Q Foundation Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Q Foundation is a San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on housing stability for LGBTQ, HIV-positive, senior, and disabled communities. It provides a menu of services to prevent homelessness and support tenants, including housing and health case management, benefits advocacy, tenant rights counseling, and landlord mediation. The organization also offers financial assistance—such as back rent to prevent eviction and move-in deposits—plus ongoing rental subsidies linked to job training and financial literacy education, complemented by on-site job training at Q Café on the UC Hastings campus. Founded in 2004 and operating with a mid-sized staff, the foundation pursues public policy advocacy to reduce housing barriers, aiming to benefit broader communities beyond its direct beneficiaries. It situates itself in the nonprofit sector at the intersection of housing, health, and social services, emphasizing a forward-looking, entrepreneurially oriented culture. Since its inception, its programs have directly prevented or ended homelessness for about 3,500 households and have supported policy changes that benefit hundreds of thousands more.