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Legal status | 501(c)(3) private foundation[1] |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States[1] |
Cathy Cha [1] | |
Walter D. Haas[1] | |
Website | www |
The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is a private foundation established in 1953 by Evelyn D. Haas and Walter A. Haas Jr.
As of 2019, the Fund has awarded nearly $625 million in philanthropic grants.[3]
Based in San Francisco, California, the Haas Fund supports nonprofit organizations and initiatives in five main program areas: Immigrant Rights and Integration; Gay and Lesbian Rights; Education Equity; Nonprofit Leadership; and Community Partnerships and Initiatives.
The foundation supports San Francisco Bay Area institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[4] and local efforts such as the San Francisco Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund and the transformation of Crissy Field from a military base to an urban national park.[5]