Fleishhacker Foundation
The Fleishhacker Foundation is a San Francisco, California-based private foundation established in 1947 to improve the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area. It supports local artists and community-based organizations through grantmaking in Arts & Culture and Social Justice.
Fleishhacker Foundation at a glance
In short: Fleishhacker Foundation gave $893K across 125 grants in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $893,000
- -6.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 125
- +0.8% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $7,144
- -7.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $23,156,271
- +5.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- California (97% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Fleishhacker Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Small Arts and Arts Performance and Exhibition Spaces programs are open to applicants meeting their stated eligibility criteria. Eureka Fellowship candidates must be nominated by a Bay Area nonprofit visual arts organization, and general applications are not accepted. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for the Christine Elbel Linchpin Grants, Social Justice Grants, or other discretionary grants. Applicants should review the program guidelines and procedures; award restrictions are described in the applicable program details.
- Review Cycle
- Small Arts applications are generally due January 15 for spring decisions and July 15 for fall decisions. The July 15, 2026 fall-cycle deadline has passed; proposals for the spring 2027 cycle are due January 15, 2027. The 2026–2028 Eureka Fellowship nomination and award process is complete; details about the next cycle are expected to be announced in 2028.
- Deadline
- Small Arts applications are generally due January 15 for spring decisions and July 15 for fall decisions.
- Contact
Application contact: David Blazevich
Mailing address: 1016 Lincoln Blvd 12, San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: (415) 561-5350
Website: https://fleishhackerfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
6 open opportunities from Fleishhacker Foundation
Arts & Culture - Arts Performance and Exhibition Spaces Grant
Fleishhacker Foundation
Amount
US $10,000 - US $15,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Arts & Culture - Special Arts Grants
Fleishhacker Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Arts & Culture – Small Arts Grants- For Filmmakers
Fleishhacker Foundation
Amount
US $5,000 - US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Fleishhacker Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Lavender Youth Recreation Info Ctr ($25K). Together the top 10 received $189K.
Organizations only. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($103,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
252 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 249 grants of 252 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation describes its work as serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Its Small Arts program covers San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties, and its 2024 grants were concentrated in California, which received 97% of grant dollars. New York, Maryland, Minnesota, and Massachusetts each accounted for 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 125 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fleishhacker Foundation gives
- 66% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−2%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $893K (2024) to $1.1M (2020). In 2024 it made 125 grants totaling $893K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender Youth Recreation Info Ctr San Francisco, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Community Education Partnerships Oakland, CA | To support literacy tutoring for unstably housed K-5 students in the San Francisco Bay Area. | $20,000 |
| Oakland LGBTQ Community Center Oakland, CA | LGBTQ Youth Leadership Program | $18,000 |
| Side by Side San Anselmo, CA | Our Space Program | $18,000 |
| Somos Familia Oakland, CA | LOVE Campaign (Lifting Our Voices for Equity) | $18,000 |
| 6 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $103,000 |
| Yarrow Lazer-Smith San Francisco, CA | Eureka Fellowship / Unrestricted Support | $17,500 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action San Francisco, CA | General Support for Lavender Phoenix | $16,000 |
| Brava for Women in the Arts San Francisco, CA | General Support | $15,000 |
| ODC Theater San Francisco, CA | General Support | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23,156,271 | $1,665,782 | $1,216,055 | $893,000 | 125 | $1,201,542 | $1,522,227 | $1,122,165 |
| 2023 | $22,046,466 | $1,724,899 | $1,434,963 | $957,000 | 124 | $1,279,571 | $1,665,917 | $1,006,178 |
| 2022 | $20,375,469 | $1,683,742 | $1,605,754 | $904,500 | 1 | $1,222,532 | $1,610,516 | $1,044,419 |
| 2021 | $23,497,362 | $1,690,961 | $1,110,451 | $911,000 | 1 | $1,183,659 | $1,593,437 | $1,096,024 |
| 2020 | $20,540,270 | $1,473,151 | $1,221,082 | $1,064,500 | 1 | — | $1,409,785 | $1,001,132 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fleishhacker Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to improve the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area. It describes the arts as a means to promote understanding, strengthen community, and connect diverse groups. Its values include community, social justice, and investing in smaller and emerging groups.
