Funding search · The San Francisco Foundation · grants
The San Francisco Foundation: all 6,369 grants
Largest first · $813.9M across 2021–2024 · back to the overview
- $200,000
Build It Green · Oakland, CA · 2022
Program - for general support
- $200,000
California Lawyers for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support bay area creative corps
- $200,000
California Reinvestment Coalition · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - for general support
- $200,000
City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs · San Jose, CA · 2022
Program - to support san jose climate art program
- $200,000
Community Vision Capital & Consulting · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - to help community vision capital & consulting provide nonprofits. Small businesses. And entrepreneurs with strategic investments and guidance to deepen work. Scale impact. And strengthen communities in the bay… read allAdvised - to help community vision capital & consulting provide nonprofits. Small businesses. And entrepreneurs with strategic investments and guidance to deepen work. Scale impact. And strengthen communities in the bay area. less
- $200,000
Define American · Louisville, KY · 2022
Advised - for general support.
- $200,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2022
Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for general support. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for general support. Advised - for general operating support.
- $200,000
Givewell · Oakland, CA · 2022
Advised - for the all grants fund.
- $200,000
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates · Oakland, CA · 2022
Advised - to help housing and economic rights advocates specialize in financial issues. Including legal services. Consumer workshops. And trainings in the bay area.
- $200,000
Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership · New Haven, CT · 2022
Advised - for general operating support.
- $200,000
Pacific Community Ventures · Oakland, CA · 2022
Advised - to help pacific community ventures support small business owners and their communities by combining capital. Advising. And innovation labs in the bay area.
- $200,000
People Acting in Community Together · San Jose, CA · 2022
Program - for general support
- $200,000
Planting Justice · Oakland, CA · 2022
Advised - to help planting justice employ formerly incarcerated individuals working with indigenous community land trusts to transfer ancestral land to them in the bay area.
- $200,000
Revolutionary Economy for All Local People'S Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - to help real peoples fund community capital fund offer equitable access to finance for small businesses in historically disinvested communities in the bay area.
- $200,000
San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - for the helgi tomasson studio & helgi tomasson endowment fund.
- $200,000
San Francisco Office of the City Attorney · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - for general support
- $200,000
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support participatory grantmaking collective. Advised - for general operating support.
- $200,000
The Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - to support the champions for equality program.
- $200,000
Uc Davis Foundation · Davis, CA · 2022
Advised - for general support of uc davis school of veterinary medicine at the discretion of the chancellor. Advised - for general support of the uc davis veterinary medical center/paul miller rounds room. Advised - for… read allAdvised - for general support of uc davis school of veterinary medicine at the discretion of the chancellor. Advised - for general support of the uc davis veterinary medical center/paul miller rounds room. Advised - for general support of the uc davis school of veterinary medicine center for equine health. Advised - for general operations costs for the wildlife disaster network. less
- $200,000
Center for New Music · San Francisco, CA · 2021
For general operating support of code tenderloin.
- $200,000
Circulo De Vida Cancer Support and Resource Center · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to increase language specific support services to latino, immigrant, low-income, and uninsured spanish speakers living with cancer.
- $200,000
Define American · Louisville, KY · 2021
Advised - for general support.
- $200,000
Faith in Action East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to a regional organizing network that is building community power for policy change and equitable solutions in affordable housing, quality education, jobs with livable wages, heal… read allProgram - for general operating support to a regional organizing network that is building community power for policy change and equitable solutions in affordable housing, quality education, jobs with livable wages, health care, public safety, immigration and criminal justice in alameda and contra costa counties. less
- $200,000
Givewell · Oakland, CA · 2021
Advised - for the maximum impact fund.
- $200,000
Glad Tidings Community Development Corporation · Hayward, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to advance equitable housing solutions and increase resident civic engagement for hard to reach populations, especially within the faith community, in alameda county.
- $200,000
Grace Science Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2021
Advised - for general operating support.
- $200,000
Homeless Youth Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Advised - for general support of homeless youth alliance.
- $200,000
Lions Center for the Visually Impaired · Pittsburg, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to expand independent living skills program to contra costa residents who are blind or visually impaired.
- $200,000
New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas · New Haven, CT · 2021
Advised - for general operating support.
- $200,000
Oakland-Alameda County-Emeryville Firefighters Charity Fund · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program - for core operating support to provide medical education, training, and certification free of cost to culturally competent paramedic and firefighter candidates in alameda county.
