San Antonio Area Foundation



The San Antonio Area Foundation brings people and organizations together to address key community issues. In addition to honoring our fund-holders' individual objectives, the foundation offers leadership, funding and support in key areas throughout our community.

Assets and Giving for San Antonio Area Foundation

Assets

2018 - 249,001,761
2017 - 265,821,348
2016 - 767,765,926
Domestic Grants

2018 - 35,259,123
2017 - 43,742,436


    

Recent News from San Antonio Area Foundation


February is a Short Month to Earn Honors, Awards, and Scholarships - The Suburban Times
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

Is there a community foundation in your area from which you can apply for an award? The San Antonio Area Foundation has more than 100...more

Commentary: Stronger Together: Pandemic response proves S.A. backs its own
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

... were awarded by Blue Meridian, a national philanthropy organization. ... Anyone interested in opening a philanthropic fund to help...more

Founding father: Richard Goldsmith planted seed for San Antonio's philanthropic bastion
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

Little did he know at that time, nearly 60 years ago, that his project would form the nucleus for philanthropy and nonprofit support in our...more

About that rescue boat: How the Bexar County Sheriff's Foundation actually works
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

... must receive approval from not only county commissioners but also from the community foundation that manages the sheriff's philanthropic...more

Pandemic-fueled downturn in cinema industry curtails Santikos charitable contributions
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

The loss of Santikos foundation grants, which can reach six figures, is one more funding setback rising out of the pandemic, which continues...more

San Antonio Area Foundation distributes $13.4 million in coronavirus aid to local nonprofits
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

It also gave more than $7 million through 248 grants from its Donor Advised Fund in the face of the pandemic. Beneficiaries of the Response...more

San Antonio Area Foundation and partners launch COVID-19 Response Fund
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

The fund will provide grants to local nonprofits addressing issues in the following areas: the economic impact of reduced and lost work due to...more

City's Distressed Areas Targeted in San Antonio Area Foundation's 2019 Giving
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

The Area Foundation announced Thursday it has made grants totaling $10 million from its two primary sources of discretionary grantmaking: the...more

San Antonio Area Foundation awards $10 million in grants to local nonprofits
Foundation: San Antonio Area Foundation

The San Antonio Area Foundation awarded more than $10 million in grants last year to local nonprofits, nearly a third of which was given to...more



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