• Access to Capital: Cupcakin’ Bake Shop

  San Francisco Foundation’s impact investing fund — Bay Area Community Impact Fund (BACIF) — invested in ICA’s work to support small businesses like Cupcakin’ Bake Shop. Cupcakin’ participated in…

• 75th Anniversary

  During our 75th anniversary year in 2023, we celebrated the vibrant communities of our region. Join us to build a Bay Area where everyone thrives. Our Story Mapping Change…

• Our Milestones

  Seventy-five years after SFF’s founding, we look back on our unwavering commitment to social justice in the Bay Area. 1940s January 16, 1948 The San Francisco Foundation is officially…

• 2022 Year-End Giving Season Resources

  Your Philanthropic Services team compiled this comprehensive resource guide to help with your year-end giving. Please call your dedicated Help Line at (415) 733-8590 or email us at donorservices[at]sff.org…

• San Francisco Foundation Hires Vice President of Programs, Raquiba LaBrie and Senior Director of the People Pathway, Anand Subramanian

  Contact: Ling Woo Liu, lliu[at]sff.org September 6, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Foundation (SFF) announces today that Raquiba LaBrie has been hired as Vice President of…

• Oakland School Shooting, Gun Violence is Everyone’s Issue

  We stand with the students and staff injured in the recent school shooting in Oakland. We stand with the students and staff traumatized in their schools. We stand with…

• 2022 Voter Guide: State and Local Propositions

  We work every day to create a Bay Area where everyone has a chance to get a good job, live in a healthy and affordable home, and have a…

• Bay Area Bold: Democracy on the Table

  Last month, our Philanthropy and Gift Planning team piloted a new donor event format, hosting an intimate dinner with San Francisco Foundation CEO Fred Blackwell, the SFF Board of…

• Bese Saka: Invest in Black-serving Organizations

  Bese Sake reimagines love and power together by fostering a place to network for 18 Black-serving Bay Area organizations. The Bese Saka initiative convenes these organizations quarterly to share…

• Grants analysis shows SFF progress, room to improve

  Today San Francisco Foundation is fulfilling our promise to be more transparent, to publish our grants, and to hold ourselves publicly accountable to our values and aspirations. Grantmaking is…

• 2022 Annual Report: Reimagine the Bay

  Navigation Highlights Innovation and Systems Change Our Leadership Our Numbers Our Program Grants Donor Advised Grants Snapshot Impact Investment Power of Collaboration Supporting Our Donors Investment Performance Inside SFF…

• A Foundation for All Donors

  Discover how our donors help ensure that SFF can continue to work toward a thriving Bay Area for generations to come. A Multigenerational Commitment to the Bay Area Making…