Become a Donor

For nearly 60 years, the San Francisco Foundation has been committed to understanding and strengthening communities in the greater Bay Area.  As part of our mission to promote philanthropy, we are honored to work with donors to facilitate their community investment and to offer a broad range of programs and services that draw from our reservoir of grant making knowledge and expertise.  

Partner with us to help build a stronger Bay Area community. Strengthen your philanthropic impact. 

Join us.

If you are searching for an opportunity to invest in strengthening community through nonprofit organizations which resonate with your  interests, if you want to simplify the management of you  current giving or if you are exploring the most advantageous giving options from an estate and financial planning standpoint – the Foundation can help you.

The San Francisco Foundation is committed to not only helping, but doing so in a very personal way.  Our philanthropic service team assists donors in building a framework to achieve their charitable giving goals – with emphasis on suitable giving approaches and grant making strategies.

We have a wealth of information about Bay Area nonprofit organizations, an incredibly robust investment platform, and a new web-based tool which enables donors to access information about their funds and obtain research about nonprofits in the area.

We invite you to join us.  Consider the following advantages to becoming a donor to The San Francisco Foundation:

Ease and efficiency

Giving through the Foundation is much easier than writing multiple checks to individual charities and simpler than administering a private foundation.  Please allow us to handle the administrative details so that you can focus on the causes you care about.   

Grantmaking expertise

The Foundation has more Program officers than any other foundation in the state of California.  We have more expertise about grantmaking opportunities in the Bay Area than any other philanthropic organization and have recently developed an online tool, the Donor Center, to enable donors to access our grantmaking research.   

Professional and prudent investment management

The Foundation's investment performance is consistently at the top of the community foundation field, providing donors with the ability to give more to their favorite charities.

Professional Advice and Personal Service

The Foundation develops personalized strategies and resources targeted towards your unique philanthropic journey, including seminars, site visits, and events offering you insights on the latest trends and funding opportunities in the nonprofit sector. 

 
Please contact Philanthropic Services for more information.