Horizons Community Fund

Horizons Community Fund is sponsored by Horizons Bristol. Supports community-led projects in Bristol that promote inclusion, wellbeing, and positive social impact, particularly those co-designed with individuals who have lived experience of substance use.

Community Issues Funding Program - Horizons Foundation Vision, Mission, and Values SF Bay Area LGBTQ Organization Directory Annual Reports and Financials LGBTQ Donor Engagement Program Scholarships and Fellowships LGBTQ Community Endowment Fund Red Envelope Giving Circle SF Bay Area LGBTQ Organization Directory Directory of Professional Advisors From Horizons’ Leadership Community Issues Funding Program Submissions Are Being Reviewed Funding Decisions Will Be Announced in November/December Submissions Re-open July/August Thank you for your interest in the Community Issues Funding Program.

Unfortunately, we are not currently accepting applications for this grant cycle. For more information, please contact us at grants [at] horizonsfoundation. org.

While you wait, please review priorities and guidelines to ensure your organization or program is eligible! Horizons’ flagship grantmaking program, Community Issues provides support to LGBTQ nonprofit organizations and programs based in our local community: the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Central to our mission, supporting these organizations’ programs, services, and advocacy helps advance a world where all LGBTQ people live freely and fully. This year, Horizons expects to award substantially more funding through Community Issues.

We are committing additional resources to respond to two critical and interconnected realities that persist: the sharp decreases in funding from federal, state, county, and city sources, and the growing strain on LGBTQ organizations and programs caused by the current presidential administration and escalating anti- LGBTQ sentiment nationwide.

As we have since our founding, Horizons remains committed to ensuring that these grants deepen investment in historically under-resourced parts of the LGBTQ community, particularly those most impacted by the current anti-LGBTQ political climate and persistent inequalities.

Through Community Issues, Horizons utilizes a systems-based grantmaking model that reflects our commitment to sustainability, equity, and responsive support for the SF Bay Area LGBTQ nonprofit ecosystem and the LGBTQ community it serves. We continue to focus on trust-based philanthropy and multi-year funding.

San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofit Leaders at Horizons LGBTQ Nonprofit Convening We know that the LGBTQ community’s needs and opportunities constantly evolve, and it is essential to examine our grantmaking approach and priorities. Horizons 2018 LGBTQ Community Needs Assessment underscored the continuing significant challenges and often disproportionate needs the LGBTQ community faces in the SF Bay Area.

To help target our funding and achieve greater impact for the LGBTQ community, Horizons Foundation has updated our grantmaking strategy. Horizons seeks to strengthen our Community Issues grantmaking emphasizing the centrality of supporting organizations that are based in our community and led by LGBTQ people.

We proudly reaffirm our commitment as a community foundation to an “Open Door” policy in our community grantmaking, intentionally offering a wide range of LGBTQ nonprofits opportunities to seek funding.

Community Issues is open to all non profit s and fiscally sponsored programs that meet eligibility criteria and whose work falls within these overall funding areas: Request support for an LGBTQ organization or program/project based within one or more of these SF Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.

General Operating Support Horizons favors general operating support grants for LGBTQ-primary organizations because we know that this is the funding our organizations need most. Award Size: For 2026, we expect the average grant size to range between $25,000 and $30,000.

This is an average and not a fixed amount; actual grant sizes will vary based on the number of applications we receive, available resources, community needs, and other factors. We will also aim to make larger individual grants where possible.

Key Updates to the 2026 Community Issues Program Lift the $1 Million annual budget cap eligibility For 2026, the Community Issues program will accept applications from LGBTQ-primary organizations of any organizational budget size. This change will maintain alignment with the LGBTQ-primary definition while expanding access to organizations with a range of capacities and infrastructure.

Horizons will continue to accept applications from LGBTQ-focused programs that have annual program budgets of $1 million or less from non-LGBTQ-primary organizations. The applicant must demonstrate that the program serves a specific area in the nine-county SF Bay Area where LGBTQ-primary organizations do not provide sufficient, comparable services or reach a specific LGBTQ population.

Broaden Funding Priorities The Community Issued program has expanded its priorities beyond the current focus on specific populations and organization types. This shift enables Community Issues funding to support a more ecosystem-wide strategy that encompasses a broader and more integrated range of LGBTQ organizations across four interconnected areas: Arts, Health and Wellness, Community Building, and Advocacy.

For any questions about changes to Community Issues, please contact us at grants [at] horizonsfoundation.

org Be a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, or provide documentation that the organization is fiscally sponsored by an organization that has 501(c)(3) status Request support for an organization or program/project based within one or more of these SF Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma An organization can only submit one application per tax ID number.

Fiscal sponsors are exempt.

Please note that the following are not eligible for support: Requests from outside the SF Bay Area Requests for costs incurred prior to the date of the grant award Requests from government agencies Requests for capital support, including construction and renovation Requests for sponsorship (see our LGBTQ Donor Engagement Program ) Community Issues is adding a Letter of Interest (LOI) to its process, allowing organizations to express their interest in a grant from Horizons Foundation.

Selected organizations will then be invited to submit a full application for a Community Issues grant. Review the foundation’s guidelines: Before applying for a grant, it is important to review Horizons Foundation’s guidelines and eligibility criteria. This will help you determine if your organization and proposed project align with our mission and priorities.

Submit a Letter of Interest (LOI): The first step in the application process is to submit an LOI. Complete a full proposal: If your LOI is approved, you will be invited to submit a full proposal. This will require more detailed information about your organization, including supporting documents.

Thank you for your interest in the Community Issues Funding Program. Unfortunately, we are not currently accepting applications for this grant cycle. For more information, please contact us at grants [at] horizonsfoundation.

org . We look forward to receiving your proposal and hearing about your work and your goals. Thank you for your interest in the Community Issues program — and for all the work your organization does for the LGBTQ community.

Questions? Interested in discussing a potential proposal? Contact us at grants [at] horizonsfoundation.

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