LGBTQ Community Foundations and Funds

California

Horizons Foundation
San Francisco, California
Founded in 1979, Horizons Foundation is a model social justice philanthropic organization serving the entire spectrum of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Our goal is a more just society that values diversity, where homophobia does not exist, where people live fully with pride and confidence, celebrating their unique strengths.

San Diego Human Dignity Foundation
San Diego, California
Founded in 1996, the purpose of the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation is to improve the quality of life within San Diego's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by promoting and increasing responsible philanthropy to enact positive social change.

Minnesota

PFund
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis-based PFund (formally Philanthrofund Foundation) is the Upper Midwest's endowed LGBT community foundation. The foundation traces its roots back to 1987, when four friends joined together to create a modest fund of $2,000 aimed at supporting and developing their "family of choice" - the local LGBT communities.

New York

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
New York, New York
Founded in 1977 and incorporated as a public charity in 1978, Astraea is a feminist, lesbian-led, international public foundation whose purpose is to advance the economic, political, educational and cultural well-being of lesbians, their families and allies working for social justice.

Stonewall Community Foundation
New York, New York
Stonewall began as a collection of advised-funds and endowments by like minded donors concerned about creating a vibrant and healthy lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. Today, Stonewall stands as a full service community foundation seeking the participation of everyone interested in building a better community.

North Carolina

Guilford Green Foundation
Greensboro, North Carolina
Our purpose is to courageously unite community by fostering organizations which advance LGBT persons and issues. We do this by raising and distributing funds for (qualified) gay and lesbian organizations and programs and growing an endowment to sustain funding for these purposes in greater Guilford County.

Ontario (Canada)

Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal
Toronto, Ontario
The Lesbian and Gay Community Appeal Foundation was founded in 1980 by a group of people who believed that the community would support the advancement of lesbian and gay projects, artists and organizations within Toronto.

Oregon

Equity Foundation
Portland, Oregon
The Equity Foundation supports nonprofit organizations throughout Oregon that further its mission to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people. Originated by Oregon’s lesbian and gay community, Equity works to promote social justice, education and the welfare of the people of Oregon.

Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The mission of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund (DVLF) is to increase and broaden philanthropy and grantmaking to support the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community; to identify and increase awareness of the needs of the LGBT community; and to assure that we always have the resources to make a difference not only in the quality of our lives but in the lives of those who follow us.

Vermont

Samara Foundation of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
The Samara Foundation of Vermont is a charitable foundation whose mission is to support and strengthen Vermont's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities today and build an endowment for tomorrow.

Washington

Pride Foundation
Seattle, Washington
The Pride Foundation is a community foundation working to strengthen our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community today, and build an endowment fund for tomorrow. Founded in 1985, The Pride Foundation serves as a recognized catalyst in a community that values diversity and lives proudly in a world free from prejudice.

Wisconsin

Cream City Foundation
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Founded in 1982, Cream City Foundation is the only non-profit, grant making, community-based foundation serving the entire State of Wisconsin whose sole purpose is to support the changing needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities.

New Harvest Foundation
Madison, Wisconsin
The New Harvest Foundation is the only foundation in South-central Wisconsin that channels charitable contributions exclusively to organizations working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, services, culture and community development. Founded in 1984, the New Harvest Foundation is operated by an 18-member Board of Directors, along with other volunteers.