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Send 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
P.O. Box 889275
Los Angeles, CA 90088-9275

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Want to learn about the available funds and programs to give to? Jump to the Giving Options section below to read more.

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.

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To transfer securities to the foundation, please contact foundation staff at (415) 733-8590 or donorservices[at]sff.org.

Want to learn about the available funds and programs to give to? Jump to the Giving Options section below to read more.

To make a gift from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to the foundation, see detailed instructions or please contact Stephanie Dustman at (415) 733-8534 or sdustman[at]sff.org.

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Complete the online Donation Form below and provide your payment information.

Please note:

We can only accept online donations through Visa, Mastercard, and Diners Club. The limit for credit card donations online is $30,000. It is preferable that large donations be made by check or wire so no credit card merchant fees are incurred.

Due to third-party merchant processing fees for credit card transactions, the amount added to your donor advised fund (or to another fund you select) will be reduced by any fees charged. The base fee charged is 4.2020%, but can be higher depending on the type of credit card and the card program.

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Advancing Racial Equity Give Guide – To help spark ideas for your year-end giving, our team is offering this guide, curated by local experts, highlighting community-based organizations that are making significant advancements for racial equity in the Bay Area. Download Give Guide.

Racial Justice Give Guide – The organizations featured in this guide are doing critical, responsive work during the pandemic, economic collapse, and racial justice uprisings. Download Give Guide.

Democracy and Racial Justice Give Guide – The organizations featured in this guide are working to mobilize resources and people to protect and improve our democracy. Download Give Guide.

Election Response Give Guide – Funding options in this guide include organizations that work to help preserve democracy at the national, state, and local levels. Download Give Guide.

In addition, we provide giving options and ways to support community groups responding to AAPI violence and hate and organizations reimagining public safety, justice, and advocacy. Click on the links to read our statements to those recent events that include giving options and ways to support.

Want to learn about the available funds and programs to give to? Jump to the Giving Options section below to read more.

Advancing Racial Equity Give Guide – To help spark ideas for your year-end giving, our team is offering this guide, curated by local experts, highlighting community-based organizations that are making significant advancements for racial equity in the Bay Area. Download Give Guide.

Racial Justice Give Guide – The organizations featured in this guide are doing critical, responsive work during the pandemic, economic collapse, and racial justice uprisings. Download Give Guide.

Democracy and Racial Justice Give Guide – The organizations featured in this guide are working to mobilize resources and people to protect and improve our democracy. Download Give Guide.

Election Response Give Guide – Funding options in this guide include organizations that work to help preserve democracy at the national, state, and local levels. Download Give Guide.

In addition, we provide giving options and ways to support community groups responding to AAPI violence and hate and organizations reimagining public safety, justice, and advocacy. Click on the links to read our statements to those recent events that include giving options and ways to support.

Support the foundation’s Bay Area Leads Fund and our increased civic leadership activities and strategic initiatives required to address some of the most intractable issues in the region.

Give to your own existing Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at the San Francisco Foundation or a friend’s Donor Advised Fund. Include the name of the fund on the form above.

Support the foundation’s Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building that promotes civil rights and builds the political power and voice of low-income communities, immigrants and people of color, by providing resources in a timely manner to unanticipated, but critical opportunities and challenges to advance racial and economic equity in the Bay Area.

Support the foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, which gives rapid response grants to Bay Area community organizations working on safety net issues and building power in local communities for an equitable recovery.

Support the San Francisco Foundation Grantmaking Programs that are committed to expanding opportunity in the Bay Area and work to advance racial equity and economic inclusion in the region.

Support the foundation’s Artistic Hubs Cohort to support arts organizations that advance racial and economic equity and serve as cultural anchors for underserved communities.

The African American Initiative (AAI) Scholarship provides scholarships to African American students that have been admitted to UC Berkeley as incoming freshmen to help make their Cal education more accessible. Learn more.

The Black Harvest Fund invests in non-profits that advance the work of Black farmers and farmers of color. Learn more.

The Black Wellness Fund invests in organizations that address issues of mental health, economic development, and education for African American residents in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more.

This fund has been established to honor the life of Francesca Ginocchio. It will be used to support organizations that help student pursue higher education, and other causes that were important to Francesca.

Support HOPE SF, an integrated approach to addressing generational poverty in the most distressed public housing sites in the Bayview, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods of San Francisco. Learn more.

The Kathleen Azevedo Memorial Fund has been established in memory of Kathleen Azevedo Feinblum. It will be used to support nonprofit organizations and causes that were important to Kathleen and her husband, Lewis.

Keep Oakland Housed is committed to preventing Oakland residents from losing their housing by providing legal representation, emergency financial assistance, and supportive services. Learn more.

On February 21, 1921, seven courageous collegiates chartered Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Chapter, at UC Berkeley. In honor of Kappa Chapter’s centennial, Vivian Osborne Marsh, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Kappa Chapter is raising $250,000 to create an endowed scholarship for African American students at Cal. Learn more.

Youth Access to Nature Fund/Oakland Goes Outdoors connects young people to the beauty of nature and was launched in 2016 by the late Kathryn Riddell with her vision to combine children, the environment, and education.

Youth Access to Opportunity Fund is committed to improving college readiness, teacher support, and school climate to better support low-income students of color.