• Celebrate Black History Month

  Foundation CEO Fred Blackwell was featured in a Black History Month video that provides a closer look at some of the unique spaces in our community where African-American culture…

• “In the Know” with Independent Television Service (ITVS)

  On April 10, foundation CEO Fred Blackwell moderated an “In The Know” panel — ITVS’s film & conversation series. This third installment featured the ITVS-funded, award-winning film, Forever, Chinatown.…

• More Than Tech: A Workforce Approach Towards Inclusion for Young

  The tech industry has generated unprecedented wealth in the Bay Area but many residents aren’t benefiting from the boom. Instead, they are being pushed out of the region altogether.…

• 2018 Koshland Young Leaders Awards

  Congratulations to our Koshland Young Leader Awards recipients! We are thrilled to honor your extraordinary achievements. Learn more about the awards program....

• Census 2020: Mobilizing to Get Out the Count

  The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling last month in U.S. Department of Commerce v. New York, the case challenging the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020…

• Sheryl Wong and Ophelia Basgal Appointed Chair and Vice Chair of the San Francisco Foundation’s Board of Trustees

  Contact: Ling Woo Liu lliu[at]sff.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Foundation announces today that Sheryl Wong and Ophelia Basgal have been appointed chair and vice chair, respectively,…

• 2019 Annual Report: Imagining a Bay Area Where Everyone Thrives

  Read our 2019 annual report. Imagine a Bay Area Where Everyone Thrives. Where we can walk down our streets and know that we belong. Where children can go to…

• Trump’s Racist Tweets Prompt Foundations to Speak Out

  We’re proud that our CEO is named in this article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Way to step up, philanthropic sector! “When our nation’s highest office chooses to use…

• Protecting Families: NCG’s 60 Day Campaign

  This is why we signed onto the Protect Families campaign by Northern California Grantmakers, Philanthropy California and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and submitted a unique comment…

• Exclusive: Developer strikes groundbreaking deal to build condos on Bayview public housing site

  San Francisco Business Times published a great feature on the groundbreaking work of HOPE SF and Ellie Rossiter’s dedication....

• Housing and Homelessness in San Francisco: Panel Conversation at ComNet18

  Check out the video & transcript of our CEO Fred Blackwell moderating a housing and homelessness panel at ComNet18. Featuring 5 phenomenal female leaders in the Bay Area!...

• The San Francisco Foundation’s North Star is Equity. What’s Yours?

  “Facing an affordable housing crisis and growing income inequality, the San Francisco Foundation went directly to the community for answers.” You can hear some of our insights on this…