Our Mission
The Sedona Pride Association's mission is to promote friendship and community for the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Trans-gendered and Queer men and women of Sedona, the Verde Valley, and Greater Northern Arizona, and to provide them with a safe and supportive environments for open self expression.

OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES
A. The primary purpose of the Corporation is to educate the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and
Transgender (LGBT) community and general public about the history, courage, diversity,
and future of the metropolitan Phoenix LGBT community; to increase world awareness of
the LGBT community to eliminate homophobia, transphobia and discrimination; and is
organized to transact any lawful business within the State of Arizona consistent with the
provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

B. In addition, the Corporation is organized exclusively to establish education within and
without the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community within the meaning and
scope of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including for such
purpose the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations
under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or corresponding provisions of
any future United States Internal Revenue Laws).

C. This is to affirm that the Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, marital or family status, veteran
status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law in
employment, governance, operation and/ or staffing and is also dedicated to supporting the
efforts by others to eliminate discrimination.