Increasing Impact & Shifting Power: Community-led grantmaking with pooled funds

...state — and our world. In its first round of grantmaking, the California Black Freedom Fund invested over $6 million to support three established Black networks with proven, long-term…

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San Francisco Donors Have a New Way to Invest in Affordable Housing

December 11, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) and the San Francisco Foundation (SFF) today announced the launch of the “Home for Good…

Investing in Community: The Story of Tin Shing Printing

...history. Today, Mr. Luk’s daughter and son in law manage Tin Shing Printing. Although their business has shrunk during COVID, they’ve been able to retain their five staff members…

Irvine Foundation awards $7.5 million grant to SFF

October 4, 2024 Philanthropy News Digest: Irvine Foundation awards $7.5 million grant to SFF The James Irvine Foundation has announced 14 grants totaling $46.9 million primarily in support of…

Community Foundation Update

January 28, 2023 Community Foundation Update Candid. Philanthropy News Digest: The San Francisco Foundation has announced the election of three new board members: Rev. Miguel Bustos, the Episcopal Church’s…

SFF Supports Statewide Housing Action

...it now. A joint advocacy letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and other elected officials calls for an investment of nearly $8 billion in the 2023-24 state budget for housing…

Reproductive Justice Give Guide 2023

...and those from rural and conservative communities. Their work supports storytellers in sharing their stories in legal cases, legislative testimony, and in building the cultural movement for abortion access…

New $2 Million BACIF Loan Supports Creation of Community Hub in Oakland’s Fruitvale Transit Village

...the region. Another grant is for general operating support. Read more stories of how the impact fund supports local small businesses and preserves communities of color in the Bay…

Donor Tania Lee: Continuing Her Father Ed Lee’s Legacy

...and show up for one another. I would love to be on that journey with you. Watch Video Donor Stories: Tania Lee – Continuing Her Father Ed Lee’s Legacy…

Native American Heritage Month 2023 Give Guide

...an American Indian-led organization dedicated to supporting First Nations American Indian and Alaska Native children and their families in healing from histories of forced removal, historical oppression from the…