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
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy United States 01/28/13 Economic Security $25,000
Earned Assets Resource Network United States 04/08/13 Economic Security $150,000
Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative United States 04/08/13 Economic Security $150,000
Bay Area Video Coalition United States 07/09/13 Arts, Economic Security $50,000
Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center United States 07/09/13 Education $50,000
San Francisco Education Fund United States 07/09/13 Education $50,000
EdSource United States 07/09/13 Education $65,000
San Francisco Coalition of Essential Small Schools United States 07/09/13 Education $75,000
Oakland Schools Foundation United States 07/09/13 Education $60,000
San Francisco Unified School District United States 07/09/13 Education $100,000

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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