WE INVEST IN CHANGE

The San Francisco Foundation

Go to:

  • About TSFF
    • At TSFF, we strive to ensure equity and opportunity in the Bay Area region so that everyone in the community can thrive.
    • Menu Col 1
      • About Our Work
        • Mission, Equity, Values
        • History of TSFF
        • Annual Reports
        • Whistleblower Protection Policy
    • Menu Col 2
      • Who We Are
        • Board of Trustees
        • Our Team
        • Investment Committee
        • Community Leadership Awards Committee
        • Koshland Committee
    • Menu Col 3
      • Administrative Information
        • Financial Statements
        • Employment Opportunities
      • More Information
        • Diversity
  • Donors
    • Through our local expertise, exceptional investment performance, and personalized service, we’re here to strengthen your philanthropic investment.
    • Menu Col 1
      • Become a Donor
        • You Can Make An Impact
        • Ways To Give
        • Leaving Your Legacy
        • Donor Profiles
        • Give
    • Menu Col 2
      • More Information
        • Investment Strategy
        • Invest in the Partnership for HOPE SF
        • Program-Related Investment Fund
        • Bay Area Leads
        • Rapid Response Fund
        • Resources to guide your giving
    • Menu Col 3
      • Support For Donors
        • Contact Development and Donor Services
        • Frequently Asked Questions
        • Donor Forms and Resources
        • Professional Advisor Information
  • Advisors
    • Bay Area professional advisors are key partners in our work to ensure individuals and families achieve their philanthropic goals.
    • Menu Col 1
      • Helping Clients Make An Impact
      • Your Client’s Legacy
    • Menu Col 2
      • Investment Strategy
      • Investment Performance and Analysis
    • Menu Col 3
      • Our Professional Advisors Council
      • Meet an Advisor
      • Emerging Advisors Network
  • Programs
    • We bring together the sharpest minds, with on-the-ground insights and expertise, to develop solutions to the biggest challenges facing Bay Area residents.
    • Menu Col 1
      • Equity Grants Programs
        • People
        • Place
        • Power
      • Initiatives
    • Menu Col 2
      • Funds
        • Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building
        • Program-Related Investment Fund
      • Awards Programs
  • Grantmaking
  • Blog
  • Media
    • Our issue area experts advance a vision of innovation, shared prosperity, and equity in the region.
    • Menu Col 1
      • Media Kit
        • TSFF Overview
        • Logo & Usage
        • Contact Marketing and Communications
    • Menu Col 2
      • Press Releases
    • Menu Col 3
      • Press Clippings
  • Contact
Donor Center Login Grantee Center Login

You are here: Home › Category Archives: Donors

  • Donor Desk: John Bare

    January 16, 2018 by tsff

    Tell us about yourself: How did you first get involved in philanthropy? My first direct experience in philanthropy was around the age of 11. It was a gift of a heifer to the people of South Korea, to be “married” to a bull given at the same time by neighbor Mamie Eisenhower, to build up […]

    Categories
    • Donor Stories
    • Donors
    Tags
    • More
  • Donor Jane Baker: “I Was Worried About Immigrant Safety”

    July 13, 2017 by tsff

    Jane Baker has had a longstanding commitment to supporting grassroots social justice organizations in the Bay Area. She was previously a board member of the Vanguard Public Foundation, which rose to prominence in the late 1960s as a nimble, responsive, philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing equity long before many other foundations took up the cause. […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donor Stories
    • Donors
    • Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • More
  • Donor Desk: Stephanie DiMarco

    July 12, 2017 by tsff

    Tell us about yourself: I was a Trustee of The San Francisco Foundation for 10 years. When my husband Jim and I opened a donor advised fund at the foundation 15 years ago, that was the catalyst for us to become more intentional about the issues we care about and the organizations we want to […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donor Stories
    • Donors
    • Education
    Tags
    • More
  • New $875K Loan Supports the Preservation of 2,000 Units of Affordable Housing in Oakland

    March 17, 2017 by tsff

    We are pleased to announce our latest Program-Related Investment in East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC). Our $875,000 PRI loan will help EBALDC purchase and preserve affordable housing in Oakland. Our PRI will provide capital to EBALDC’s Housing Acquisition Fund, which targets small apartment buildings at risk of conversion to higher rents and threatening […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donors
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • More
  • Building Momentum: Rapid Response Fund Update

    February 10, 2017 by Ruben Orduña

    I grew up in a small border town in California that is over 95 percent Latino. I visit Calexico every month to be with my parents for a weekend. For a year now, I have seen the level of anxiety increase significantly in my hometown as more uncertainty and confusion grows around the direction of […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donors
    • Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building
    Tags
    • More
  • Donor Peer Learning: Where Do We Go From Here?

