Foundation Grants
Community Vital Signs
About Us
The San Francisco 49ers have a new co-owneror co-owner-in-chief, depending on who's counting.
The team announced Thursday that 49ers owner Jim Harbaugh and his wife, 49ers co-owner Tamir Rice, have donated $10 million to the San Francisco Foundation, a charity that works to improve the lives of residents of the Bay Area, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The Harbaughs' donation is the largest ever for the SFF, which was founded in 1980 to improve the lives of Bay Area residents.
"Jim and Tamir have been longtime supporters of the San Francisco Foundation, and we are thrilled to have them as part of our family," the 49ers said in a statement.
"Their generous gifts will help us to continue to make the Bay Area a better place for all."
The Harbaughs' donation will go to a number of SFF projects, including housing for low-income residents, homelessness prevention, education, and more, the Chronicle reports.
Read the Entire Article
Selected Foundation News
A customized collection of news from foundations from around the Web.
Africa's Green Economy Summit 2025 will be held in Cape Town, South Africa.This year's theme is "Building a climate resilient Africa: Catalyzing investment and innovation in the green and blue...more
Researchers warn that relying on carbon sinks to offset fossil fuel emissions will not halt global warming.Instead, they emphasise the need for a more robust strategy geological net zero.The study...more
The Agriculture Innovation Missions for Climate is a joint initiative between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.Investments in 2024 have surged from $17 billion to $29.2 billion.The...more
COP29 President's High-Level Event on "Forests for Climate, Nature and People: Harnessing Climate Finance for Forests" Co-organized by the COP29 Presidency and the UN Forum on Forests.Event will...more
Building resilient health systems: adapting to climate change.WHO defines climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable healthcare facilities.Vietnam is digitising various parts of its healthcare...more
Secretary Vilsack: "The Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress in tackling climate change" USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative and the public and private...more
LONGi participated in COP29, advocating for the promotion of energy equity through green innovation.11% of the global population still lives in darkness without electricity.About one-third of the...more
DACS, a leading company in ventilation and climate control systems, reinforces its commitment to improving animal welfare and sustainability in livestock production.DACS combines advanced technology...more
Extreme Hangout is a uniquely diverse, inclusive and dynamic platform at COP29 designed to engage and inspire people to take action to address climate change.FINN is a proud partner of Extreme...more
The Los Angeles Urban Forest Equity Collective is working to address the legacy impacts of policies that led to some neighborhoods having fewer trees and protections from heat.The team worked with...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Green Coworking Space Expands To Serve Denver’s Green Movement
The country’s first green coworking space, Green Spaces, is a hub for green and socially conscious businesses in Denver to work and connect with each other.