Legacy Society

 

 

What will you pass on to future generations?

Estate gifts are key to the work and mission of The San Francisco Foundation. They enable us to grow our endowment, which in turn allows our Program Department to give grants that make us a leader not only in the Bay Area but in the nation.

We are proud to recognize our legacy donors, who ultimately allow the Foundation to make a significant impact on the lives of so many in the Bay Area.  

Benefits

We deeply appreciate the generosity of our Legacy Society members and honor their commitment to making a better Bay Area for generations to come. Legacy Society members join the Foundation family and enjoy the same benefits as our other donors, including professional advice and personal service for your philanthropy, exclusive presentations by our programmatic experts and other leaders in the financial and philanthropic fields, site visits to nonprofit organizations, as well as special luncheons and events just for our legacy donors.

How to Join

We invite those who have named the Foundation, or who are thinking of naming us, in their estate plans to join the Legacy Society. Please contact Susan Shain, director of philanthropic services and planned giving, at sas@sff.org or 415.733.8500.

News 

Inspiration and Appreciation at the Legacy Society Luncheon

March 2008

In March, Legacy Society Donors came together for the first annual luncheon to recognize our donors who have included The San Francisco Foundation in their estate plans.

David Friedman, vice chair of the Foundation’s Board, kicked off the program and spoke about the crucial role Legacy donors play in strengthening the Foundation’s impact in the Bay Area. David also shared his family’s own philanthropic legacy, focusing on the lessons learned from his grandfather Daniel E. Koshland who helped establish The San Francisco Foundation 60 years ago.

Two arts grantees highlighted the transformational role TSFF donors and staff have played in their successes through funding and also by lending strategic and technical expertise. Oberlin Dance Collective’s (ODC) Brenda Way shared their exciting history, including the acquisition of the dance studio and performance space which they now call home. And James Kass, executive director and founder of Youth Speaks, shared stories about how this program empowers the next generation of leaders through written and oral literacy. Two powerful young poets amazed guests with their spoken word poetry and personal tales about how Youth Speaks helped them find their voices and changed the courses of their lives.

Donors were invited to leave another legacy – by inscribing multicultural books from the Children’s Book Press. Those books are now in the hands of young people at Raising a Reader, a program designed to instill children with a love for reading and learning.