About us
Why Inclusivity.org exists
We are trying to put two groups of people in the same room: those who want to spend their money somewhere they are welcome, and the businesses that would welcome them. Everything else on this site is plumbing.
It is surprisingly hard to know, before you walk in the door or hand over a deposit, whether a business will actually be glad you came. You end up guessing, asking friends, or reading between the lines of a website. Meanwhile the shop, the contractor, or the attorney who would have treated you like family is three miles away and completely invisible to you.
I started Inclusivity.org to close that gap from both sides. A lot of people want to put their money where their values are and cannot easily find who to give it to. A lot of owners doing excellent work are hard to find precisely because they are small. Neither problem solves itself, and no algorithm was going to solve it for us.
Money spent with someone who shares your values does something an ad cannot. It keeps a business open. It makes a neighborhood feel like yours. And it quietly tells the next person through that door that they are not the only one. That is worth building carefully, which is why the rules further down are rules and not slogans.
What we do
One trusted place to find businesses that reflect your values
Search by city and category, read real reviews from the community, and see exactly why a business is listed. We also track employer inclusion history, so a job seeker can look a company up before they apply.
Straight answers to fair questions
People ask us these before they put their information anywhere, and they are right to. Here are the answers in plain language, with nothing saved for the fine print.
How do you make money?
Two ways, both of them visible on the site. Businesses that want a bigger listing can upgrade (Enhanced is $12 a month, Featured is $39 a month), and we run ads. That is the whole model. Free listings are genuinely free, and they are the majority of what is on here.
Are free listings really free?
Yes. A free listing is a real listing: your name, category, contact details, ownership tags, photos, and a place in search results, at no cost and with no card on file. Enhanced and Featured buy your business more exposure, a bigger card, more photos, and better placement. And free does not mean you are the product. We do not sell or rent your information at any tier.
What do you actually do with my email address?
We use it to reach you about your own listing and to pass along inquiries people send you through the site. That relay exists so you never have to publish your inbox. We also send the occasional update or newsletter about the directory, and every one of those has a one-click unsubscribe. What we never do is sell it, rent it, or hand it to anyone else.
Can I change my mind and get out?
Any time. Tell us and we will correct the listing, hide a tag, or take the whole thing down. No fee, no retention call, no questions asked. That holds on a free listing and a paid one alike.
Does paying change what you say about my business?
No. Paying buys size, photos, and placement. It never buys a verification status, an ownership tag, or a review. A free listing and a Featured listing are held to exactly the same standard of proof.
Who is behind this?
Inclusivity.org is built and operated by Signal Grove Digital, a small independent team. We are not venture funded, and we are not owned by an advertiser. Being a small business ourselves is a large part of why this one exists.
The long version is in our privacy policy, how we verify anything is on the trust page, and removals go through corrections and removals. If something here is not clear, please let us know.
The rules we hold ourselves to
Trust is the entire product here, so these are constraints we build against, not aspirations.
We never infer identity
A business is tagged only the way it identifies itself, or the way a real, cited source confirms.
We never sell your information
No data brokers, no rented lists, no quiet sharing. Ads and paid upgrades are how the lights stay on.
We never charge for verification
Proof is proof at every tier. You cannot buy a badge here, and no amount of money moves a verification status.
We never hold a listing hostage
Ask us to remove or correct it and we do it, at no cost, without asking why.
Every claim shows its source
You can see where the information came from and decide for yourself.
Owners stay in control
Any business can claim, manage, and correct its own listing at any time.
Where we are today
We would rather show you the real numbers than a rounded-up story. These count themselves, so what you see is what is live right now.
- 2,073
- businesses listed
- 159
- cities
- 39
- states
- 185
- free guides published
What we are building toward
Depth before breadth
A directory with one business per city helps nobody. We build a metro until a search returns someone close enough to actually drive to.
The categories where it matters most
Real estate, law, health, home services, financial advice. The moments where being genuinely welcomed is not a nice-to-have.
Free stays free for the people searching
Browsing, searching, reviews, and guides will never sit behind a paywall. The reader side is the entire point.
Answers, not just addresses
Guides that explain how to find an affirming provider, what to ask before you commit, and what to expect, city by city.
Who it is for
Shoppers
Find LGBTQ-owned, diverse-owned, and welcoming businesses to support near you.
Business owners
Claim and manage your listing, with ownership tags you source and control.
Job seekers
Research employer inclusion history with sourced, year-by-year data.
Come on in
Whether you are looking for your next favorite spot or you own a business that belongs here, we would love to have you. Listing is free, and you can walk back out just as easily.