San Francisco Foundation
For Bay Area Cultural Funders For Equity Fund
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Amount$600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/21/2024
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The San Francisco Foundation, one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations, serves Bay Area residents with a focus on advancing racial equity and economic inclusion, through grantmaking, collaborative work, funding opportunities, leadership programs and awards, art programs and awards, and investments. The Bay Area Cultural Funders for Equity Fund is a project of the San Francisco Foundation that connects public funders, independent community and family foundations, philanthropic advisors, and donors in a collaborative effort to advance community well-being. The fund's activities, including learning and joint grantmaking, are focused on amplifying the voices, power, arts, and cultures of people of color and other vulnerable communities in the region, particularly those living at or near poverty. In its first phase of grantmaking, the fund awarded $1.2 million to 30 Bay Area arts organizations aligned with its mission. Support for the fund advances the Performing Arts Program’s overall strategic framework.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.sff.org
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The San Francisco Foundation (SFF) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations. SFF serves residents across five Bay Area counties with a focus on advancing racial equity and economic inclusion. As part of its work, SFF seeks to protect, preserve, and produce affordable housing, collaborating with community groups and local, regional, and state stakeholders in government, philanthropy, and the private and nonprofit sectors. SFF is taking on the region’s housing crisis in a concerted and strategic way, making sure that solutions benefit communities in greatest need. This grant will support SFF’s priorities during the grant period.
for Bay Area Cultural Funders for Equity Fund
The San Francisco Foundation, one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations, serves Bay Area residents with a focus on advancing racial equity and economic inclusion, through grantmaking, collaborative work, funding opportunities, leadership programs and awards, art programs and awards, and investments. The Bay Area Cultural Funders for Equity Fund is a project of the San Francisco Foundation that connects public funders, independent community and family foundations, philanthropic advisors, and donors in a collaborative effort to advance community well-being. The fund's activities, including learning and joint grantmaking, are focused on amplifying the voices, power, arts, and cultures of people of color and other vulnerable communities in the region, particularly those living at or near poverty. In its first phase of grantmaking, the fund awarded $1.2 million to 30 Bay Area arts organizations aligned with its mission. Support for the fund advances the Performing Arts Program’s overall strategic framework.
for general operating support
The San Francisco Foundation (SFF) is one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations. SFF serves residents across five Bay Area counties with a focus on advancing racial equity and economic inclusion. As part of its work, SFF seeks to protect, preserve, and produce affordable housing, collaborating with community groups and local, regional, and state stakeholders in government, philanthropy, and the private and nonprofit sectors. SFF is taking on the region’s housing crisis in a concerted and strategic way, making sure that solutions benefit communities in greatest need. This grant will support SFF’s priorities during the grant period.
