Press Releases

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, September 6, 2011 – Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO, and David Friedman, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF), announced today the appointment of Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH, as Program Director for Public Policy, Community Health, and Civic Engagement, and Francesca Vietor as Program Officer for [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, July 13, 2011 – On Thursday, July 14, more than 60 District 10 high school students who were at risk of flunking their respective grades will celebrate achievements that have led them back on the path to high school graduation. Their success was made possible in part through the Bayview-based Young [...]

Legal battle in Oakley ends in settlement; Fund established to protect Bay Area farmland (SAN FRANCISCO) – Monday, June 27, 2011 – Greenbelt Alliance and The San Francisco Foundation announced today the resolution of a settlement in the Contra Costa Superior Court that upholds the requirement to compensate the surrounding environment when developing on prime [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) announced today the appointment of Nick Hodges as Vice President for Philanthropic Services and Terezita (Tere) Romo as Program Officer for Arts and Culture. Nick Hodges serves as the Foundation’s Vice President for Philanthropic Services, overseeing business development and donor relations. He [...]

(OAKLAND) – March 23, 2011 – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today approved a $10 million anchor commitment through its Transportation for Livable Communities program to establish a new revolving loan fund for affordable housing developers to finance land acquisition in select locations near rail and bus lines throughout the Bay Area. Other investors in [...]

The San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT) is pleased to announce a $45,000 award from The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF).  Our organization is honored by the foundation’s recognition of our innovative housing model that preserves affordable San Francisco multi-family housing and enables low-income residents to develop assets. This investment builds on the success of the [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Friday, December 31, 2010 – Dr. Sandra Hernández, CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, announced today $5 million in grants to Bay Area nonprofits in response to the recession. While market indicators signal a measured upswing in the economy, many people in the region continue to suffer residual effects. Informed by community [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Monday, November 29, 2010 – The San Francisco Foundation and Hull Family Foundation announced today that they each awarded $250,000 in program-related investments (PRIs) to Enterprise Community Partners’ affiliate the Enterprise Community Loan Fund, a national community development financial institution, for the Enterprise Bay Area Green Retrofit pilot program. Operational in Northern [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, September 22, 2010 – The San Francisco Foundation announced today its 2010 Community Leadership Award winners: Dr. Washington Burns, Anna Halprin, Sylvia Rosales-Fike, and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation. The awardees will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the Bay Area community at the Awards Celebration on Tuesday, September [...]

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – Bay Area artists raised more than $1.3 million since 2004 through the Fund For Artists Matching Commissions program. The resources and incentivizing power of the Matching Commissions bolstered local artists’ fundraising success. In addition, the announcement of Matching Commissions results coincides with the release of a study on [...]