Mission Economic Development Agency
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAWebsite
About Mission Economic Development Agency
Rooted in San Francisco’s Mission District, MEDA works in partnership to advance economic mobility for Latino communities by fostering community ownership, pathways to opportunity, and lasting systems change.
Focus Areas
Affordable housingSmall business lending and coachingFinancial capability and asset buildingWorkforce developmentYouth programs and educationCommunity real estateEviction defense and tenants' rightsPolicy & advocacy
Who They Fund
small business owners (including commercial tenants and storefront operators)BIPOC/minority-owned small businesses (racial justice focus)neighborhood-based community organizations and partner networks
About Mission Economic Development Agency
Mission Economic Development Agency concentrates its grantmaking on neighborhood systems that help Latino communities build economic mobility in San Francisco and beyond the Mission District. One of its clearest signals is the California Promise Neighborhood Network award to RTI International for $425,134, paired with a $236,805 grant to Good Samaritan Family Resource Center for the Mission Promise Neighborhood Partner Network. Those awards sit alongside support for small business, community real estate, and cultural placekeeping, showing a funder that mixes direct neighborhood investment with institutional partnerships. The foundation’s recent grants also point to a strong place-based strategy. It supported Mission Graduates, Jamestown Community Center, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, Instituto Familiar De La Raza Inc, Wu Yee Childrens Services, and Mission Neighborhood Center Inc through the Mission Promise Neighborhood Partner Network. In parallel, it backed Promotoras Activas Sf for SEED cooperative and tax season support and Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth Homey for building improvements for cultural placekeeper. The pattern is consistent: local partnerships, capacity-building support, and targeted funding for community-serving organizations.
What Mission Economic Development Agency Funds
In neighborhood capacity building, the foundation funded Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, Mission Graduates, Jamestown Community Center, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, and others through the Mission Promise Neighborhood Partner Network. That network approach suggests support for coordinated services rather than isolated projects. For small business and cooperative development, Promotoras Activas Sf received $357,004 for SEED cooperative and tax season support, while Watershed Nursery received $55,178 for the SEED Cooperative Program and Four Dimensions Landscape Development Company received $42,860 for the same program. The foundation also supported the Small Business Coalition for Racial Justice through grants to California Farmlink, Arcata Economic Development Corp, Ampac Tri-state Cdc Inc, and other partners. Its cultural and community-space work includes $313,054 to Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth Homey for building improvements for cultural placekeeper. That sits within a broader portfolio that also includes community real estate and small site preservation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$238.7M
Total Revenue
$25M
Total Expenses
$30.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $56K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$56K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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