The guiding purpose of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund’s grantmaking is community well-being, and recognizes that thriving communities require both economic stability and social cohesion.

Our grants support a Bay Area where all people can reach their fullest potential and live with a sense of purpose, dignity, and joy.

Read more about our strategy here.

View our grantmaking by geographical area.

FOUNDATION CENTER MAP

Explore our directory to learn about the organizations we fund. You can also view our grantmaking by area by visiting our Foundation Center map.

Title Serving Start Date Program Areas Amount
Board of Rabbis of Northern California United States 09/28/15 Jewish Life $12,500
Spanish-Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County United States 09/30/15 Economic Security $40,000
California Reinvestment Coalition United States 09/30/15 Economic Security $40,000
PolicyLink United States 07/02/15 Economic Security $25,000
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates United States 09/30/15 Economic Security $40,000
Asset Funders Network United States 09/30/15 Economic Security $25,000
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area United States 09/30/15 Economic Security $40,000
Benevolent United States 09/21/15 Economic Security $15,000
Center for Lao Studies and and Khankham Phaxayavong United States 08/15/15 Arts $40,000
Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center & Camille Utterback United States 07/27/15 Arts $40,000

Grantmaking for Community Well-being

Economic Well-being

Grantmaking that supports organizations committed to closing the racial and gender wealth gap, prioritizing nonprofit worker well-being, and upholding the self-determination of youth and adults.

Social Well-being

Grantmaking that supports organizations committed to fostering and sustaining a sense of belonging for all people in the Bay Area

Supportive Grantmaking

Grantmaking that supports grantees and community needs across both Economic and Social Well-being program areas, focusing on leaders, place, and policy

Other Funding Areas

We support philanthropy field-building, capital projects, and grants that flexibly respond to needs of our Bay Area community.

Previous Grantmaking

The Fund has a history of funding specific program areas including the Arts, Disaster Resilience, Jewish life and Racial Justice.

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