Recent Grants

Neighborhoods

Asian Neighborhood Design, Inc.

To advance neighborhood planning in Visitacion Valley, Bayview, South of Market, the Mission and Tenderloin. $65,000

$65,000 in 2008
Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice
Fiscal Sponsor: Regents of the University of California, Berkeley

To assist Oakland and San Francisco to develop and implement violence-prevention strategies. $200,000

$200,000 in 2008
Boston Streetworker Program
Fiscal Sponsor: Safe Passages

To build the capacity of street outreach programs working to reduce youth violence in Oakland and San Francisco. $90,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$60,000 in 2008
Boston TenPoint Coalition, Inc

To build the capacity of faith leaders in Oakland and San Francisco to be strong partners in efforts to reduce youth violence. $75,000

$75,000 in 2008
California Housing Partnership Corporation

To preserve affordable housing and assist local government and nonprofit staff with housing finance issues. $95,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$60,000 in 2008
Communities of Opportunity
Fiscal Sponsor: CIF of The San Francisco Foundation

To launch the Communities of Opportunity initiative in Bayview and Visitacion Valley. $1,000,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$500,000 in 2008
Community Response Networks
Fiscal Sponsor: Girls 2000

To support capacity building and evaluation for San Francisco's violence prevention Community Response Networks. $60,000

$60,000 in 2008
Congregations Organizing for Renewal

To increase affordable housing, neighborhood safety and youth development opportunities in southern Alameda County and to give residents a greater voice at the county level. $60,000

$60,000 in 2008
Corporation for Supportive Housing

To spur the development of permanently affordable housing with support services for the most vulnerable families, youth and elders in San Francisco and Oakland. $115,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$50,000 in 2008
Enterprise Community Partners

For the Frederick Rose Architectural Fellows program to help residents and local community development organizations revitalize Visitacion Valley and South of Market. $180,000 over three years (2005-2008)

$60,000 in 2008
Inner City Advisors

To deepen its technical assistance to small businesses in inner city neighborhoods in ways that help create additional employment opportunities for local residents. $75,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$50,000 in 2008
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation

To promote resident-driven community initiatives in Lower San Antonio, Visitacion Valley and Bayview/Hunters Point. $150,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2008
Northern California Community Loan Fund

To support the Lower San Antonio Community Development Fund, a predevelopment and acquisition pool. $100,000

$100,000 in 2008
Oakland Office of Public Private Partnership
Fiscal Sponsor: East Bay Community Foundation

$40,000 in 2008
Omega Boys Club of San Francisco

To strengthen the effectiveness of violence-prevention partnerships and academic tutoring and life-skills programs for low-income African American youth. $290,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$145,000 in 2008
Resources for Community Development

To create new mixed-use developments in Lower San Antonio. $40,000

$40,000 in 2008
Safe Neighborhoods Project
Fiscal Sponsor: Regents of the University of California, Berkeley

To support Oakland and San Francisco as they develop and implement violence prevention strategies. $35,000

$35,000 in 2008
Safe Passages

To strengthen a public/private partnership aimed at assisting children and youth exposed to violence in Oakland. $40,000

$40,000 in 2008
San Antonio Community Development Corporation

For neighborhood improvement efforts and tax assistance for working poor families in Oakland's San Antonio district. $105,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$55,000 in 2008
San Francisco Housing Development Corporation

To advance mixed-use projects along Bayview's Third Street transit corridor, and to advocate for land-use and development policies that benefit existing residents. $125,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$75,000 in 2008
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association

For research and policy analysis on affordable housing and neighborhood planning issues. $85,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$55,000 in 2008
Senior Action Network

To train seniors to advocate for neighborhood improvements in Visitacion Valley, South of Market and the Tenderloin. $40,000

$40,000 in 2008
St. Peter's Housing Committee
Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center

To organize Mission District residents to advocate for neighborhood improvements. $140,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$55,000 in 2008
Transportation and Land Use Coalition

To support the development of transit villages in low-income neighborhoods. $155,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$90,000 in 2008
Trust for Public Land

To create safe, inviting parks in low-income neighborhoods and support ongoing maintenance and programming efforts. $375,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$175,000 in 2008
Urban Habitat

For the Social Equity Caucus to build leadership in low-income communities and advocate for equitable jobs and housing policies. $60,000

$60,000 in 2008
Visitacion Valley Community Development Corporation

To expand services, job training and neighborhood revitalization efforts in Visitacion Valley. $275,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$100,000 in 2008
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Council of Community Housing Organizations
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Mission Community Council
San Francisco Organizing Project
Tenants and Owners Development Corporation

Children, Youth and Families

Youth Development

Alternatives in Action

For the HOME project to provide after-school leadership activities for low-income youth of color in Oakland and West Alameda. $205,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$85,000 in 2008
Bay Area Partnership

For low-income communities to get access to after-school resources and improve state funding for after-school programs. $200,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$75,000 in 2008
California League of After-School Providers
Fiscal Sponsor: LA's BEST

To help launch a new statewide network of school districts to provide feedback on the implementation of Proposition 49, California's after-school program. $100,000

$50,000 in 2008
Camp Fire USA, Oakland East Bay Council

For after-school programs for low-income African American children and youth living in public housing in West Oakland. $30,000

$30,000 in 2008
Career Ladders Project
Fiscal Sponsor: Foundation for California Community Colleges

To launch new training programs for community college students in after school and other technical careers.

