources for the LGBT movement and organizations that secure the rights, meet the needs, and celebrate the lives of LGBT people.
-- Empower individual donors and promote giving as an integral part of a healthy, compassionate community.
-- Steward a permanently endowed fund through which donors can make legacy gifts to ensure our community's capacity to meet the future needs of LGBT people.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Horizons aspires to set a stellar example of effective community based philanthropy in all its work.

Description:
Programs of Horizons Foundation:

Strengthening LGBT Organizations and Leaders

-- Grantmaking. Since the beginning, Horizons has provided financial support to community organizations and causes in areas ranging from youth to elders, from LGBT arts and culture to civil rights advocacy. Our grantmaking is guided by more than 25 years of expertise and deeply informed by direct community participation.

-- Leadership development. Our Strategic Partnership Program provides support and training to the leaders of key Bay Area community organizations. And every year our Cornerstone Awards recognize outstanding LGBT leaders and philanthropists.

Building LGBT Philanthropy

-- Donor education. Our annual Philanthropy Series keeps donors connected and involved through issue briefings and seminars. The sessions-on topics from domestic partnership laws to charitable giving plans-increase the giving capacity of the LGBT community and sharpen the impact of individual donors.

-- Donor services. Horizons offers a variety of tailored philanthropic vehicles, such as donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and field of interest funds. We also work with individuals and professional advisors on customized gift and estate planning.

-- QGiving. QGiving.org is an online giving portal that lets users search for LGBT organizations by category or keyword, find out more about the work they do, and make donations online.

-- Philanthropic advocacy. Horizons links the larger philanthropic world with LGBT organizations and causes, opening doors to new sources of funding for our community.

History:
Horizons Foundation's history has rarely been about the spotlight - for the most part our work has taken place behind the scenes. While Horizons has had its share of splashy achievements and marquee successes, what's remarkable has been our willingness to take on the responsibility of supporting a broad vision for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. This often translates into funding the "unglamorous" aspects of what LGBT nonprofits do day in and day out.

For more than 25 years, we've funded newsletter printing, walkie/talkie rentals for event safety monitors, furniture for queer youth group meetings, training manuals for parade volunteers, and postage and photocopying costs for membership mailings. We've funded ASL interpreters and outreach materials for advocacy campaigns large and small. We've funded rents and payrolls. We've done it because we know that it takes phones to make healthcare appointments, pens to write innovative poetry, and power to shine light on injustice. Without the basics, even the most efficient nonprofit can't survive.

Each of Horizons' volunteers and donors has contributed to strengthening the foundation, the hundreds of LGBT organizations we've supported, and the thousands of lives we've touched. The earliest goals of the foundation - to build a strong LGBT community through grantmaking and philanthropy rooted in the community - remain living parts of Horizons' work to this day.

Our story is a quiet but insistent accumulation of caring people making thoughtful decisions that lead to extraordinary results.

Contact people:

Rajat Dutta, Deputy Director Of Development, (phone), (email) Devesh Khatu, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (415) 398-2333
Office fax number: (415) 398-4733

Address:

870 Market Street, Suite 728 San Francisco, CA 94102 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.horizonsfoundation.org/

Directions:

The Horizons Foundation office is located in the Flood Building at the corner of Powell Street (5th St.) and Market. It a easy to get to by BART and MUNI.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Powell Street,   Walk distance (in minutes): 1   Nearest Bus Stop: Powell/Market, 1 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency?
	No others
What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency?
	18
Is your agency wheelchair accessible?
	Yes
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10?
	No
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20?
	No