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About Us

The Point Foundation mission is to empower promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society. 

Point Foundation National Leadership Conference

The Point Foundation mission is to empower promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society. 

Point Foundation National Leadership Conference June 3 2022

What We Do

Point provides financial support, a community of peers, leadership training, and mentorship, to US college students from around the world. Point also generates research to document the challenges LGBTQ students face on US campuses so that we can provide data and resources to help mitigate these issues. 

Our scholars and work improve the equity and representation of LGBTQ people in nearly every industry, ensuring that LGBTQ people have a voice and are provided equal access and opportunity in every sector.

Point Foundation National Leadership Conference June 3 2022

What We Do

Point provides financial support, a community of peers, leadership training, and mentorship, to US college students from around the world. Point also generates research to document the challenges LGBTQ students face on US campuses so that we can provide data and resources to help mitigate these issues. 

Our scholars and work improve the equity and representation of LGBTQ people in nearly every industry, ensuring that LGBTQ people have a voice and are provided equal access and opportunity in every sector.

Impact

Our impact continues to grow from 8 students in 2002 to 575 students in the 2023-2024 academic year. 

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NLC wide shot

Impact

Our impact continues to grow from 8 students in 2002 to 575 students in the 2023-2024 academic year. 

Point Staff

At the core of our work are leaders and staff who are passionate about our student’s dreams and success.


Boards & Trustees

Our network of leaders support the Point mission through personal contribution and insights.


Point Staff

At the core of our work are leaders and staff who are passionate about our student’s dreams and success.


Boards & Trustees

Our network of leaders support the Point mission through personal contribution and insights.


Our Values

Accountability

We believe our support of one another is essential to our success and as such, take responsibility for individual and collective decisions and actions

Authenticity

We welcome and encourage every person to show up as their truest self.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We respect and embrace varied backgrounds, identities, expressions, viewpoints and experiences and do the work to ensure opportunities for learning and growth are open to all.

Empowerment

We lift up, champion and support all individuals in pursuit of their goals.

Innovation

We remain curious, to continue learning, and to embrace opportunities for improvement.

Integrity & Trust

We are committed to open and honest communication with the goal of building trustworthiness and dependability.

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Our Values

Accountability

We believe our support of one another is essential to our success and as such, take responsibility for individual and collective decisions and actions

Authenticity

We welcome and encourage every person to show up as their truest self.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We respect and embrace varied backgrounds, identities, expressions, viewpoints and experiences and do the work to ensure opportunities for learning and growth are open to all.

Empowerment

We lift up, champion and support all individuals in pursuit of their goals.

Innovation

We remain curious, to continue learning, and to embrace opportunities for improvement.

Integrity & Trust

We are committed to open and honest communication with the goal of building trustworthiness and dependability.

Diversity at Point

Point Foundation defines diversity as the way in which people differ through their variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. Such differences include race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region, and more. We believe equity to be the fair treatment and advancement of all people and that inclusion provides a sense of value and empowerment.