Horizons Foundation

Horizons Foundation

The Horizons Foundation is a philanthropic social justice foundation, serving the LGBT community primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization was founded in 1980 and issued $2.88 million in grants in 2007. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/31/MN3NVQ7JQ.DTL Philanthropists ensure gay community's future ] ] It is believed to be the world's first LGBT foundation. [ [http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=4153 San Francisco Bay Times ] ]

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* [http://www.horizonsfoundation.org/page/home Official website]


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