Investing in a more just and vibrant Bay Area for current and future generations.
Looking back at — and learning from — 2022.
Dear Friends,
What does it mean to be an effective grantmaker?
In 2022, Walter & Elise Haas Fund trustees and staff took stock of both our grantmaking practices and the values that underpin how we make decisions. Together, we envisioned new ways for the Fund to approach its work, ways that express our values, are responsive and adaptive, and are more likely to result in improved quality of life for those who call the Bay Area home.
The staff and trustees of the Fund know that alongside all the good that philanthropy does, this sector has also unintentionally hurt the nonprofit community. At the Fund, we have been part of perpetuating a system that weighs nonprofits down in bureaucracy and administrative tasks, and one that eats up precious nonprofit resources. Each report and proposal we require, for example, detracts from the time nonprofits spend on programs. We can’t expect nonprofits to move their work forward while operating on modest grants that they have to reapply for every year.
If we want to make progress towards lofty goals — region-wide economic well-being and racial equity, to name two — we must get it right. And that goes further than just reducing administrative burdens for grantees. To be an effective grantmaker we must support nonprofits to win.
What does that look like? It means:
Our recent experience with Education Learning Labs, Pandemic Arts Pods, and Racial Justice cohorts have helped us see just how effective philanthropy can be if we make these changes. When we listen to the people closest to the issues and structure frictionless support for work that meets the moment, then nonprofits win. They succeed not only in meeting immediate objectives but also in moving closer to fully realizing their missions.
One example of this shift is our support of Resilient Bayview. San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood faces a raft of significant, longstanding challenges — toxic Superfund sites, predicted sea level rise, and temperatures increasing faster and farther than in the rest of the city. How can philanthropy help most effectively? We could cherry pick individual nonprofits to fund but doing so puts those nonprofits in competition for grants when their goals are aligned. Funding Resilient Bayview — a nonprofit collaborative — reduces that friction, builds a broader coalition, allows a more expansive perspective, and merits more significant, longer-term support.
We want nonprofits to win now and for years to come.
Thank you,
Jamie Allison and Charlotte Haas Prime
Everything we do as part of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, we do as a family. The Fund’s trustees are comprised of members of three branches of the Haas-Goldman family, and we see the staff, our partners, and the community as an extension of this Bay Area family.
In 2022, we celebrated completing our transition to a new, full complement of staff. Each is listed below, alongside a brief description of their duties, in the hopes that you will feel welcome reaching out to those who are best suited to engage with you. We were lucky to also have an exceptional contingent of fellows working alongside us this year: Jessica Gutierrez Garcia, Kenny Hua, and Sameeha Khan, and our three B.A.Y. Fellows Kevin, Virginia, and Noah.
After completing two years as Board Chair, Charlotte Haas Prime passes the role to her cousin, Bradley Haas. We join in congratulating him and welcoming him to this leadership role. We express gratitude to Daniel Goldman as he steps down from his service to the board and thank him for five years of guidance and commitment to making the Bay Area a more equitable place for all.
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
3rd i South Asian Independent Film | $20,000 | |
Afro Urban Society | $25,000 | |
Alphabet Rockers | $50,000 | |
Alternative Minds Foundation Inc | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Anti-Eviction Mapping Project | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
API Cultural Center Inc | Creative Work Fund | $20,000 |
ARTogether | Creative Work Fund | $25,000 |
Asian Improv Arts | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Attitudinal Healing Connection Inc | Arts Education | $90,000 |
Betti Ono Foundation | Arts Education | $30,000 |
Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | Arts Education | $500 |
Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | Arts Education | $50,000 |
Cal Performances | Arts Education | $45,000 |
Calle 24 Latino Cultural District | Arts Education | $500 |
Cantare Con Vivo | Arts Education | $16,500 |
Cascada De Flores | Arts Education | $500 |
Cascada de Flores | Arts Education | $40,000 |
Castro Organ Devotees Association | Arts Education | $25,000 |
Center For Independent Living | Arts Education | $50,000 |
Center For Independent Living | Arts Education | $500 |
Children After School Arts | Arts Education | $500 |
Chinese Historical Society Of America | Arts Education | $30,000 |
Circuit Network | Arts Education | $500 |
Cityside Journalism Initiative | Arts Education | $500 |
Civic Symphony Association Of San Francisco | Arts Education | $500 |
Clarion Alley Mural Project | Arts Education | $50,000 |
Clarion Alley Mural Project | Arts Education | $500 |
Corporation Of The Fine Arts Museums | Arts Education | $500 |
CounterPulse | Arts Education | $50,000 |
CounterPulse | Arts Education | $500 |
Create CA | Arts Education | $40,000 |
Diamano Coura West African Dance Co | Arts Education | $25,000 |
Duniya Dance And Drum Company | Arts Education | $30,000 |
East Point Peace Academy | Arts Education | $500 |
Eastside Arts Alliance | Arts Education | $60,000 |
Epiphany Dance Theater | Arts Education | $15,000 |
Flyaway Productions | Arts Education | $20,000 |
Golden Gate Audubon Society Inc | Arts Education | $500 |
Grantmakers In The Arts | Cultural Commons | $10,000 |
Haight Street Art Center | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Haight Street Art Center | Creative Work Fund | $40,000 |
Heyday | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Hip Hop Congress Inc | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Intermusic SF | Creative Work Fund | $10,000 |
Joe Goode Perfomance Group | Creative Work Fund | $25,000 |
Kronos Performing Arts Assn | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
La Peña Cultural Center | Creative Work Fund | $7,800 |
Leap Arts In Education | Creative Work Fund | $150,000 |
Lighthouse For The Blind And Visually Impaired | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Lighthouse For The Blind And Visually Impaired | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Manilatown Heritage Foundation | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Manilatown Heritage Foundation | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Mediate Art Group | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Mercy Housing California | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana De San Jose Incorporated | Creative Work Fund | $17,500 |