    January 11, 2017 by tsff

    On December 6th, The San Francisco Foundation hosted a Donor Peer Learning Session at our office titled “2016 Election: Where Do We Go From Here?” At the session, donors heard from multiple experts on the current state of affairs in California and the nation since the recent election and then got a chance to share […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donors
    • People
    • Place
    • Power
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • More
  • Donors Gain a New Perspective in Chinatown

    November 10, 2016 by tsff

    The San Francisco Foundation held the first of its neighborhood walking tours on October 12th. A group of donors visited Chinatown and experienced, for a brief moment, what it’s like to live in this extremely dense neighborhood. Tom, one of our fund advisors, said the tour “was life changing in that it demonstrated how hidden […]

    Categories
    • Donor Stories
    • Donors
    • Equity
    • Place
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • Donors
    • equity
    • More
  • New PRI to jumpstart over 500 units of affordable housing in San Francisco

    August 2, 2016 by tsff

    We are pleased to announce a new Program-Related Investment of $950,000 to the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund to help capitalize and launch its loan fund. The Housing Accelerator Fund’s mission is to help produce additional affordable housing in San Francisco by attracting private investment dollars, leveraging city affordable housing subsidies, and moving quickly and […]

    Categories
    • Community Development
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donors
    • Equity
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • Affordable Housing
    • Anchoring Communities
    • Community Development
    • funding
    • Housing Accelerator Fund
    • Program Related Investment Fund
    • San Francisco
    • More
  • TSFF Surprises Bay Area Nonprofits With Biggest Gift of the Year

    April 25, 2016 by Ruben Orduña

    When St. Anthony Foundation’s Executive Director Barry Stenger met The San Francisco Foundation’s Fred Blackwell for an impromptu lunch, he was expecting good things. “We had received a notification that we were going to get this significant amount of money,$140,000, so I had presumed that the meeting would be to explain this one-time gift, and why […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donor Stories
    • Donors
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • More
  • New Loan Will Support Innovative Investments in Bay Area Communities

    January 25, 2016 by Jackie Downing

    We are pleased to announce a new Program-Related Investment in the Living Cities Blended Catalyst Fund, a structured fund managed by Living Cities.  A nonprofit founded in 1991, Living Cities harnesses the collective power of 22 of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to develop and scale new approaches to improve the economic well-being […]

    Categories
    • Development and Donor Services
    • Donors
    • Impact Stories
    • The San Francisco Foundation
    Tags
    • Community Development
    • Donors
    • HOPE SF
    • Program Related Investment
    • More

Pages:12345Next

Recent Posts

  • San Francisco Bay Area Foundations Support Closure of $11 Billion Commercial Property Tax Loophole
  • Bay Area Report Highlights Housing as Key to Region’s Economic Future
  • One Day At A Time: A community anchor for youth in East Contra Costa County
  • Grantee Highlight: An Anchor for Low-Income Immigrants in Marin County
  • 2017 John Gutmann Photography Fellowship Recipients

Posts by Category

  • #BayAreaBold
  • #PeoplePlacePower
  • #ShareYourVoice
  • Art Awards
  • Arts and Culture
  • Bay Area Leads
  • Community Development
  • Community Health
  • Community Leadership Awards
  • Development and Donor Services
  • Disaster Response and Recovery
  • Donor Stories
  • Donors
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Equity
  • Faith-based Organizing
  • Hidden
  • HOPE SF
  • Immigration
  • Impact Stories
  • Koshland Program
  • Koshland Young Leader Awards
  • People
  • Place
  • Power
  • Press Clippings
  • Press Releases
  • Professional Advisors
  • Public Policy & Civic Engagement
  • Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building
  • recession recovery
  • The San Francisco Foundation

Logo

Together, we are making change for the greater good and leaving a lasting impact in the Bay Area.

TSFF FOR DONORS

  • Becoming a Donor
  • Leaving Your Legacy
  • Our Investment Strategy
  • Forms and Documents
Donor Center Login

TSFF FOR GRANTSEEKERS

  • TSFF Strategic Goals
  • Types of Funding Support
  • TSFF Program Information
  • Fiscal Sponsorship
  • Grantseeker FAQs
Grantee Center Login

Join Us

  • Give
  • TSFF on Facebook
  • TSFF on Twitter
  • Mailing List

The San Francisco Foundation | One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400 | San Francisco, CA 94111 | T 415.733.8500

  • Privacy Policy