2023 GRANTS
In 2023 we made $204m in grants, with 58 percent going to nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area. Grants ranged in size from $100,000 to $10,000,000 and went to 305 organizations. ~28% went to Democracy; ~23% to Economic Mobility; ~22% to Education; ~22% to Housing Security; ~3% to Environment; ~1% to Medical Science & Innovation; and ~1% to other urgent causes. A sampling of our 2023 grants is listed below.
Economic Mobility
HealthRIGHT 360, SF Community Clinic Consortium (supporting 13 community health clinics), Jewish Vocational Services, 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic, Young Community Developers, Braven, Climb Hire, Mission Asset Fund, Unity Council, New Door Ventures, Booker T. Washington Community Service Center, Center for Employment Opportunities, Roots Community Health Center, Asian Health Services, Golden State Opportunity, John Burton Advocates for Youth, Building Skills Partnership, Bay Area Legal Aid, Farming Hope, The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, YR Media and Code for America
Education
Kingmakers of Oakland, EDvance, Beyond 12, Rivet School, uAspire, San Francisco and Oakland Unified School Districts, Oakland Public Education Fund, Spark SF Public Schools, 826 Valencia, East Bay Center for Performing Arts, Braven, 10,000 Degrees, Project Rebound, Springboard Collaborative, Urban Ed Academy, Youth Speaks, and Aim High
Democracy
Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Way to Rise, All Voting is Local, UFW Foundation, PICO California, ProPublica, Pro-Democracy Center, TogetherSF, American Immigration Council, Centro Legal de la Raza, Center for Technology and Civic Life, Institute for Responsive Government, Center for Secure and Modern Elections, Equis Institute, Anti-Recidivism Coalition, Uncommon Law, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Ahimsa Collective, Trusted Elections Fund, Smart Justice, UncommonLaw, and the Democracy Frontlines Fund (supporting 10 Black-led democracy organizations)
Housing Security
All Home, Bay Area Community Services, Chinatown Community Development Center, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, Enterprise Community Partners, Episcopal Community Services, Hamilton Families, Hospitality House, Keep Oakland Housed, Larkin Street Youth Services, Mission Economic Development Association, Nonprofit Housing Association of Northern California, San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, St. Mary’s Center, and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
Environment and Medical Science & Innovation
ARC Institute, Count Me In (Broad Institute), Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund (a project of New Venture Fund), California Environmental Justice Alliance (a project of Environmental Health Coalition), Greenlining Institute, and Resources Legacy Fund
Chicago
One Million Degrees, Braven, OneGoal, Hope Chicago, Chicago Scholars, Chicago Community Trust - We Rise Together initiative, Code Nation, Elevate, Revolution Workshop, and Chicago State University
United Kingdom (historical gifts)
The Booker Prize, the Royal Drawing School, the National Portrait Gallery (London), Tate Gallery, and the Crankstart Scholarships at Oxford University