- $200,000
Pico California · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to strengthen the grassroots, multi-racial, faith-based organizing network which enables people of faith to build power to reshape their lives and their communities in the bay are… read allProgram - for general operating support to strengthen the grassroots, multi-racial, faith-based organizing network which enables people of faith to build power to reshape their lives and their communities in the bay area and across california. Program - to support pivot, a unique partnership between california's leading power building organizers and funders to build medium-to-long term power building infrastructure. less
- $200,000
Public Advocates · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to keep low-income people in their homes and stabilize communities of color by enforcing and expanding local, regional, and state laws that protect renters and to promote effectiv… read allProgram - for general operating support to keep low-income people in their homes and stabilize communities of color by enforcing and expanding local, regional, and state laws that protect renters and to promote effective state and local implementation of funding reforms and new investments in community schools and teacher quality. Program - to support active participation in the shift the bay project. less
- $200,000
Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services · Richmond, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to advance long-term sustainability and growth for black-led organizing and advocacy organizations through collaborative development of trainings and activities that strengthen th… read allProgram - for general operating support to advance long-term sustainability and growth for black-led organizing and advocacy organizations through collaborative development of trainings and activities that strengthen the infrastructure, capacity, and relationships among them. Program - for general operating support to work with the city of oakland in the joint pursuit of equitable affordable housing policy in the breakthrough grant program. Program - to support the launch of the holly fund as a systems intervention to prevent homelessness and/or displacement for low-income families who face systemic barriers to affordable housing. less
- $200,000
San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Advised - for the helgi tomasson studio & helgi tomasson endowment fund.
- $200,000
The Center for Cultural Power · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to support empowerment of local artists, intersectional storytelling, and development of cultural strategies to promote social, racial, gender and economic justice in the bay area.
- $200,000
The Field Semester · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Advised - for support of the development of a campus at port costa.
- $200,000
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to a legal advocacy and community empowerment project centering the safety, wellness, and economic inclusion of black lgbtqia+ youth and adult migrants in the san francisco bay ar… read allProgram - for general operating support to a legal advocacy and community empowerment project centering the safety, wellness, and economic inclusion of black lgbtqia+ youth and adult migrants in the san francisco bay area through promoting decarceration, police accountability, and disruption of unjust detention and deportation practices. Program - for general operating support to advance long-term sustainability and growth for black-led organizing and advocacy organizations through collaborative development of trainings and activities that strengthen the infrastructure, capacity, and relationships among them. Advised - for general support. Advised - for immigration of transgender people. less
- $200,000
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Advised - to support the youth on the rise program.
- $200,000
World Telehealth Initiative · Goleta, CA · 2021
Advised - for general operating support.
- $200,000
Youth Spirit Artworks · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating to support equitable housing organizing efforts across the interfaith alliances in the bay area. Program - to support active participation in the shift the bay project.
- $200,000
Youth United for Community Action · East Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support of continued youth organizing in east palo alto on environmental and social justice issues.
- $199,500
Sffilm · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support the sffilm filmhouse residency program. Advised - for general support. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for board dues. Advised - for awards night for a host committee table and fo… read allProgram - to support the sffilm filmhouse residency program. Advised - for general support. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for board dues. Advised - for awards night for a host committee table and for fund-a-need. Advised - for awards night donation. less
- $198,300
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights · Oakland, CA · 2024
For general support
- $197,918
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
For general and project support
- $197,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general and project support
- $196,000
Intersection for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support the sff bay area creative corps. Advised - for general operating support of the drawing room. Advised - for general operating support of zoo labs. Advised - for draw together classroom.
