San Francisco Foundation

San Francisco Foundation is a San Francisco Bay Area philanthropy organization. It is one of the largest community foundations in the United States.[1] Its mission is to mobilize community leaders, nonprofits, government agencies, and donors to advance racial equity, diversity, and economic inclusion. It focuses on social justice, community building, access to affordable housing, political action, policy change, workers' rights, employment opportunity, and civic leadership. Its current CEO is Fred Blackwell Jr.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Erin Allday (September 6, 2009). "San Francisco Foundation's caring leadership". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Meredith May (October 21, 2014). "Fred Blackwell in his dream job at SF Foundation". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Blanca Torres (April 2, 2014). "Fred Blackwell shocks Oakland, will leave to join the San Francisco Foundation". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Joe Garofoli, Will Kane (April 2, 2014). "Oakland loses City Administrator Fred Blackwell after 1 month". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2022.