Where do YOU want to Give?
Wherever your passions for giving lie, Giving List nonprofits are on the frontlines of making our community stronger.
Youth Development
Jessica Kahlman knows that many Bay Area students have yet to lay eyes on a majestic coast redwood or dip […more…]
In 2018, a few months after Elizabeth Clews exited the foster care system at 18 years old, she was pregnant […more…]
In Scotty Kober’s eyes, soccer is the most versatile sport in the world. Anywhere, anytime, anyone can play – all […more…]
The Arts
In this golden age of documentaries, turbocharged by the streaming revolution, who is making sure that film’s potential to drive […more…]
The Marin Art and Garden Center was established in 1945 through the foresight of a group of local women who […more…]
Co-founder of the only tech news website for Black millennials; head writer for Disney+’s upcoming superhero series starring a Black […more…]
Social Justice
Alex Diaz, 26, first encountered the youth organizing and community building nonprofit Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ, pronounced […more…]
Community Action Marin, the county’s largest nonprofit anti-poverty agency, helps over 20,000 individuals each year. Our team works hard to ensure […more…]
We make it possible for people in Marin to achieve well-being by providing the education, mental health, and vital services […more…]
Public Square
The year was 2003, and the philanthropic sector was going through a period of significant evolution. Every day, new technologies […more…]
When tech entrepreneurs Michael and Xochi Birch launched a private social club, dubbed The Battery, in San Francisco almost a […more…]
The San Francisco Public Press wants you to know two things: the truth behind the major problems afflicting the Bay […more…]
Homelessness and Housing
Serving in the U.S. Army, Andrew learned to persevere through adversity. He later spent years living outdoors in a tiny […more…]
Tom is a Bay Area native and has been a dedicated community builder and fundraiser. As a board member for […more…]
25 years of unconditional support. 25 years of long-term relationships. 25 years of never kicking anyone out of their program. […more…]
Health
Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]
Despite living with RUNX1 familial platelet disorder (RUNX1-FPD), Tim Babich lived a happy life with his wife, Monica. After the […more…]
Five-year-old Noah was almost legally blind, pressing his nose against the page to make sense of the words. Then a […more…]
Fostering Care
Anthony Pico was homeless, unemployed, and had aged out of the foster care system when he started seeing a therapist […more…]
At 18, after a youth spent in foster care, homeless shelters, and other county institutions, Dontae Lartigue rolled up his […more…]
Family Well-Being
The San Francisco Bay Area is an exceptional place to live and raise a family. But it shouldn’t be just […more…]
Dr. Monique LeSarre wakes up in the middle of the night, over and over again, with the same thought: “I […more…]
Environment
Plastic is causing unprecedented damage to the earth, wildlife, and humanity. This year, researchers found microplastics in Antarctica’s snowfall and […more…]
The Continuum Foundation, a two-year-old nonprofit with big ambitions, is developing a completely sustainable and regenerative retreat center on 30 […more…]
Doria Robinson grew up in a tough neighborhood in Richmond, California. Liquor stores and fast food restaurants lined almost every […more…]
Emergency Services
In 1945, William Zimdin, an Estonian immigrant who had fled fascism to California, dedicated his fortune to sending relief parcels […more…]
When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]
Education
Believe. Partner. Connect. These three values animate the work of 10,000 Degrees, a uniquely successful Bay Area organization supporting students […more…]
For 24 years, Students Rising Above (SRA) has helped thousands of students facing poverty and systemic barriers achieve success. “We […more…]
“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.” This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]
Community Resilience
The American Dream tells us that with enough grit and determination, anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps and […more…]
Perhaps, if you were watching the Giants and Padres play in Oracle Park one recent evening, you might have seen […more…]
Ian, a former prison inmate paroled on the streets of San Francisco, knows how to do a tough day’s work. […more…]
Advocacy
Young women in the world often find themselves in perpetual combat with a system that has historically silenced and oppressed […more…]
As a kid, Nilda Palacios was sexually abused at home and at school. She tried to escape into a relationship, […more…]
War. Climate change. Poverty and inequality. Protecting democracy. Advancing education for women and girls. Multiple agencies could spend years tackling […more…]