Arts & Culture programs include Small Arts Grants for eligible arts and culture nonprofits and fiscally sponsored groups, as well as post-production support for eligible film projects. The Arts Performance and Exhibition Spaces program supports arts organizations that produce and present new work and operate venues or exhibition spaces. The Eureka Fellowship Program provides unrestricted support to visual artists living and working in the Bay Area; artists must be nominated by a Bay Area nonprofit visual arts organization.
The Foundation’s Social Justice Program supports food justice and LGBTQ+ youth services organizations in the Bay Area. Its website describes the food justice initiative as supporting organizations addressing the root causes of food inequity and access to healthy, affordable food. The LGBTQ+ youth initiative focuses particularly on youth facing family separation, lack of shelter, or housing insecurity.
The 2024 grantees illustrate the range of supported work. Community Education Partnerships describes its mission as increasing learning opportunities and academic achievement for students experiencing homelessness and housing instability; it received $20,000. Side By Side, which received $18,000, describes work supporting children, youth, and families through behavioral health, education, and other programs. Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, also awarded $18,000, describes its mission as supporting LGBTQ individuals, families, and allies through educational, social, and health-related activities and services. In the arts, Richmond Art Center describes its mission as promoting learning and living through art; it received $15,000. Brava for Women in the Arts describes its work as producing, presenting, and cultivating artistic expression by women, people of color, youth, LGBTQ people, and other unheard voices; it also received $15,000.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the Foundation reported 125 grants totaling $893,000. Awards ranged from $500 to $25,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest listed award was $25,000 to Lavender Youth Recreation Info Ctr in San Francisco for general support. Other large grants included $20,000 to Community Education Partnerships for literacy tutoring for unstably housed K–5 students in the San Francisco Bay Area, and $18,000 each to Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, Side By Side, and Somos Familia.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists John Ehrlich as president, Robin Strawbridge as vice president, Laura Sloss as secretary, and William Fleishhacker as treasurer. It lists David Ehrlich, Jodi Ehrlich, Jeffrey Fleishhacker, Erin McFarland, Rebecca Randall, and Edie F Rindal as trustees.
Fleishhacker Foundation is led by David Blazevich, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
David Blazevich
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$165K (2020) → $160K (2024)
John Ehrlich
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Ehrlich
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Sloss
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edie F Rindal
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin McFarland
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Fleishhacker
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Ehrlich
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Randall
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Sloss
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Strawbridge
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Fleishhacker
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Daniel Lowet (2020–2023) — President
- Former: David Fleishhacker (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Hanna Sloss (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christine Elbel (2020) — Executive Director Emeritus · Filing note: Until 43020
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $160K, to David Blazevich (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Fleishhacker Foundation
How much does Fleishhacker Foundation give each year?
Fleishhacker Foundation gave $893K across 125 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $957K across 124 grants.
What is Fleishhacker Foundation's typical grant size?
Fleishhacker Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $7,144, across 125 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fleishhacker Foundation give grants?
Fleishhacker Foundation gives mostly in California: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (72 grants), Oakland, CA (12 grants), Berkeley, CA (7 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (3 grants).
Does Fleishhacker Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 81% of Fleishhacker Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (101 of 125) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Fleishhacker Foundation's largest grantees?
Fleishhacker Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Lavender Youth Recreation Info Ctr ($25,000), Intersection for the Arts ($22,000 across 3 grants) and Community Education Partnerships ($20,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 7 grants to individuals ($103,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 8% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Fleishhacker Foundation?
Fleishhacker Foundation reported $23.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Fleishhacker Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to improve the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area. It describes the arts as a means to promote understanding, strengthen community, and connect diverse groups. Its values include community, social justice, and investing in smaller and emerging groups. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fleishhacker Foundation?
The Small Arts and Arts Performance and Exhibition Spaces programs are open to applicants meeting their stated eligibility criteria. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fleishhacker Foundation's EIN?
Fleishhacker Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6051048. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Fleishhacker Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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