San Francisco Foundation

SFF is proud to support the SF Public Bank Coalition and its work to establish a public bank in San Francisco. Read the coalition’s op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle on how a public bank could help address the city’s affordable housing crisis: https://ow.ly/lzGN50ZXnSZ

October is Filipino American History Month! Did you know that nearly 290,000 Filipino immigrants and Filipino Americans call the San Francisco Bay Area home? Today's Filipino community is vibrant and growing, but previous generations endured significant struggles to establish a foothold. As many Filipino people and families arrived in the Bay Area in the 1970s, they faced discrimination, isolation, and barriers to housing, employment, and civic life. SFF grantee Filipino Advocates for Justice was created to help fill the gaps. Today, their team connects people with legal partners who help families with the immigration process, and connects people with healthcare and stable housing. SFF is proud to support Filipino Advocates for Justice in their mission to serve Filipino families across the Bay Area. Learn more about their work: https://lnkd.in/eW5fRArZ

Welcome Amy Chung and Laura Nisonger Sims to our Board of Trustees! 💡 Amy brings over two decades of experience across investing, philanthropy, and community development. 📈 Laura is a veteran investor with a background in leadership in direct investments and helping organizations grow and thrive. As we look ahead, we’re excited for the insights and experience Amy and Laura will bring to SFF. Get to know Amy and Laura here: https://lnkd.in/exgEBzB5

San Francisco Foundation's Latine Kitchen Cabinet started as an advisory body to advise its work with the Latine community. The impact of these efforts, combined with shared challenges and aspirations, led to a broader commitment: the Bay Area Latine Regional Leadership Table. It recognizes that no single organization, community, or institution can achieve lasting change alone. ✨ Join us to get an overview of what's been learned, what's next, and why philanthropic investment in this regional approach— not just individual grantees—is necessary to achieve lasting impact. ↪️ Register: https://lnkd.in/gyzBJnJq

As the ancestral homeland of the Ohlone people, the Bay Area has long been home to Indigenous communities whose cultures, traditions, and connections to the land continue today. This Indigenous Peoples' Day, SFF is highlighting the local, Native-led organizations like Friendship House Association of American Indians (Friendship House SF) that serve the Bay Area’s Indigenous communities. Friendship House SF creates spaces for healing, reconnecting with culture, and building community right here in San Francisco. SFF proudly supported the Village SF Wellness Center, which broke ground this year. Once open, the center will provide a Native-led model of holistic healing to more than 7,000 community members each year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eZcWeAFB.

This Latinx Heritage Month, SFF is highlighting Sergio Garcia and Amelia Gonzalez’s dedication to racial justice and economic opportunity. Through the Garcia Gonzalez Fund, Sergio, Amelia, and their daughters support Bay Area nonprofits led by communities of color that advance economic inclusion, racial justice, and equity in the arts and culture. As East Bay residents, they are especially committed to community-rooted organizations, including Fruitvale-based Centro Legal de la Raza and The Unity Council. Learn more about Sergio, Amelia, and how their family gives back to the community: https://lnkd.in/gzeQYdnk

For more than 23 years, Rising Juntos has worked alongside Black, Brown, and low-income residents across Contra Costa County to build leadership, connect families to resources, and take action on issues affecting their communities. As a Stand Together Bay Area Fund recipient, Rising Juntos builds trusted relationships with residents through its network of more than 200 volunteers. By showing up in parks, schools, churches, and neighborhoods, the organization helps immigrant families who are experiencing tremendous fear by connecting them to support, accurate information, and resources. For one mother, that support helped her move from staying home out of fear to advocating alongside her neighbors for policy change. Rising Juntos helps residents find strength in community and create change alongside their neighbors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g5wvT3mB

Are you, or someone you know, in the first 10 years of a career as a professional advisor? Join SFF’s annual Building Your Philanthropy Toolkit Workshop, designed for rising professionals looking to deepen their philanthropic knowledge and expand their professional networks. Participants will also become members of SFF’s Emerging Advisors Network (EAN), a community of professionals committed to advancing their philanthropic knowledge with access to ongoing learning and networking opportunities throughout the year. Join us: 📅 October 29, 2026 🕐 Workshop: 1:00–5:30 PM | Happy Hour: 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 San Francisco Foundation, One Embarcadero Center, 14th Floor 💵 $50 Register by October 15, 2026. Please note that this event is only for professional advisors. We welcome your attendance if you work in areas of law, accounting, financial planning, insurance, investment, and wealth management. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggfci6mt

The San Francisco Foundation makes more good possible. When your clients want their giving to go further, turn to the partner that knows this region best. The San Francisco Foundation helps professional advisors connect clients' values with opportunities to create meaningful, lasting impact in the Bay Area and beyond. Help your clients make more possible. Learn more at sff.org/more

Congratulations to our 2026 Community Leadership Award Winners! ⭐ Omar Carrera, CEO of Canal Alliance ⭐Janetta Johnson, CEO of the TGI Justice Project ⭐Kimi Lee, Executive Director of Bay Rising and Bay Resistance ⭐Dr. Daniela “Danny” Dominguez, Founder and Director of On the Margins and Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco We thank these recipients for their vision, courage, and commitment to helping create a more equitable future for all. Since 1963, SFF’s Community Leadership Awards have celebrated leaders working to strengthen communities and address the Bay Area’s most pressing challenges. Learn more about the winners: https://lnkd.in/gK6NYRuz