Mozart Youth Camerata | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Museum Of Childrens Arts | Creative Work Fund | $20,000 |
Museum Of Dance | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Museum Of Dance | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Nihonmachi Legal Outreach DBA Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
North Bay Jobs With Justice | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
North Bay Jobs With Justice | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Oakland Rising | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Old First Center For The Arts | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
QCC-The Center For Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture | Creative Work Fund | $90,000 |
Queens Of The Castro Inc | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Rad Napa | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School Of The Arts | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
San Francisco Jazz Organization | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
San Francisco Parks Alliance | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
San Francisco Womens Centers | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
School Of Arts And Culture At MHP | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
SF Urban Film Fest | Creative Work Fund | $25,000 |
Shakespeare-San Francisco | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Shakespeare-San Francisco | Creative Work Fund | $25,000 |
Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence Inc | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
SOMArts | Creative Work Fund | $14,700 |
Sozo Impact Inc | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Stagewrite | Creative Work Fund | $45,000 |
Stern Grove Festival Association | Creative Work Fund | $25,000 |
The 500 Capp Street Foundation | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
The Center For Cultural Innovation | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
The Dance Brigade A New Group From Wallflower Order | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
The Dance Brigade A New Group From Wallflower Order | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
The Lab SF | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Tibetian Association of Northern California | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Walking Cinema | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Walking Cinema | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
World Arts West | Creative Work Fund | $65,000 |
World Arts West | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
WTAW Press | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Youth Beat | Creative Work Fund | $60,000 |
Youth Beat | Creative Work Fund | $45,000 |
Youth Beat | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Youth Speaks Inc | Creative Work Fund | $150,000 |
Z Space Studio | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Zawaya | Creative Work Fund | $500 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
Booker T Washington Community Service Center | Creative Work Fund | $100,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
Resilient Bayview | Creative Work Fund | $900,000 |
San Francisco Community Agencies Responding To Disaster | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
California Domestic Workers Coalition | Creative Work Fund | $100,000 |
Community Financial Resources | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
East Bay Alliance For A Sustainable Economy | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Esq Apprentice | Creative Work Fund | $75,000 |
HOPE SF | Creative Work Fund | $100,000 |
ICAFund | Creative Work Fund | $70,000 |
Mypath | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Service Provider’s Working Group | Creative Work Fund | $75,000 |
SFmade | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Techequity Collaborative | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Western Center on Law and Poverty | Creative Work Fund | $50,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
Alameda Health System Foundation | Creative Work Fund | $150,000 |
Alliance For Girls | Creative Work Fund | $150,000 |
Californians For Justice Education Fund | Creative Work Fund | $150,000 |
Coleman Children And Youth Services | Transforming Systems | $100,000 |
Flourish Agenda Inc | Transforming Systems | $50,000 |
Generational Recovery Fund | Transforming Systems | $150,000 |
Linked Learning Alliance | Transforming Systems | $100,000 |
Oakland Unified School District | Transforming Systems | $150,000 |
San Francisco Unified School District | Transforming Systems | $150,000 |
Young Community Developers | Transforming Systems | $100,000 |
Young Womens Freedom Center | Transforming Systems | $50,000 |
Youth Organize! California | Transforming Systems | $100,000 |
Youth Power Fund | Transforming Systems | $100,000 |
Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority | Transforming Systems | $50,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
Anti-Defamation League | Transforming Systems | $130,000 |
California Volunteers Fund | Transforming Systems | $50,000 |
Dimensions Educational Consulting Inc. | Transforming Systems | $75,000 |
Graduate Theological Union | Transforming Systems | $75,000 |
Jewish Family And Community Services East Bay | Transforming Systems | $120,000 |
Jewish Film Institute | Transforming Systems | $70,000 |
Jewish Social Justice Roundtable | Transforming Systems | $140,000 |
Jewish Youth For Community Action | Transforming Systems | $10,000 |
Jews Of Color Initiative | Transforming Systems | $140,000 |
Magnes Collection Of Jewish Art And Life | Transforming Systems | $80,000 |
More In Common Inc | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $100,000 |
National Council Of Jewish Women Incorporated | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $60,000 |
New Pluralists | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $250,000 |
Philanthropy For Active Civic Engagement | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $70,000 |
Repair The World Inc | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $140,000 |
San Francisco Interfaith Council | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $80,000 |
SVARA | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $50,000 |
Wilderness Torah | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $100,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
