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
Islamic Center of Manteca & Zubair Simab United States 10/04/13 Arts $39,748
Hyphen Magazine & Mia Nakano United States 10/04/13 Arts $40,000
Centro Legal de la Raza & Ruben Guzman United States 10/04/13 Arts $40,000
Arts Benicia & Mark Brest van Kempen United States 10/04/13 Arts $30,250
American Friends Service Committee & Pancho Pescador United States 10/04/13 Arts $38,824
African American Museum & Library at Oakland & Patricia Montgomery United States 10/04/13 Arts $40,000
Academy of Hawaiian Arts & Wendeanne Ke`aka Stitt United States 10/04/13 Arts $40,000
509 Cultural Center & Clare Rojas United States 10/04/13 Arts $40,000
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties United States 09/19/13 Jewish Life, Other Grantmaking Interests $1,000,000
New Leaders United States 11/21/13 Education $65,000

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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