What kinds of organizations receive grants?

Recent grantees are direct-service organizations such as Holy Family Day Home - San Francisco, Sunnyvale Community Services - Santa Clara, Samaritan House - San Mateo, and food banks. The pattern favors organizations that provide housing help, emergency assistance, and food support to low-income households.

How large are the grants typically?

The typical grant size is high for a local emergency fund: p25 is $186,100, median is $380,706, and p75 is $1,104,253. The recent grants list includes both mid-six-figure and seven-figure awards.

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle

Name: Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition

SAN FRANCISCO, CAWebsite

About Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle

To help Bay Area families and individuals remain housed, cared for and nourished by providing emergency housing, critical-needs and food assistance during unexpected financial crises.

Focus Areas

Housing and homelessness preventionEmergency financial assistanceRental assistanceFood securityCritical needsUtilities assistance

Who They Fund

low-income individuals and familiesfood-insecure householdspeople experiencing homelessness

Funding Style

direct service / service deliveryemergency / crisis assistance

About Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/o San Francisco Chronicle concentrates on emergency financial assistance and food bank support for Bay Area residents, with grants aimed at preventing eviction, stabilizing households, and meeting urgent basic needs. The fund’s recent awards show a pattern of large operating support to local service organizations that help low-income individuals and families with housing stability, rental and utility assistance, and emergency food distribution. The largest recent grant in the dataset was $3,521,150 to Holy Family Day Home - San Francisco for housing and critical needs assistance. Another major grant went to Sunnyvale Community Services - Santa Clara for the same purpose, at $2,189,882 in 2025. The fund also supported Catholic Charities - Alameda and Catholic Charities - Contra Costa with multi-year housing and critical needs assistance awards, alongside grants to Samaritan House - San Mateo and Community Action of Napa Valley. Food support appears alongside housing help, including awards to San Francisco Marin Food Bank - San Francisco and Alameda County Community Food Bank.

What Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle Funds

Housing stability is the clearest through line in the fund’s recent giving. It awarded $2,480,450 to Catholic Charities - Alameda for housing and critical needs assistance, $1,947,925 to Sunnyvale Community Services - Santa Clara for the same purpose, and $1,305,500 to Samaritan House - San Mateo for housing and critical needs assistance. Basic-needs and community safety-net work also appears across several partners. Community Action Marin received $744,050 for housing and critical needs assistance, while Benicia Community Action Council - Solano received $734,989 for the same type of support. Food assistance is another named focus: the fund gave $431,870 to San Francisco Marin Food Bank - San Francisco and $431,870 to Alameda County Community Food Bank. The pattern suggests direct support for organizations delivering emergency help rather than project-specific funding.

How Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle Gives

Typical grants are substantial: the p25 is $186,100, the median is $380,706, and the p75 is $1,104,253. The fund also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Holy Family Day Home - San Francisco, Catholic Charities - Alameda, Sunnyvale Community Services - Santa Clara, Samaritan House - San Mateo, and Community Action of Napa Valley. That recurrence points to sustained support rather than one-time awards. It is classified as a Regular Funder, and the grants shown are operating-style support for direct service organizations.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$13.3M

Total Assets

$8M

Total Revenue

$16.6M

Total Expenses

$14.8M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $186K and $1.1M, with a median of $381K.

25th Percentile

$186K

Median

$381K

75th Percentile

$1.1M

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES - SANTA CLARA	SUNNYVALE, CA	$2,189,882	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME - SAN FRANCISCO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$1,992,385	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME - ALAMEDA	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$1,850,492	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME - CONTRA COSTA	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$1,289,102	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SAMARITAN HOUSE - SAN MATEO	SAN MATEO, CA	$1,259,878	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY	NAPA, CA	$701,932	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SONOMA COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK	SANTA ROSA, CA	$701,932	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN	NOVATO, CA	$688,748	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
UNITED WAY CALIFORNIA CAPITAL REGION - SOLANO	SACRAMENTO, CA	$505,395	2025	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK - SAN FRANCISCO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$405,376	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK	OAKLAND, CA	$405,376	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK - SANTA CLARA	SAN JOSE, CA	$378,350	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO - CONTRA COSTA	CONCORD, CA	$281,060	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK - SAN MATEO	SAN CARLOS, CA	$216,200	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
NAPA COUNTY FOOD BANK	NAPA, CA	$118,910	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
REDWOOD EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK	SANTA ROSA, CA	$118,910	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO - SOLANO	CONCORD, CA	$118,910	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK - MARIN	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$118,910	2025	FOOD ASSISTANCE
HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME - SAN FRANCISCO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$3,521,150	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES - SANTA CLARA	SUNNYVALE, CA	$1,947,925	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES - ALAMEDA	OAKLAND, CA	$1,613,908	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SAMARITAN HOUSE - SAN MATEO	SAN MATEO, CA	$1,113,100	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES - CONTRA COSTA	OAKLAND, CA	$1,104,253	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY	NAPA, CA	$789,346	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN	SAN RAFAEL, CA	$744,050	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
BENICIA COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL - SOLANO	BENICIA, CA	$612,205	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK	OAKLAND, CA	$353,590	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK - SAN FRANCISCO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$353,590	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK - SANTA CLARA	SAN JOSE, CA	$325,676	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SALVATION ARMY - SONOMA	SANTA ROSA, CA	$290,042	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO - CONTRA COSTA	CONCORD, CA	$241,930	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK - SAN MATEO	SAN CARLOS, CA	$186,100	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SONOMA COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK	SANTA ROSA, CA	$145,021	2024	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO - SOLANO	CONCORD, CA	$102,356	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
REDWOOD EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK	SANTA ROSA, CA	$102,356	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
NAPA COUNTY FOOD BANK	NAPA, CA	$102,356	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK - MARIN	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$93,050	2024	FOOD ASSISTANCE
HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME - SAN FRANCISCO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$2,480,450	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES - ALAMEDA	OAKLAND, CA	$2,480,450	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES - SANTA CLARA	SUNNYVALE, CA	$2,233,734	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES - CONTRA COSTA	OAKLAND, CA	$1,697,150	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SAMARITAN HOUSE - SAN MATEO	SAN MATEO, CA	$1,305,500	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
BENICIA COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL - SOLANO	BENICIA, CA	$734,989	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY ACTION MARIN	SAN RAFAEL, CA	$652,750	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SAN FRANCISCO MARIN FOOD BANK - SAN FRANCISCO	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$431,870	2023	FOOD ASSISTANCE
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK	OAKLAND, CA	$431,870	2023	FOOD ASSISTANCE
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK - SANTA CLARA	SAN JOSE, CA	$397,776	2023	FOOD ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY ACTION OF NAPA VALLEY	NAPA, CA	$380,706	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
SALVATION ARMY - SONOMA	SANTA ROSA, CA	$380,706	2023	HOUSING AND CRITICAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO - CONTRA COSTA	CONCORD, CA	$295,490	2023	FOOD ASSISTANCE

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