W&EHF Arts Grantees Honored
2019’s Isadora Duncan Dance Awards saw four different W&EHF grantees honored. Congratulations all!
2018 Annual Report
A review of what the Fund worked towards in 2018 and why.
Permanence Is an Illusion: A West Wall Project
Permanence Is an Illusion is a tribute to migrant farmworkers as told by the melted and scorched objects they left behind.
The High Cost of Being Poor: Financial Justice for All
San Francisco’s Financial Justice Project — the first of its kind in the country — assesses and reforms how fees and fines unintentionally push people into poverty and make government a driver of inequality.
Announcing the 2018 Creative Work Fund Grants
As demonstrated by the projects selected, the Creative Work Fund’s focus on collaboration continues to invite artists to be adventurous and to challenge their ideas and their craft.
Welcome Jamie Allison-Hope, New W&EHF Executive Director
The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that effective February 1, Jamie Allison will succeed Pam David as Executive Director of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund.
In Memory of Mayor Ed Lee
Ed Lee was a true believer in public service, in solving problems. Nobody knew more about the inner workings of this city and no one cared more about the health of the city than Ed.
California Philanthropic Leaders Unite in Support of DACA
Adding our name to this statement is only one reflection of our long-standing support for those on the margins and of our efforts to provide opportunity and access to all.
No Hate SF: Voices & Funds Raised Against Extremism
An extremist rally is scheduled to take place on Crissy Field this Saturday, August 26. In response, a new fund, No Hate SF, aims to counter extremist rhetoric with raised voices and raised funds.