News Releases

Bay Area Funders and Community Leaders Address Anti-Muslim Bias

March 1, 2012

The San Francisco Foundation Gives $5 Million in Thanksgiving Grants

November 22, 2011

The San Francisco Foundation Appoints Bob Peck to Investment Committee

October 3, 2011

Five Bay Area Leaders Win Awards for Community Impact

September 20, 2011

The San Francisco Foundation Announces New Program Director for Public Policy, Civic Engagement, and Community Health, and Program Officer for the Environment

September 6, 2011

District 10 Bayview Hunters Point Students Succeed in Second Chance to Resume Path to High School Diploma, Get Job Training Along the Way

July 13, 2011

$7 Million Dollar Settlement for Farmland in East Bay

June 27, 2011

Vice President for Philanthropic Services and Program Officer for Arts and Join The San Francisco Foundation

June 21, 2011

$300,000 Grant to San Pablo Community

June 14, 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission Contribution Keys New Affordable Housing Fund

March 23, 2011

City of San Pablo Selected as 2011 Koshland Award Winner by The San Francisco Foundation

February 24, 2011

Ed McDermott Joins The San Francisco Foundation Board of Trustees

January 20, 2011

CEO of The San Francisco Foundation Joins Economic Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

January 18, 2011

San Francisco Community Land Trust Awarded $45,000 by The San Francisco Foundation

January 6, 2011

End of Year Funds to Bay Area Nonprofits The San Francisco Foundation Grants $5 Million to Cushion those Hardest Hit in the Recession

December 30, 2010

Bay Area Retrofit Loan Fund Helps to Green Affordable Housing Properties

November 29, 2010

The San Francisco Foundation Grants $5 Million to Cushion those Hardest Hit in the Recession

October 14, 2010

Dr. Washington Burns, Anna Halprin, Sylvia Rosales-Fike, and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation $10,000-$20,000 Awardees

September 22, 2010

$100,000 from The San Francisco Foundation Launches San Bruno Emergency Relief Fund

September 10, 2010

Vice President for Philanthropic Services Joins The San Francisco Foundation

July 6, 2010

Strengthening the Safety Net: Report Reveals Bay Area Funders’ Response in Economic Downturn

June 7, 2010

Bay Area Artists Raise $1.3 Million in Tough Economy

May 26, 2010

The San Francisco Foundation Awards $110,000 to Bay Area Documentary Fund and John Gutmann Photography Fellowship Recipients

March 9, 2010

The Bay Area Lawyers for Haiti Relief Fund at The San Francisco Foundation Aim to Raise $1,000,000

January 15, 2010

12 Bay Area Arts Organizations Win $250, 000 in Grants from the National Arts Marketing Project Awards

January 6, 2010

SAGE Project Receives $800,000 Award from the Office of Victims of Crime to Provide Services to Domestic Minor Victims of Trafficking

October 28, 2009

Intersection for the Arts and The San Francisco Foundation Announce the 2009 Jackson Phelan Tanenbaum Literary Awardees

October 21, 2009

Program Officer for Community Development Joins The San Francisco Foundation

October 6, 2009

Mayors of Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and Richmond Jointly Launch East Bay Cultural Corridor and 510Arts.com Portal Website

October 2, 2009

National Center for Lesbian Rights, Mary Lou Breslin, Michael Franti, Eugene Rodriguez, and Children’s Book Press Receive $10,000 – $20,000 Awards

September 21, 2009

Community Leadership Project Announces $5.7 Million In Grants for Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color

June 11, 2009

Six Emerging Artists Receive Shenson Performing Arts Fellowships from The San Francisco Foundation

June 2, 2009

The San Francisco Foundation Appointments

April 1, 2009

The San Francisco Foundation Joins Forces with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and NeighborWorks® America to Encourage Home Ownership

February 24, 2009

The San Francisco Foundation Awards $110,000 to Filmmakers and Photographers

February 11, 2009

The San Francisco Foundation and Intersection for the Arts Announce 2008 Jackson and Phelan Literary Award Winners

October 27, 2008

Gutmann Photography Fellowship Winner Announced

October 20, 2008

The San Francisco Foundation Appoints David Friedman to Board Chair, C. Andy Ballard to Board of Trustees, and Sarah Stein and Janet McKinley to Investment Committee

July 29, 2008

Emergency Briefing for Financial Advisors, Clients, and Donors about Relief and Recovery in Burma and China

May 15, 2008

Five Emerging Artists Receive Shenson Performing Arts Fellowships From The San Francisco Foundation

April 15, 2008

Child and Family Policy Institute of California’s New Report on California’s Child-Only TANF Cases

March 26, 2008

Eleven Art Teachers Win Fellowships From Bay Area Community Foundations

March 13, 2008

$250,000 to The San Francisco Foundation to Address Nursing Crisis

August 12, 2008

The San Francisco Foundation Grants $3.3 Million to Bay Area Nonprofits Aimed at Anti-poverty, Healthcare Access, and Civic Engagement

June 4, 2008

The San Francisco Foundation Funds 17 Nonprofits in the Bay Area

March 11, 2008

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards Call for Nominations

February 12, 2008

Latino Community Foundation Announces Requests for Proposals for the Latino Children and Youth Initiative

December 4, 2007

$7.7 Million Grant To Bay Area Arts

October 31, 2007

Gutmann Photography Fellowship Winner Announced

October 15, 2007

The San Francisco Foundation and Intersection for the Arts Announce the Winners of the 2007 Jackson, Phelan, and Tanenbaum Literary Awards

October 8, 2007

Alonzo King, Arnold Perkins, Eva Paterson, Jane Garcia, Swords to Ploughshares Each Win $10,000 -$20,000

September 24, 2007

Multi-Million Dollar National Fund Awards Local Group

August 23, 2007

Raquel F. Donoso Named Executive Director of the Latino Community Foundation

August 21, 2007

The San Francisco Foundation Grants $285,000 to McClymonds Youth and Family Center

July 24, 2007

$300,000 Grant to West Berkeley Neighborhood

July 18, 2007

Five Emerging Artists Receive Shenson Performing Art Fellowships from The San Francisco Foundation

June 27, 2007

Ten Bay Area Artists Awarded Grants for New Works

May 31, 2007

Bay Area Community Foundations Award Fellowships to Six Art Teachers

May 14, 2007

Program Officer for Community Health and Director of Business Development Join The San Francisco Foundation

May 8, 2007

Call for Nominations for the 2007 Community Leadership Awards

February 26, 2007