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We are an incubator for creative thinkers: experts whose intimate knowledge of the Bay Area is invaluable in partnering with nonprofits. The professional staff in our Program Department utilizes their local expertise to cut quickly to the essence of issues affecting the region. Beyond community grantmaking, we also take a forward-looking approach to philanthropy. By launching initiatives that address specific problems, we provide a coordinated response to the pressing needs of our community.

  • Recession Recovery
    As a result of the economic downturn and its collateral effects, The San Francisco Foundation will provide focused funding by invitation only that targets our partners in safety net, job training and creation, and foreclosure response and neighborhood preservation.
  • Arts and Culture
    The Arts and Culture Program works to promote arts and artists, by supporting organizations that align with this goal, and to broaden cultural participation in the five counties we serve.
  • Community Development
    The Community Development Program focuses on solutions to poverty in the five counties we serve. Our goal is to stabilize families and individuals by investing in an expanded supply of affordable housing to address homelessness, and to prevent displacement due to high housing costs.
  • Community Health
    The Community Health Program works to expand access to health services and promote health prevention in the five counties we serve.
  • Education
    The Education Program invests in a full-service community school approach that supports families and communities to help children and youth succeed in school and provides opportunities for them to become confident, caring, and contributing adults.
  • Environment
    The Environment Program's goal is to improve the environmental health and well-being of the San Francisco region and the Bay Area’s most vulnerable and impacted communities.
  • Public Policy and Civic Engagement
    The Public Policy and Civic Engagement Program focuses on policy advocacy, community organizing, and systems change efforts designed to achieve social justice and promote progressive social change.
  • Koshland Program
    The Koshland Civic Unity Program promotes civic unity by building mutual respect among diverse people in the community and encouraging small, voluntary efforts to address neighborhood problems.
  • Program Related Investments Fund
    Working through intermediaries, the Foundation's PRI Fund recycles capital and unlocks much-needed credit for nonprofits.
  • FAITHS Program
    The San Francisco Foundation's FAITHS Program provides civic engagement, community development, and capacity building programs to Bay Area faith community organizations.
  • Immigrant Integration Fund
    The Immigration Integration Fund promotes the full integration and incorporation of immigrants in the civic and economic life of our region’s neighborhoods and communities.
  • One Nation Bay Area
    The One Nation Bay Area Project is a joint initiative between Bay Area community foundations and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) to strengthen relationships between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the Bay Area.
  • Special Projects & Funding Collaboratives
    Our commitment to addressing the complex issues facing our region extends beyond grantmaking. Learn more about The San Francisco Foundation’s special projects and partnerships.
  • Multicultural Fellowship Program
    The Multicultural Fellowship Program promotes diversity by providing dynamic professional experience in grantmaking and community building to the next generation of leaders.
  • Awards Programs
    Learn about the Community Leadership Awards, our Arts Awards Program, and the Koshland Young Leader Awards.
  • Nonprofit Transitions Fund
    The San Francisco Foundation is committed to providing leadership to the nonprofit sector. We achieve this by increasing educational opportunities, expertise, and research to help guide nonprofit resources to maximize community impact.