GreenLight Fund San Francisco Bay Area
/OVERVIEW: The GreenLight Fund San Francisco Bay Area supports anti-poverty efforts, children and youth, education and workforce development in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
FUNDING AREAS: Poverty, children and youth, education, workforce development
IP TAKE: This GreenLight Fund stands out for its regional approach that goes beyond just any one city. There are a lot of powerful local people who collaborate with this organization.
PROFILE: Established in 2012, GreenLight Fund San Francisco Bay Area is a philanthropic organization based in Oakland, California that relies upon learning and working collaboratively to find solutions to community issues. The San Francisco Bay Area is one of several GreenLight Fund cities that are part of a national network. The foundation aims to "helps transform the lives of children, youth and families in high-poverty urban areas by creating local infrastructure and a consistent annual process.” It funds local efforts for poverty, children and youth, education and workforce development.
The GreenLight Fund San Francisco Bay Area is unique in the GreenLight Fund network because rather than focusing on just one city, it supports nine counties and around 101 municipalities. It addresses urgent needs of low-income city residents through social innovation strategies. Philanthropic efforts are focused on people living in poverty in the Bay Area, especially children. The organization is also concerned with low-income local people here who are unemployed. Past funding has gone towards student tutoring, digital skills training and parenting support.
Grants range between about $10,000 and $500,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Past local grantees include Genesys Works, Blueprint Math Fellows and EveryoneOn.
This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Direct general questions to the executive director, Kate Schwass, at kschwass@greenlightfund.org or 925-451-6545.
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