San Francisco, CA

BAY AREA PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC

EIN 94-2481571

Justice, Rights & Public Safety LGBTQ+ Community & Advocacy LGBTQ+ communities

Mission

To advance the health and wellness of the LGBTQ community and to support the careers of LGBTQ medical professionals through education, mentorship, and grantmaking.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation Contributions are tax-deductible

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About BAY AREA PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INC

The Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights (BAPHR) is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1977 as a professional association of LGBTQ and allied health professionals. It exists to improve LGBTQ health outcomes, support LGBTQ medical professionals, and convene monthly educational and professional-development events. Through the BAPHR Foundation, the organization awards competitive grants to Bay Area nonprofits focused on LGBTQ health and wellness, runs a mentorship program for medical trainees, and holds an annual Pride-month program honoring historical leadership and frontline care. In recent years BAPHR has maintained active grant cycles (including 2023–2025 awards), regular member events, and community partnerships that prioritize youth, elders, immigrants, and people facing mental-health or housing vulnerabilities.

Notable achievements

Pioneer organization (founded 1977)

Established in 1977, BAPHR is one of the earliest organized groups of gay physicians and allied health professionals, creating a durable forum for LGBTQ medical advocacy, education, and peer support.

Sustained grantmaking impact

Through the BAPHR Foundation the organization has distributed substantial community grants since the 1980s (totaling over two million dollars across decades) to Bay Area nonprofits advancing LGBTQ health; recent grant cycles (2023–2025) continued this geographically focused giving to organizations serving youth, immigrants, and other vulnerable populations.

Ongoing professional programming and mentorship

BAPHR runs regular monthly educational forums and professional-development events, a mentorship program that pairs trainees with experienced LGBTQ health professionals, and an annual Pride-month program that preserves and highlights the organization’s historical role in AIDS-era care and community leadership.

At a glance

Total assets: $3.1M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Private non-operating foundation
EIN: 94-2481571
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: baphr.com
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Longstanding community standing and archival recognition as an early, influential organization for LGBTQ health professionals since the late 1970s.

Listed in nonprofit databases and financial records as an active 501(c)(3) private foundation/charitable organization with multi-year Form 990 filings and an established grantmaking record.

Third-party charity evaluators and nonprofit directories have publicly profiled BAPHR and its grantmaking activity, reflecting measurable organizational presence and transparency in filings.

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