WALTER AND ELISE HAAS FUND

Financial Information

Total Assets: $188,900,000

Total Giving: $188,900,000

Area of Service:

California

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

None

Grants

The following grants were reported in 2008:
$250,000 to Progressive Jewish Alliance, El Cerrito, CA. For Jewish social justice programming and for transition costs, payable over 2 years.
$110,000 to Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Los Angeles, CA. For expansion of Bay Area programs that engage clergy in economic justice and immigration rights campaigns, payable over 2 years.
$100,000 to Partners in School Innovation, San Francisco, CA. To support and train principals to accelerate students’ academic growth and close the achievement gap in low-performing San Francisco public schools, payable over 1 year.
$60,000 to Yerba Buena Arts and Events, San Francisco, CA. For Gardens Festival, providing free outdoor cultural events and curated performing arts programs from May to October every year, payable over 2 years.

Limitations

Giving primarily in San Francisco and Alameda County, CA.
No grants to individuals, or for general fundraising, endowment campaigns, scholarships, fellowships, or for video or film production (except through the Creative Work Fund)

Summary

The mission of the fund is to help build a healthy, just, and vibrant society in which people feel connected to and responsible for their community. The areas of focus are the arts and culture, economic security, Jewish life, and public education. In addition, continuing support is provided to organizations that have long established ties to the fund.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Independent foundation
Incorporated in 1952 in CA.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

http://www.haassr.org/

Located in:

San Francisco,

California

United States

Contact Information / Process

Phone: (415) 398-4474

Email: Not available.

Address:
1 Lombard St., Ste. 305
San Francisco, CA 94111-1130
Procedure:
Application form not required. Applicants should submit the following:
1. Copy of IRS Determination Letter
2. Brief history of organization and description of its mission
3. Copy of most recent annual report/audited financial statement/990
4. Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
5. Copy of current year’s organizational budget and/or project budget
6. Listing of additional sources and amount of support
Initial approach: Letter of inquiry, see Web site for required format
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Three times per year
Deadline(s): None
Final notification: 2-4 months

Donors & Leadership

Donors:
Walter A. Haas
Elise S. Haas

Officers and Directors:
John D. Goldman, President
Pamela H. David, Secretary-Treasurer
Elizabeth H. Eisenhardt
William S. Goldman
Peter E. Haas, Jr.
Walter J. Haas
Jennifer Haas-Dehejia

EIN:

946068564

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