Horizons Foundation will prioritize support to those most underserved within our community, with a particular focus on communities of color and on programs with few other avenues for support. Horizons is especially committed to providing support to all of the nine counties that we serve. A commitment to openness, inclusiveness and partnership Horizons Foundation's programs will only be as strong as the level of involvement of community activists in designing and guiding those programs. The expertise and knowledge of people who are most directly involved in the communities and issues we address will inform Horizons' grant making. We are the home for donors at all levels, for organizations large and small, new and established, for all people and organizations who share our mission and values, including our straight allies.
Horizons recognizes that partnership with others is key to advancing our mission.
Our programs support collaboration among LGBT organizations and alliances with other funders both within and outside the LGBT community. The foundation has a particular mission to support those most acutely hurt by society's devaluing of people whose sexual orientation or gender identity falls outside a narrowly and erroneously defined set of norms. With a unique balance of risk-taking, creative leadership and responsible stewardship, Horizons Foundation recognizes that the relative youth of many of the institutions that serve our community and the urgency of the changing circumstances that we face require the Foundation to be willing to invest thoughtfully in new approaches and to show faith in institutions which may not have enough established history to go to others for support. Horizons Foundation will also be willing to take leadership in advancing new programs and developing and supporting new initiatives. At the same time, Horizons Foundation is committed to maintaining its reputation for the highest professional standards of responsible stewardship and community trust.