The Fleishhacker Foundation was established in 1947 to improve the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Joe Goode Dance Company. Photo by RJ Muna.
Our Grants
The Foundation advances its mission by making grants to local artists and community-based organizations in three areas: Arts & Culture, Social Justice, and Education. We value the arts as a means to promote understanding, strengthen community, and increase connection among diverse groups. We invest in social justice initiatives to promote equity and fairness, currently focusing on local LGBTQ+ youth, and we support literacy programs for K-5 public school students to expand educational opportunities for Bay Area children.
Image: Awesöme Orchestra Collective
Supporting the Arts
The Bay Area is home to a wide array of dynamic and inspiring artists and arts organizations that reflect our region’s great diversity. Our arts grants support small to mid-sized visual and performing arts organizations and filmmakers in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties. Our Eureka Fellows program supports Bay Area visual artists. We strive to make grants that further the artistic innovations and original voices for which our area is renowned.
Image: 2014 Eureka Fellow Chris Fraser’s light installation titled, “Line Drawing.”
Advancing Social Justice
The Foundation has a long history of directing resources and attention toward people and groups that have been historically marginalized and denied access to opportunity. Building on this important tradition, the Foundation recently launched a new social justice initiative that currently supports Bay Area organizations offering programming and services for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly those experiencing separation from their families of origin, lack of shelter, or housing insecurity.
Image: Lavender Phoenix, San Francisco, CA
Educational Support
When the Foundation began supporting precollegiate education in 1988, there were few other local funders doing so. As support for the field has grown, the catalytic intent of our early involvement has largely been achieved. The Foundation has therefore determined to sunset its Education Grants program over the next two years. While we continue to support existing grantees during this transition period, proposals are no longer accepted for this grant program.
Image: Children Rising, Oakland, CA