Forms and Resources

Make a Gift

• Pay by credit card
• Cash transfer: To make a gift of cash to the foundation via electronic funds transfer, please contact foundation staff at (415) 733-8590 or donorservices[at]sff.org.
• Pay by check: Make a gift by sending a check payable to The San Francisco Foundation. Indicate the name of your fund in the memo line and mail the check to: The San Francisco Foundation, One Embarcadero Center, #1400, San Francisco, CA 94111.
• Gift of securities: To transfer securities to the foundation, please contact foundation staff at (415) 733-8590 or donorservices[at]sff.org.

Open a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

• Donor Advised Fund fact sheet 
• Donor Advised Fund agreement
• Fee summary
• Investment options

Manage Your Fund

• Donor Portal link and instructions (for online grantmaking)
• Grant recommendation form (to make a grant recommendation via fax, mail or email)
• International grantmaking fact sheet

Estate Gifts

• Estate planning and Bay Area Promise Society brochure: Partner with the foundation to create a plan that fits your financial and philanthropic goals.
• Sample testamentary language: Direct a charitable bequest to the San Francisco Foundation.

Nonprofit Agency Funds

• Learn more about our options for nonprofit (agency) funds

Professional Advisors

• Download the 2019 Professional Advisors Guide to assist your clients.