Philanthropy’s Role in a Post-Roe Reality

San Francisco Foundation held a donor briefing on December 1 about the current abortion access crisis. This timely discussion was held on the same day the United States Supreme…

Youth Access to Nature Fund Transition

The San Francisco Foundation has a long track record of investing in communities and building the capacity of Black, Indigenous, and People-of-Color (BIPOC) -led organizations. As part of our…

Equitable Recovery in the Bay Area

A regional approach to rebuilding the Bay We believe in a Bay Area where people of all backgrounds can thrive. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vast…

Federal housing investments are key to a thriving California

This is an excerpt of CEO Fred Blackwell’s guest commentary published in CalMatters on October 21, 2021. Our congressional leadership can save lives and protect California families by ensuring…

San Francisco Foundation Announces $3.4 Million in Grants to Black-Led Organizations

Contact: Ling Woo Liu, lliu[at] sff.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Foundation announces a two-year $3.4 million Bese Sake Initiative to respond to the needs of Black-led…

Proudly Cultivating Hope and Joy

A Pride Month note from Senior Philanthropic Advisor, J. M. Johnson. Last year during Pride month, I reflected on reorienting ourselves with a focus on collective liberation, celebrating the…

Reproductive rights are essential to racial equity

We are furious. Today, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Given the current composition of the…

A Just Recovery for the Bay Area

There are few moments in a lifetime where a community, country, and world can share a universal before and after. As we near the end of 2021, it is…

Our North Star

Learn how SFF is forging a path forward guided by our Equity Agenda and its focus on racial equity and financial inclusion. Identifying Our North Star SFF CEO Fred…

Mapping Change

Next-Generation Philanthropy

I think a lot of people in my generation want to feel that sense of, “I’m part of a movement. I’m part of something significant. It’s bigger than just…

A Multigenerational Commitment to the Bay Area

SFF donors Bob, Eleanor and David Friedman, grandchildren of SFF co-founder Daniel E. Koshland Sr. The Koshland-Friedman Family Making the Bay Area more equitable is not a spectator sport.…