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.

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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
Queer Arts Featured and Casey Trujillo 09/07/25 Arts $0
Planting Justice and Kate DeCiccio 09/07/25 Arts $0
Narika and Shruti Abhishek 09/07/25 Arts $0
Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana De San Jose and Viviana Paredes 09/07/25 Arts $0
Kronos Performing Arts and Victoria Shen United States 07/01/24 Arts $50,000
Glide Foundation and Joel Yates 09/07/25 Arts $0
Maven Collaborative 09/07/25 Economic Well-being $0
San Francisco Unified School District 09/07/25 Economic Well-being $0
Rework The Bay 09/07/25 Economic Well-being $0
Trust-Based Philanthropy Project 09/07/25 Other Grantmaking Interests $0

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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