For Immediate Release Contact: Cole Krawitz, ckrawitz@sff.org, 415.733.8509 First Benchmark Study on Bay Area Muslim Community, One of Nation’s Largest, Finds Broad Diversity, Economic Gaps, Institutional Need (SAN FRANCISCO) — Wednesday, May 15, 2013 — A new study, the first of its kind to provide a broad assessment of the Bay Area Muslim community, finds [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – March 12, 2013 – The San Francisco Foundation announced today that Penelope Umbrico is the winner of the 2012 John Gutmann Photography Fellowship, an annual award given to an emerging artist who exhibits professional accomplishment, serious artistic commitment and need in the field of creative photography. The prestigious award, established by the [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Friday, January 25, 2013 –The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) announced today the appointment of Ruben D. Orduña as Vice President of Philanthropic Services. As TSFF’s vice president of philanthropic services, Ruben will oversee our donor relations, business development, planned giving, and professional advisor relations, and championing philanthropic giving to make a great [...]
Invitation to Farm Tour of Star Route Farms, Bolinas MEDIA TOUR: When: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10am to Noon Where: Star Route Farms 95 Olema Bolinas Road Bolinas, California, 94924 Contact: Helge Hellberg Organic Consultant h2@helgehellberg.com Sara Ying Rounsaville The San Francisco Foundation syk@sff.org (SAN FRANCISCO) – Thursday, January 24, 2013 –Veteran assistance group Farmer [...]
$20,000, $10,000, and $7,000 Awards to Bay Area Visionary Leaders Rita Semel, Brenda Way, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Aim High and Ten SFUSD High School Students (SAN FRANCISCO) – Monday, October 01, 2012 – Four Bay Area leaders will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Bay Area community at The San Francisco Foundation’s [...]
- Congresswoman Pelosi and Supervisor John Avalos Strong Supporters; Honor Awardees – (SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, July 18, 2012 – The San Francisco Foundation announced today 12 Koshland Community Fellows of the Excelsior community of San Francisco. The 2012 Daniel E. Koshland Civic Unity Awards add up to $300,000 over the next five years. This [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Thursday, March 1, 2012 – Today, One Nation Bay Area (ONBA) joins 11 other communities across the nation, including New York and Chicago, in creating local programs designed to change misperceptions and reduce prejudicial attitudes toward American Muslims. Now completing the first phase of a challenge grant process, One Nation Bay Area [...]
Jobs, Safety Net, and Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Resiliency (SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, November 22, 2011 – Dr. Sandra R. Hernández, CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, announced today $5 million in grants to Bay Area nonprofits focused on jobs, foreclosure prevention, and the safety net. With California’s unemployment rate hovering at 11.7% and home [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, October 3, 2011 - The San Francisco Foundation announced today the appointment of Bob Peck to the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees. Bob Peck is a managing director of FPR Partners, a private investment partnership focused on public equities. Prior to founding FPR, Bob was with the Murchison family and RPM [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, September 20, 2011 – Five Bay Area leaders are being honored for their outstanding impact in our Bay Area communities. On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, The San Francisco Foundation’s 2011 Community Leadership Award winners—Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, Gonzalo Rucobo, John Santos, Jordan Simmons, and Ravenswood Family Health Center–will be honored for [...]