• Bay Area Report Highlights Housing as Key to Region’s Economic Future

  For Immediate Release Contact: Ling Woo Liu lliu[at]sff.org, 415-733-8565 OAKLAND, CA — “Solving the Housing Crisis Is Key to Inclusive Prosperity in the Bay Area“, released today, presents new…

• Standing Together in Love and Faith

  FAITHS (Foundation Alliance with Interfaith to Heal Society), a program founded by the San Francisco Foundation, has issued the following statement in response to the violent incidents across the…

• Advancing Equity: Reimagining the Ways a Community Foundation Delivers on Its Mission

  In working with our grantees, partners, and donors, we are reimagining the potential for a community foundation to deliver on its mission. And for us, that includes working to…

• California’s Defining Moment: Uniting to Restore More Than $11 Billion Annually to Schools and Critical Community Services

  This is a defining moment for California. It is our opportunity to affect positive change by putting schools and communities first and restoring more than $11 billion a year…

• Restore Our Humanity

    “Imagine getting a call from your six-year-old niece. She’s crying and begging me to go get her. She says, ‘I promise I’ll behave, but please get me out…

• New $1M PRI Loan Will Provide Capital for Affordable Housing Near Facebook’s New Campus

  The San Francisco Foundation has approved a new $1 million Program-Related Investment (PRI), to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). The $1 million PRI will help to finance the…

• Eastlake Property Purchase Ensures Nearly 50 Residents Are Now Protected From Displacement

  Earlier this year, The San Francisco Foundation, together with our donors, provided an $875,000 Program-Related Investment to the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC). This loan supports the…

• This is Not the Time for Silence

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take…

• New $1M Loan Provides Capital for Community-Based Nonprofits and Enterprises

  We are thrilled to announce that The San Francisco Foundation, together with our donors, is providing a $1 million loan, our latest Program-Related Investment (PRI), to the Northern California…

• New Research Addresses the Defining Challenge of Our Time: Equity

  Regions are equitable when all residents – regardless of their race/ethnicity and nativity, gender, or neighborhood of residence – are fully able to participate in the region’s economic vitality,…

• New $875K Loan Saves Housing in the Mission

  A new $875,000 loan is set to permanently preserve at least 120 units of housing in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco. We are delighted to announce a new…

• SFF Announces $50M Impact Investing Pool To Deepen Its Commitment to Racial Equity & Economic Inclusion

  Contact: Ling Woo Liu lliu[at]sff.org For Immediate Release SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, the San Francisco Foundation announces a $50 million investment from its endowment in a new mission-aligned…