- $196,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2021
Advised - for general support in memory of hung liu. Advised - for the 50th anniversary of the renwick gallery at the smithsonian american art museum. Advised - for the publications endowment of smithsonian american art… read allAdvised - for general support in memory of hung liu. Advised - for the 50th anniversary of the renwick gallery at the smithsonian american art museum. Advised - for the publications endowment of smithsonian american art museum. Advised - for the smithsonian national museum of american history to support asian-american & pacific islander programs. Advised - to be allocated as follows: $8,000 for the american history museum and $8,000 for the american indian museum. Advised - to support hung liu: portraits of promised lands. less
- $195,000
Pact An Adoption Alliance · Emeryville, CA · 2024
For general support
- $195,000
Powerswitch Action · Oakland, CA · 2024
For general and project support
- $195,000
Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support the use of indigenous medicine and the well-being of native american and indigenous migrant families. Program - to support the community ownership for community power fund. Program - to support bay … read allProgram - to support the use of indigenous medicine and the well-being of native american and indigenous migrant families. Program - to support the community ownership for community power fund. Program - to support bay area creative corps. Advised - for general operating support of vital little plans. Advised - for general operating support of radical family farms. less
- $195,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to advance public safety and opportunity for young people of color in the east bay through policy advocacy that divests public funding from the criminal justice system and increas… read allProgram - for general operating support to advance public safety and opportunity for young people of color in the east bay through policy advocacy that divests public funding from the criminal justice system and increases investment in opportunities that build resilience and community power. Program - to support the mobilization of formerly incarcerated and systems-impacted transition age youth to advocate for aligning local law enforcement funding with their vision of reimagining public safety. Advised - for the communities united for restorative youth justice (curyj) capital campaign. less
- $194,185
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
To support the hospitals in honolulu, hawaii and los angeles, california. For general support. For general support.
- $194,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
For general and project support
- $193,000
Hope Solutions · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to a key affordable housing and homelessness solutions organization in contra costa county working to advance affordable housing and homelessness solutions through the preservatio… read allProgram - for general operating support to a key affordable housing and homelessness solutions organization in contra costa county working to advance affordable housing and homelessness solutions through the preservation of existing affordable housing, innovative models of production, resident organizing, and supportive services. Program - for general operating support to work with the city of antich in the joint pursuit of equitable affordable housing policy in the breakthrough grant program. Program - to support the resident empowerment program. less
- $192,412
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Advised - to provide grant-in-aid for "financially needy" lower division students in good standing at the university of california. Berkeley campus.
- $192,310
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits · San Jose, CA · 2024
For general support
- $192,000
Futures Without Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2023
For the courage museum storytellers summit. For general support. For courage museum.
- $192,000
Central American Resource Center Northern California · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support overdose prevention. Program - for general support. Program - to support rama blueprints podcast. Advised - for general operating support.
- $191,333
Friends of McGill University · New York, NY · 2023
To support the work of the law faculty. To support the dementia education program in the faculty of medicine and health sciences. For the montreal general hospital foundation. For the mcgill regional advisory board; us … read allTo support the work of the law faculty. To support the dementia education program in the faculty of medicine and health sciences. For the montreal general hospital foundation. For the mcgill regional advisory board; us (west coast) - 07751. For the bicentennial campaign to promote philanthropy and financial support for students. less
- $190,573
Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for general support. Advised - in support of the san francisco public library strategic campaign.
- $190,250
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2023
To support the training in early abortion for comprehensive healthcare (teach) project. To support the californians united for a responsible budget project. To support bay area worker research project. For general suppo… read allTo support the training in early abortion for comprehensive healthcare (teach) project. To support the californians united for a responsible budget project. To support bay area worker research project. For general support of interrupting criminalization. For an unrestricted grant to the cairn project. less
- $190,000
Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Program - for general support. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - general operating support.
- $190,000
Jobs With Justice San Francisco Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support the building worker power through workforce training regional project. Program - to support equity at work council
- $190,000
Dolores Street Community Services · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to cultivate collective power among latinx and other low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society through the building of a strong and sustainable infrastruc… read allProgram - for general operating support to cultivate collective power among latinx and other low-income and immigrant communities to create a more just society through the building of a strong and sustainable infrastructure to provide programs and services that will have the greatest impact in the san francisco mission district. Program - to engage and activate low-wage workers across the bay area, build organizing capacity and alignment of grassroots working-class organizations, and begin to form a durable coalition and cross-sectoral collaborations. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for general support. Advised - for jazzie's place. Advised - for the deportation defense & legal advocacy program. less
- $190,000
Movement Strategy Center · Oakland, CA · 2021
Program - for general operating support to develop the leadership and economic security of lgtbq young people through holding lending circles to improve their financial status and build credit. Program - for general ope… read allProgram - for general operating support to develop the leadership and economic security of lgtbq young people through holding lending circles to improve their financial status and build credit. Program - for general operating support to reduce mass incarceration and increase job opportunities for people of color through engaging formerly incarcerated and system-impacted youth in alameda county, organizing, and systems change work. Program - to launch a rapid response organizing campaign pushing back against the resurgence of tough-on-crime narratives in alameda county through community outreach/education, social media and earned media, direct action, and the use of public art to counter pro-incarceration narratives. Program - to support the joylabs project. less
- $188,604
American Conservatory Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2023
For scholarship support, as specified. For the rising leaders council. For the new musical co-founders. For general support.
