Funding search · EIN 946068564 · San Francisco, CA

Walter and Elise Haas Fund

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$36.7M
in grants paid
868
grants
497
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $500,000

    La Cocina · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $500,000

    Oakland Kids First · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $500,000

    Young Womens Freedom Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $500,000

    East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $500,000

    Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc Fbo Youth Organize California · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $500,000

    East Bay Community Law Center · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $500,000

    Oakland Promise · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being

  • $250,000

    Nonprofit Finance Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    15 months of project support to produce and disseminate original research on nonprofit worker well-being across a broad spectrum of stakeholders in the nonprofit ecosystem

  • $150,000

    Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc Fbo Trust-Based Philanthropy Pro · Calabasas, CA · 2024

    Three years of general operating support for programs that ensure trust-based philanthropy is embraced as an essential strategy for philanthropies committed to a more just and equitable society

  • $150,000

    University of California Berkeley Foundation Fbo Goldman School of Public P · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to establish a democracy policy initiative at uc berkeley, goldman school of public policy

  • $150,000

    Spark Sf Public Schools Fbo San Francisco Unified School District · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to strengthen sfusd structures for career pathways through the implementation of the mission bay hub

  • $100,000

    San Francisco Foundation Fbo Rework the Bay · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for membership in a pooled fund that brings together funders, workers, advocates, and employers to build an equitable regional economy

  • $100,000

    Center for Community Change Fbo Maven Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2024

    One year of project support to establish a research and advocacy organization centering race, gender, and joy in the pursuit of economic justice in california

  • $100,000

    Tides Center Fbo Arab Resource & Organzing Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support on behalf of arab resource and organizing center, an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Alameda Health System Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to integrate work and school-based learning for health career pathways for low-income bipoc youth in partnership with ousd

  • $100,000

    Social Good Fund Inc Fbo Dayenu a Jewish Call To Climate Action · Richmond, CA · 2024

    Three years of project support to mobilize the american jewish community to confront the climate crisis

  • $100,000

    Oakland Unified School District · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to build the ousd alumni highway to work program, bridging high school pathways with employment post-graduation

  • $100,000

    Dads Evoking Change · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Vital Arts · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Oakland Leaf Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants Inc - Ceri · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Anti Police-Terror Project · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Community Initiatives Fbo Ella Para Translatinas · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year, project support grant on behalf of el/la para translatinas, an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Freedom Fwd · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    The Center for Cultural Innovation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Two years of general operating support, for programming that prioritizes artists who are of cultural communities that are historically underserved

  • $100,000

    Legal Services for Children · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Inquiring Systems Inc Fbo Feed Black Futures · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024

    One year of project support on behalf of feed black futures, an organization that is essential to building a more just and equitable society and is actively working to challenge systems of oppression

  • $100,000

    Urban Adamah · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for this community garden that engages and feeds the local community

  • $100,000

    Northern California Grantmakers · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Two years of project support for the arts loan fund, which will award low-interest cash-flow and bridge loans to local nonprofit arts organizations

  • $75,000

    Dimensions Educational Consulting · Newton, MA · 2024

    One year of project support for jewish women of color resilience circles

  • $60,000

    Jewish Community Center of the East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for this multi-purpose community center that provides child care, after school programs, cultural programs; and serves as a welcoming gathering space for jews of diverse racial back…

  • $60,000

    Jews of Color Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for the leadership and full participation of jews of color through training, fellowships, and grantmaking

  • $60,000

    Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for programs that serve immigrants and refugees

  • $60,000

    Jewish Community Center of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for this multipurpose community center that offers pre-school, arts, afterschool, and jewish cultural programming and services

  • $60,000

    Repair the World · New York, NY · 2024

    One year of project support to support bay area programs that engage a diverse jewish community in social justice efforts through service, education, and advocacy

  • $60,000

    Faith in Action Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for interfaith community organizing projects that bring diverse faiths together to advocate for change in their communities

  • $60,000

    One America Movement · Washington, DC · 2024

    One year of project support to connect bay area faith-based leaders across political and religious divides

  • $60,000

    Interfaith America · Chicago, IL · 2024

    One year of project support to advance civic pluralism on college campuses

  • $60,000

    Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco Marin & Peninsula · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for programs that combat antisemitism and all forms of racism in the bay area

