San Francisco Foundation

A regranting initiative to provide core support and capacity building to small and midsize organizations serving low-income communities of color in the Bay Area.

The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) is a community foundation for the Bay Area. It mobilizes resources and acts as a catalyst for change to build strong communities. T SFF has long-standing relationships with grassroots organizations that work in communities of color throughout the Bay Area.

Total Award: $1,100,000
The San Francisco Foundation is also investing in this program, raising the total funding for this project to $1,475,000.

Regions Served:

Alameda
Contra Costa
Marin
San Francisco

Program Details:
TSFF will provide 10 organizations with multi-year core support and capacity-building grants. Each organization will receive approximately $35,000 of support per year for three years. Organization will also benefit from an SFF-led program of technical assistance. TSFF will host quarterly convenings, offer technical assistance workshops, and provide networking opportunities. The topics of the convenings will be determined by the grantees and are aimed to strengthen grantees’ abilities in community development, systems change, and building relationships with funders and other nonprofit leaders.

Selection process:
TSFF invited proposals from a pool of applicants developed from internal referrals and other local philanthropic institutions focused on communities of color.

Application Deadline:
The application process is now closed. TSFF staff anticipate announcing grant decisions by the end of December.

Website: http://www.sff.org

Project Contact:
Yolanda Alindor
Organization and Professional Development Officer
(415) 733-8559