$135,000 in 2008
Communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids
Fiscal Sponsor: Bay Area Community Resources

Tor peer-led leadership and employment opportunities for low-income teens of color in San Francisco. $85,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$45,000 in 2008
Community Educational Services

For after-school enrichment programs for K -12 children and youth in San Francisco. $80,000 over two years. (2008-2010)

$40,000 in 2008
EastSide Arts Alliance

For youth leadership and cultural and community building activities in Lower San Antonio. $100,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2008
Experience Corps Bay Area
Fiscal Sponsor: Moss Beach Homes, Inc

For an after-school literacy and mentoring program that pairs elderly adults with low-income children in San Francisco and Oakland. $125,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$75,000 in 2008
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County

For girls enrichment and leadership after-school programs in the East Bay. $250,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$125,000 in 2008
International Institute of the Bay Area

For YouthCares, a youth leadership and employment program for low-income immigrant teens in San Francisco. $65,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$30,000 in 2008
Jamestown Community Center, Inc.

For after-school programs for low-income Latino youth in the Mission. $175,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$75,000 in 2008
Larkin Street Youth Services

For housing and support services to homeless youth in San Francisco. $80,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$30,000 in 2008
Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center

To support gay and lesbian teenagers through peer-led activities. $117,500 over three years (2008-2011)

$57,500 in 2008
Museum of Children's Art

For arts-based youth development activities for low-income multicultural youth in Oakland. $170,000 over three years

$65,000 in 2008
Oakland Kids First

To increase leadership opportunities for low-income, multicultural teens in Oakland. $80,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$40,000 in 2008
Oakland Small Schools Foundation

To support school-based multicultural and multilingual after-school programs for low-income children and youth. $30,000

$30,000 in 2008
Oasis for Girls
Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center

For after-school activities for low-income girls of color in San Francisco. $75,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$50,000 in 2008
Parents Communication and Advocacy Center

To support a mentoring program for African American youth living in Visitacion Valley and Sunnydale public housing. $175,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$75,000 in 2008
YMCA of San Francisco

To ready the organization for significant expansion. $150,000 over two years (2007-2008)

$75,000 in 2008
Youth In Focus

For community-based research projects conducted by youth of color. $175,000 over three years (2008-2011)

$75,000 in 2008
Youth UpRising

For after-school enrichment activities for low-income youth of color in East Oakland. $95,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$60,000 in 2008
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Camp Fire USA, Oakland East Bay Council
Oakland Small Schools Foundation
San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families
San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families
San Francisco School Alliance

Strengthening Families

APA Family Support Services
Fiscal Sponsor: Asian Perinatal Advocates

To help move families out of poverty and become more self-sufficient. $105,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$65,000 in 2008
Bank on San Francisco
Fiscal Sponsor: Treasurer's Office, City and County of San Francisco

To start a program that will give 10,000 low-income residents access to financial services. $76,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$38,000 in 2008
Cities for Financial Empowerment
Fiscal Sponsor: Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City

To support a learning partnership to sustain and expand financial services and asset-building opportunities for working-poor families. $75,000

$75,000 in 2008
CityBuild
Fiscal Sponsor: Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development

To train and place nearly 400 low-income residents in quality construction jobs. $200,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$100,000 in 2008
Family Connections

To expand school readiness and family support centers for working-poor families. $100,000 over two years (2006-2008)

$50,000 in 2008
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center

To provide comprehensive services to newly arrived Latino immigrants. $100,000 over two years (2007-2009)

$50,000 in 2008
Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties, Inc.

To train and place low-income Visitacion Valley and Bayview/Hunters Point residents into trucking and related transportation careers. $325,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$175,000 in 2008
Jewish Vocational Service

To help low-income families in San Francisco obtain living wage jobs with family supporting benefits. $270,000 over two years (2008-2010)

$135,000 in 2008
Scott Hebert Consulting
Fiscal Sponsor: Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties, Inc.

To make local employment training and placement programs more accountable for improving the long-term economic prospects for working-poor families $52,000

$52,000 in 2008
United Way of the Bay Area

To help low-income families in Alameda and San Francisco obtain the Earned Income Tax Credit and related financial services and opportunities. $100,000

$100,000 in 2008
Women's Initiative for Self Employment

To help Latinas in Lower San Antonio and Fruitvale increase household income. $35,000

$35,000 in 2008
Grants of $25,000 and Under
Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families
San Francisco PK-3 Initiative