Improving the quality of life within the LGBTQ communities

The Human Dignity Foundation envisions a world where every LGBTQIA+ person can live with dignity, equality, and opportunity. Through impactful philanthropy and community-driven solutions, we are fostering lasting change and creating a legacy of inclusion and hope.

  • Support LGBTQ
  • Grant Making  
  • Fund Creation
  • Wealth Expansion
  • Professional Expertise
  • HIV Funding Collaborative
  • Support LGBTQ
  • Grant Making  
  • Fund Creation
  • Wealth Expansion
  • Professional Expertise
  • HIV Funding Collaborative

Who We Are

The Human Dignity Foundation is one of the largest LGBTQ foundations in the country and the sole community foundation in San Diego dedicated to the benefit of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people.

Our Services

Discover what Human Dignity Foundation has to offer

Since the beginning, HDF has provided financial support to community organizations and causes in areas ranging from youth to seniors, from LGBTQ arts and culture, to civil rights advocacy. Our grantmaking is guided by more than a decade of expertise tand informed by direct community participation. Along with our funding partners, HDF has granted over $3,000,000 in gifts to worthy nonprofit organizations.
Grantmaking
Grantmaking
20 individuals and organizations have established funds with HDF, from which grants are made to support worthy charitable causes. As of mid-2013 these funds total over $3,000,000.
Fund Creation
Fund Creation
Our Legacy Society is comprised of those who have named HDF in their wills or trusts to ensure that our community’s needs are met, now and for generations to come. These legacy gifts represent many millions of dollars of future value to our community, and many of these gifts will be deposited directly into our permanent endowment, which is an asset that can never be taken away.
Wealth Expansion
Wealth Expansion
Our permanently endowed assets have grown to $2.5M. The Foundation’s general endowment represents a permanent financial resource that can benefit our community for generations to come. As our endowment grows, it represents an increasingly important source of stability, confidence, and pride for our community.
Endowment Building
Endowment Building
Our quarterly educational seminars keep donors connected and involved. The sessions-on topics from domestic partnership laws to charitable giving plans, increase the giving capacity of the LGBTQ community and sharpen the impact of individual donors.
Donor Education
Donor Education