SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN-GAY FREEDOM BAND INC
The San Francisco Pride Band provides for the education and musical development of its members, promotes visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, and with its allies, fosters understanding among diverse communities through public performance.
About SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN-GAY FREEDOM BAND INC
SAN FRANCISCO LESBIAN-GAY FREEDOM BAND INC (commonly known since 2024 as the San Francisco Pride Band) is a volunteer, donor-supported 501(c)(3) community music organization offering multiple performing ensembles (concert band, marching band, pep band and smaller ensembles) focused on musical education, visibility for LGBTQ+ communities, and community engagement through public performance. Founded in 1978 as the world’s first openly LGBTQ+ performing ensemble, the organization has a long record of public performances, civic participation (including regular appearances in the San Francisco Pride Parade and City Hall events), and recent programmatic activity such as a BIPOC commissioning program and ongoing concert seasons and outreach that demonstrate active operations in the last 2–3 years.
Notable achievements
Named Official Band of San Francisco
The organization was formally designated the Official Band of the City and County of San Francisco, a civic recognition that reflects its longstanding public role in city events and celebrations.
Founded as a pioneering LGBTQ+ ensemble (1978)
Established in 1978 as the first openly gay and lesbian musical performing group, the band played an early and sustained role in LGBTQ+ visibility and community organizing through music.
Membership-approved rebrand & active commissioning
In 2024 the membership voted to update the public name to San Francisco Pride Band to signal broader inclusion across the LGBTQ+ spectrum; in 2024–2025 the Band launched/continued a BIPOC commissioning program (naming a third recipient in 2025), demonstrating recent artistic investment and community-centered programming.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $255K
- Annual revenue
- $158K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 81-0615706
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- sfprideband.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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