New Grants in July
The Fund’s Board of Trustees met in July and approved $1.52M in grants to 28 organizations. With these decisions, the Fund’s 2013 support of vital organizations working in the arts, economic security, education and Jewish life comes to nearly $7.3M. Details are here, along with information about all of our grants made or renewed in the past two
Signing On: Philanthropy’s Promise
The Fund has signed on to Philanthropy’s Promise, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s initiative which values a focus on marginalized communities and high-impact, socially just strategies that promote positive social change. By signing, we are not just underscoring the alignment of our values with a diverse group over 150 of big and small private foundations, corporate foundations,
An Alternative History of the Elise S. Haas Bequest
A little more than 20 years ago, devoted philanthropist and longtime advocate for the arts Elise S. Haas gave a remarkable group of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper to SFMOMA. Join the Fund in reading SFMOMA Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture Caitlin Haskell’s investigation of the collection over at the Open Space Blog. Caitlin’s first entry
A Little Housekeeping: Grantseeker Proposal Resources
Grantseekers invited to submit full proposals should check our resource page for new templates and updates to our submission process: A new cover sheet, now a PDF form, has been redesigned to allow for secure, digital signatures. Budget templates now include in-line help, automatic calculations, and flexible line items that allow applicants to fully describe
New Grants in April
The Fund’s Board of Trustees met in early April and approved $1.71M in grants to 21 organizations. With these decisions, the Fund’s 2013 support of vital organizations working in the arts, economic security, education and Jewish life comes to nearly $3.6M. Details are here, along with information about all of our grants made or renewed in the
Pam David joins Board of The Campaign for College Opportunity
The Campaign for College Opportunity announced that Pam David, Executive Director of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, has joined its Board of Directors. The Campaign is a unique coalition of citizens from the social justice, business, and higher education community coming together and acting to ensure that all eligible and motivated students in California have
Transitions at the Fund
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with mixed feelings that I pass along the following letter from Anu Greenlee Cairo, who has served as the Fund’s Education program officer for nearly seven years. Anu is leaving to take a great position with the S.D. Bechtel Foundation, and, while I am sad to see her go,
Six Weeks at the Walter & Elise Haas Fund
The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena through six-week project placements in different sectors. Eunice Kwon is a Coro Fellow placed at the Walter & Elise Haas Sr. Fund. I have one more day
We Are Everything We Are Not: West Wall Project No. 4
In 2007, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund inaugurated The West Wall Project to recognize and support some of the talented artists who have received Creative Work Fund grants. Every 18 months, an artist is commissioned to create an original work for display in the Fund’s offices at One Lombard Street in San Francisco. The
