San Francisco Foundation
One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94111
United States
Mission
To mobilize resources and act as a catalyst for change to build strong communities, foster civic leadership and promote philanthropy
Most Meaningful Change
Through our grantmaking programs and through various initiatives we have been able to reach many different communities in the Bay Area. One of our initiatives that has had the greatest and most timely impact was our Recession Recovery program. The foundation acted quickly to shore up the region’s safety net, making a $15 million commitment over three years to support our nonprofit partners, supporting food banks, domestic violence prevention, healthcare access, legal services, job training and creation and foreclosure response. This quick action allowed 53 critical nonprofits to keep their doors open and to build financial stability. By leveraging our funding, the state contributed an additional $10 million to foreclosure relief and recovery. This initiative ended up being a great success for contributing to strengthening and sustaining some of the Bay Area’s most vulnerable residents.
1948 Year Founded
65 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$1,183,262,000 Endowment Value
$86,830,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | San Francisco Foundation |
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Address 1 | One Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | San Francisco |
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State / Region | California |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 94111 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 415.733.8500 |
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Email | jsullivan@sff.org |
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Website | www.sff.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Dee Dee Brantley, Interim CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Jane Sullivan |
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Primary Contact’s Position | VP of Marketing and Strategic Communications |
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Year Founded | 1948 |
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Mission Statement | To mobilize resources and act as a catalyst for change to build strong communities, foster civic leadership and promote philanthropy |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 4,455,560 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 65 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 10 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $68,749,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $99,928,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $86,830,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $1,183,262,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Slightly important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Lot |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Lot |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Lot |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Fair amount |
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Housing | Lot |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Lot |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Often |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting worse |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting worse |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | N/A |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Very important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Very important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Through our grantmaking programs and through various initiatives we have been able to reach many different communities in the Bay Area. One of our initiatives that has had the greatest and most timely impact was our Recession Recovery program. The foundation acted quickly to shore up the region’s safety net, making a $15 million commitment over three years to support our nonprofit partners, supporting food banks, domestic violence prevention, healthcare access, legal services, job training and creation and foreclosure response. This quick action allowed 53 critical nonprofits to keep their doors open and to build financial stability. By leveraging our funding, the state contributed an additional $10 million to foreclosure relief and recovery. This initiative ended up being a great success for contributing to strengthening and sustaining some of the Bay Area’s most vulnerable residents. |
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