  • $50,000

    Intersection for the Arts Fbo Urban Jazz Dance Company · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for festivals, performances, classes, and services benefitting bipoc, deaf and hard of hearing artists and community members

  • $50,000

    Greenlining Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to empower communities of color through economic development, civic engagement, climate justice, and policy change

  • $50,000

    Alliance for California Traditional Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for regranting through acta's living cultures and apprenticeship programs benefitting traditional artists and organizations in san francisco and alameda counties

  • $50,000

    Join for Justice · Quincy, MA · 2024

    One year of project support for the jews of color organizing fellowship

  • $50,000

    Community Initiatives Fbo Jewish Youth for Community Action · Piedmont, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to engage jewish youth in social justice activities, support racial justice training, and build awareness of jewish diversity

  • $50,000

    World Arts West · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for performances and services benefitting the bay area's diverse ethnic dance field

  • $50,000

    Occur · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to promote well-being, civic engagement, and racial and economic equity in marginalized communities in oakland

  • $50,000

    Berkeley Hillel · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for programs that engage jewish students in social justice activities and provide opportunities for students of all faiths to build relationships and counter anti-semitism on campus

  • $50,000

    Next River Fbo Artist As First Responder · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to address public safety, homelessness, and displacement for girls and women of color and for gender non-conforming leaders to shift culture, policy and practice

  • $50,000

    The Bridgespan Group · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for the advancing racial equity in philanthropy initiative

  • $50,000

    Jewish Film Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to present an annual film festival, year-round media arts programs, and a suite of filmmaker services

  • $50,000

    Western States Center · Portland, OR · 2024

    One year of general operating support for programs that equip northern california artists, clergy, and movement leaders to counter bigotry

  • $50,000

    Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for community driven projects to preserve, innovate, and elevate black cultural traditions and communities in east oakland

  • $50,000

    L a Voice · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for the muslim power building project, which trains and supports muslim community organizers to fight for social and economic justice

  • $50,000

    Homeless Childrens Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to deliver wellness programs to underserved black children, youth, and families in communities across san francisco

  • $50,000

    Betti Ono Foundation · Emeryville, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for community well-being, activism, self-determination, community transformation, and cultural resilience through performance experiences and exhibitions

  • $50,000

    Sogorea Te Land Trust · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for institutional shuumi land tax, part of an effort to build a restorative relationship of learning, healing, and repair with indigenous leaders

  • $50,000

    Black Organizing Project · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to achieve racial, social, and economic equity through grassroots organizing and community building

  • $50,000

    Possibility Labs Fbo Lunar · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for community cohorts and giving circles to promote political education and action, transformational learning, and asian-black solidarity funding

  • $50,000

    Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to engage bay area congregations in social and economic justice campaigns that protect the rights of immigrants and other marginalized communities

  • $50,000

    Bayview Opera House Inc Fbo Black Citizen · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to bolster investments in organizations and initiatives that empower black lives and communities in the bay area

  • $50,000

    Dancers Group Fbo Afro Urban Society · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to advance opportunities for african diasporic artists in the bay area

  • $50,000

    Planting Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to empower people impacted by mass incarceration and racial and economic inequities through a nursery, local farming efforts, land trust, and community healing

  • $50,000

    Svara · Skokie, IL · 2024

    One year of general operating support for bay area programs that engage lgbtq jews and people with disabilities

  • $50,000

    Urban Ed Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to create culturally reflective experiences for students of color by increasing the number of black and brown male teachers in classrooms

  • $50,000

    Asian Pacific Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to connect donors, award grants, and provide opportunities and services to a network of nonprofit aapi organizations deeply rooted in the communities they serve

  • $50,000

    Peak Grantmaking · Washington, DC · 2024

    One year of general operating support for a mission to transform philanthropy by elevating the field of grants management and empowering grants management professionals

  • $50,000

    Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for the rabbi at glide project that connects the jewish community with the glide community and engages healthcare workers in racial and social justice work

  • $50,000

    1947 Partition Archive · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to provide arts and culture programming and community engagement to combat polarization in the south asian community through the formation of an empathy center

  • $50,000

    3rd I South Asian Independent Film · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for 3rd i south asian independent films san francisco international south asian film festival in september 2022 and for year-round screenings and events

  • $50,000

    Fresh Meat Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Two years of general operating support to boost organizational capacity, amplify leadership, and uplift the creative work of transgender and gender nonconforming artists and audiences in the bay area