- $188,317
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
Advised - for general support. Advised - for general support. To be split equally between the hospitals in honolulu. Hawaii and los angeles. California.
- $188,078
Uc Davis Foundation · Davis, CA · 2021
Advised - for general support of the uc davis school of veterinary medicine center for equine health. Advised - for general support of the uc davis veterinary medical center/paul miller rounds room. Advised - for genera… read allAdvised - for general support of the uc davis school of veterinary medicine center for equine health. Advised - for general support of the uc davis veterinary medical center/paul miller rounds room. Advised - for general support to dvm scholarship fund. Advised - for neurological diseases of the horse research at the center for equine health of uc davis school of veterinary medicine. Advised - for the operation of uc davis school of veterinary medicine the wildlife disaster network. less
- $188,040
East Bay Community Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support the multiracial democracy fund (demo). For the strong funders pooled fund. For the women's catalytic fund's work in the following counties: alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco and san mateo. For the g… read allTo support the multiracial democracy fund (demo). For the strong funders pooled fund. For the women's catalytic fund's work in the following counties: alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco and san mateo. For the gtrippin fund. less
- $188,000
Care · Merrifield, VA · 2024
For general and project support
- $187,842
Equal Justice Society · Oakland, CA · 2023
For general support. To advance civil rights. For general support.
- $187,800
California Immigrant Policy Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
For general and project support
- $187,500
Glenbrook Underground · Carson City, NV · 2023
For general support.
- $187,500
Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - for general operating support. Advised - in support of the shenson foundation sunday music concerts. Advised - for general operating support.
- $187,500
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
Program - for general support. Advised - for general support. Advised - for general operating support.
- $187,254
Protestant Episcopal Church in Diocese of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
For improvements and physical maintenance to the fabric and structure of the cathedral. To support the 2023 holiday concerts at grace cathedral. For yoga for change. For tilt. For general support. For general support fo… read allFor improvements and physical maintenance to the fabric and structure of the cathedral. To support the 2023 holiday concerts at grace cathedral. For yoga for change. For tilt. For general support. For general support for grace cathedral. less
- $187,000
Homeless Youth Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - for general operating support.
- $186,938
Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - for general support. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - in support of the five-year campaign.
- $185,375
Old Skool Cafe · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the executive director transition. To sponsor the annual gala. For youth mental health support. To support work in san francisco. For general support.
- $185,000
Inadvance · Oakland, CA · 2024
For project support
- $185,000
Pt Reyes Bird Observatory · Petaluma, CA · 2021
Advised - for general operating support. Advised - in support of the five springs farm regenerative agriculture partnership.
- $185,000
The San Francisco Center for the Book · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for the capital campaign.
- $184,348
Netroots Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
For general support.
- $184,294
Mujeres Unidas Y Activas · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general support
- $184,124
Self Help for the Elderly · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - for general support. Advised - for senior assistance and wellness in the bay area. Advised - for general support.
- $184,000
The Basic Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
Advised - for general operating support.
- $183,279
Sffilm · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general and project support
- $183,000
East Bay Housing Organizations · Oakland, CA · 2023
To participate in the shift the bay initiative. For general support. For sponsorship of the 40th anniversary celebration. For general support.
- $182,941
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program - to support india basin shoreline park
- $182,500
Greenbelt Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2024
For general support
- $181,850
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant · Berkeley, CA · 2024
For general and project support
- $181,592
Saint Francis Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general support
- $180,865
American Conservatory Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For general and project support
- $180,000
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees · Petaluma, CA · 2024
For project support
- $180,000
Monument Impact · Concord, CA · 2023
To support the housing our future coalition. To participate in the shift the bay initiative. For general support.
- $180,000
Richmond Community-Owned Development Enterprise · Richmond, CA · 2023
For general support.
- $180,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Advised - for general operating support.
- $180,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021
Advised - for food. Advised - for general operating support. Advised - for the ukraine crisis. Advised - for ukraine humanitarian relief. Advised - for ukraine. Advised - to help with the ukrainian refugee crisis.
- $178,800
Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity · Oakland, CA · 2023
For project support. For general support. For the love over fear concert. For general support.
- $177,666
Saint Francis Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
For general support.