AAPI Force-EF | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $50,000 |
Artist As First Responder | Building Partnerships for Social Justice | $50,000 |
Asian Pacific Fund | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Black Citizen | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Black Organizing Project Inc | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Chinese Progressive Association | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
East Oakland Collective | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Ella Baker Center For Human Rights In California | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Greenlining Institute | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Homeless Children’s Network | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Lunar | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Next River | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
OCCUR | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Planting Justice | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Sogorea Te Land Trust | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Urban Ed Academy | Health & Well-being | $50,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
A Safe Place | Health & Well-being | $30,000 |
Abode Services | Health & Well-being | $30,000 |
Bay Area Community Services Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Bayview Hunters Point YMCA | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Board Of Trustees Of The Glide Foundation | Direct Services | $30,000 |
California Association Of Food Banks | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Catholic Charities Cyo Of The Archdiocese Of San Francisco | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Oakland | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Chronicle Season Of Sharing Fund | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Compass Family Services | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Corner Stone Community Development Corporation | Direct Services | $30,000 |
East Bay Community Law Center | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Eden I & R Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Episcopal Community Services Of San Francisco | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Eviction Defense Collaborative Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Hamilton Families | Direct Services | $30,000 |
International Rescue Committee Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
La Casa De Las Madres | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Legal Aid Association Of California | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Legal Link | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Magnolia Womens Recovery Program Inc | Direct Services | $60,000 |
Meals On Wheels Of San Francisco Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Mei Fong And Associates | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Mercy Retirement Care Center | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Nourish California | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Open Door Legal | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Project Open Hand | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Raphael House Of San Francisco Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
San Francisco Food Bank | Direct Services | $50,000 |
Simply The Basics | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Society St Vincent De Paul Alameda | Direct Services | $30,000 |
St Anthony Foundation | Direct Services | $30,000 |
The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Direct Services | $50,000 |
The Alliance For Community Wellness | Direct Services | $30,000 |
The Center To Promote Healthcare Access Inc | Direct Services | $30,000 |
The Davis Street Community Center Incorporated | Direct Services | $30,000 |
United Way Of The Bay Area | Direct Services | $30,000 |
Organization | Strategy | Amount |
---|---|---|
3rd Street Youth Center And Clinic | Direct Services | $1,500 |
Alliance For Justice | Direct Services | $5,000 |
Attitudinal Healing Connection Inc | Capital | $250,000 |
Battery Foundation | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $40,000 |
Collective Liberty | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $25,000 |
Data for Good Fund | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $22,500 |
Emerging Practitioners In Philanthropy | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $25,000 |
Environmental Grantmakers Association | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $2,055 |
FFWD | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $50,000 |
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants And Refugees | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $4,500 |
Grantmakers For Education | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $3,700 |
Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $5,090 |
Independent Arts & Media | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $50,000 |
Jewish Funders Network | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $2,500 |
Jion Academy | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $750 |
Justice Funders | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $12,500 |
Latino Community Foundation | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $150,000 |
Liberation In A Generation | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $25,000 |
Luna Kids Dance Inc | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $100,000 |
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $200,000 |
Mission Language & Vocational School | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $150 |
National Center For Family Philanthropy Inc | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $10,000 |
Northern California Grantmakers | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $14,250 |
Northern California Grantmakers | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $50,000 |
PEAK Grantmaking Inc | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $25,000 |
Peak Grantmaking Inc | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $2,250 |
Philanthropy For Active Civic Engagement | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $10,000 |
Public Policy Institute Of California | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $5,000 |
Solidaire Network | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $50,000 |
The West Oakland Health Council | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $10,000 |
Youth Art Exchange | Mission-Related, Philanthropic Field-Building | $200,000 |
Detailed 2022 financial information, including audits, tax returns and investment performance, and project descriptions of grants awarded in 2022 can all be accessed on our website.
General Operating Support Project Support Capital