  • $50,000

    Northern California Grantmakers · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to increase bay area foundation support in the area of democracy, increase civic engagement and voter participation, and strengthen democratic structures

  • $50,000

    Artogether · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for programs serving immigrant and refugee artists

  • $50,000

    Union for Reform Judaism · New York, NY · 2024

    One year of project support to engage reform synagogues in the bay area in community organizing

  • $50,000

    Bend the Arc-a Jewish Partnership for Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    One year of general operating support for bay area programs that engage jews in efforts to address social and economic inequality

  • $50,000

    Diamano Coura West African Dance Co · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for a dance company providing classes and performances featuring african and african american artists

  • $50,000

    Next River · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to launch a futurist think tank that curates dialogue, culture, and resources to help organizations and individuals create a society of shared justice and liberation

  • $50,000

    Solidaire Network · Oakland, CA · 2024

    2024 institutional membership

  • $50,000

    Bend the Arc-a Jewish Partnership for Justice Fbo Jewish Social Justice Rou · New York, NY · 2024

    One year of project support for the jewish social justice roundtable to provide capacity, network, and relationship building to its bay area members engaged in social and racial justice

  • $50,000

    Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in California · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to advance initiatives for racial and economic justice to ensure dignity and opportunity for low-income people and people of color

  • $50,000

    East Oakland Collective · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to bolster civic engagement and racial and economic equity in partnership with east oaklands black community

  • $50,000

    Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to cultivate cross-cultural solidarity and belonging, create art, and mobilize community through partnerships in chinatown and the bayview and mission districts

  • $50,000

    Chinese Progressive Association Fbo Aapi Force-Ef · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support to advance policies and issues that support working-class aapi communities, engage youth to participate in progressive causes, and increase integrated voter mobilization

  • $50,000

    Chinese Progressive Association · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to promote grassroots initiatives, advance youth leadership, and increase civic participation of asian americans and pacific islanders in the bay area

  • $50,000

    Youth Speaks · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Three years of project support for the oakland youth initiative, which will offer 400 youth literary creative education in-school and after-school, as well as invest in organizational infrastructure

  • $40,000

    Chapter 510 Ink · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for a writing, bookmaking, and publishing program serving oakland youth

  • $40,000

    Create Ca · Pasadena, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to offer direct service nonprofits training and strategic planning support to build their arts advocacy and policy work capacity

  • $40,000

    Islamic Networks · San Jose, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for interfaith programs that bridge muslim and jewish communities and to fight islamaphobia

  • $40,000

    Social Good Fund Inc Fbo the Lunar Collective · Richmond, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for programs that engage bay area asian jews and that help to build strong connections between the asian and jewish communities

  • $40,000

    Womens Audio Mission · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for training in music production and recording for girls from under-resourced communities

  • $40,000

    National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024

    One year of project support to engage the jewish community in supporting reproductive rights and abortion access

  • $40,000

    Institute for Jewish and Community Research · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for programs that support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the bay area jewish community

  • $40,000

    Qcc-the Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for the queer cultural center programming that promotes the creative and financial development of queer artists and culture makers in san francisco bay area

  • $40,000

    Graduate Theological Union · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for the madrasa-midrasha program, a collaboration between the jewish and islamic studies programs

  • $40,000

    Kitchen Slow Down Jew Up · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support to engage diverse bay area jews in social justice

  • $40,000

    T Ruah · New York, NY · 2024

    Two years of project support to engage and strengthen a network of bay area jewish clergy working on social justice issues

  • $40,000

    Flyaway Productions · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support for girlfly, based in bayview and using dance, writing, and critical inquiry for teen girls and gender nonconforming youth

  • $40,000

    Tides Center Fbo Shalom Bayit · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for bay area programs that empower women to build safe relationships and provide direct services for victims of domestic violence

  • $40,000

    The Oakland Public Education Fund Fbo Youth Beat · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of project support for youth beats apprenticeship program and digital media program serving oakland public school students during and after school

  • $40,000

    Interfaith Council of Alameda County · Oakland, CA · 2024

    One year of general operating support interfaith partnerships in alameda county and to provide programs that support community health and well-being

  • $40,000

    T Ruah · New York, NY · 2024

    One year of project support to engage and strengthen a network of bay area jewish clergy working on social justice issues

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.