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The San Francisco Foundation (CA)
The San Francisco Foundation mobilizes resources and acts as a catalyst for change to build strong communities, foster civic leadership, and promote philanthropy.
Web Address
www.sff.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @tsff
Web Address
www.sff.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @tsff
Assets and Giving for San Francisco Foundation
Assets
2020 - 1,529,601,920
2019 - 1,517,425,708
2018 - 1,518,812,345
2017 - 1,448,095,082
2020 - 1,529,601,920
2019 - 1,517,425,708
2018 - 1,518,812,345
2017 - 1,448,095,082
Domestic Grants
2020 - 227,647,922
2019 - 160,602,028
2018 - 154,247,213
2020 - 227,647,922
2019 - 160,602,028
2018 - 154,247,213
Recent News from San Francisco Foundation
City of Oakland Continues Innovative Cultural Strategists-In-Government Program for Third Cycle
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
"Here in Oakland, artists really try to reflect the pulse of the people," says Kev Choice. That's one reason the city of Oakland, Calif., is hiring six new cultural strategists to help solve some...more
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
"Here in Oakland, artists really try to reflect the pulse of the people," says Kev Choice. That's one reason the city of Oakland, Calif., is hiring six new cultural strategists to help solve some...more
Remembering Joe Brooks, Former SFF Program Executive, and Community Leader
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
"Here in Oakland, artists really try to reflect the pulse of the people," says Kev Choice. That's one reason the city of Oakland, Calif., is hiring six new cultural strategists to help solve some...more
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
"Here in Oakland, artists really try to reflect the pulse of the people," says Kev Choice. That's one reason the city of Oakland, Calif., is hiring six new cultural strategists to help solve some...more
New $22M Philanthropic Initiative Launches to Propel the Community Ownership ...
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Irvine Foundation
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is putting his money where his mouth is, with a $22 million initiative to support community ownership of real estate. The Community Ownership for Community Power...more
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Irvine Foundation
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is putting his money where his mouth is, with a $22 million initiative to support community ownership of real estate. The Community Ownership for Community Power...more
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we must focus on economic injustice - SF Examiner
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
Those teachings and that immersion continue to serve as a compass in my philanthropic work today. “Philanthropy is commendable,” King said in...more
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
Those teachings and that immersion continue to serve as a compass in my philanthropic work today. “Philanthropy is commendable,” King said in...more
Bay Area Philanthropy Groups Step Up For Disaster Relief
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
The ongoing flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area has prompted a call for help from some of the region's biggest donors. The San Francisco Chronicle reports seven community foundationsincluding...more
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
The ongoing flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area has prompted a call for help from some of the region's biggest donors. The San Francisco Chronicle reports seven community foundationsincluding...more
Global Citizen Promotes Chief Operating Officer to President
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Victoria Foundation
Ben Garcia is the new director of the American LGBTQ+ Museum, set to open in 2024 in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Garcia, who will be the museum's first executive director,...more
Foundation: Rose Community Foundation, Denver Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Victoria Foundation
Ben Garcia is the new director of the American LGBTQ+ Museum, set to open in 2024 in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Garcia, who will be the museum's first executive director,...more
City agreed to policy positions to get grant from Zuckerberg-funded organization – Palo Alto ...
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
But on June 1, 2020, the council signed an agreement with a philanthropic nonprofit and a research institute to host someone who would work...more
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
But on June 1, 2020, the council signed an agreement with a philanthropic nonprofit and a research institute to host someone who would work...more
The woking class American philanthropy turns left - The Economist
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In April the Ford Foundation announced $1bn in funding for social justice. The month before Goldman Sachs, a bank, trumpeted $100m in grants to curb...more
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In April the Ford Foundation announced $1bn in funding for social justice. The month before Goldman Sachs, a bank, trumpeted $100m in grants to curb...more
Giving to End Racism; Foundations Give More; Grant Maker Focuses on South
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
... murder of George Floyd into philanthropic efforts designed to end racism: ... a new study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
... murder of George Floyd into philanthropic efforts designed to end racism: ... a new study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of...more
We're Hiring: Development Director
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Irvine Foundation
The San Francisco Public Press, a 12-year-old independent nonprofit news ... on the design and execution of a growing, diversified fundraising strategy. ... work with the Public Press's management...more
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Irvine Foundation
The San Francisco Public Press, a 12-year-old independent nonprofit news ... on the design and execution of a growing, diversified fundraising strategy. ... work with the Public Press's management...more
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Social Business Project Empowers and Benefits Women in Africa and America
Brittany Merrill Underwood, who took up a teaching position in rural Uganda, has made it her life’s mission to empower marginalized women to “transform the physical and spiritual livelihoods of their families and communities.”