About Saint Francis Foundation
To raise funds and make grants that support and enhance the ability of Saint Francis Hospital to deliver exceptional health care services and compassionate care to its patients and to the communities the Hospital serves.
Focus Areas
Community healthHospital patient care and capital improvementsBehavioral and mental healthAging servicesCrisis management and emergency responseGender-affirming careBurn care and rehabilitationOrthopedics & sports medicinePalliative and spiritual careStaff education and training
Who They Fund
registered nursesnursing students/trainees
About Saint Francis Foundation
Saint Francis Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, including a $5,543,915 award in 2023 and follow-on support of $1,785,455 in 2024 and $1,212,548 in 2025. That pattern shows a funder built around sustained hospital support rather than isolated awards. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and San Francisco community partners that extend care for medically vulnerable residents, especially in the Tenderloin. Recent hospital support has covered program support or equipment, while community grants have gone to organizations working in health, behavioral health, housing-related support, care coordination, and related services. The foundation also backs specialized care areas tied to the hospital’s mission, including gender-affirming care, burn care and rehabilitation, orthopedics and sports medicine, palliative and spiritual care, aging services, and crisis response. Within that mix, its recent recipients include Hyde St Community Services, Larkin Street Youth Service, Lyon Martin Health Services Inc, Curry Senior Center, and San Francisco Community Health Center. The overall picture is of a local health funder that combines institutional support for its hospital with grants to neighborhood providers serving vulnerable San Franciscans.
What Saint Francis Foundation Funds
A major theme in Saint Francis Foundation’s recent grantmaking is hospital support. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital received multi-year awards of $5,543,915 in 2023, $1,785,455 in 2024, and $1,212,548 in 2025 for program support or equipment. Another theme is community-based health care in San Francisco: Hyde St Community Services received $335,000 in 2024 and $150,000 in 2025 for program support, while San Francisco Community Health Center received $105,000 in 2025 after a $30,000 grant in 2023. The foundation also funds services for older adults and youth. Curry Senior Center received $150,000 in 2024, and Larkin Street Youth Service received $300,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2025. Mental and palliative care appear as well through Maitri Compassionate Care, which received $100,000 in 2024, $50,000 in 2023, and $30,000 in 2025.
How Saint Francis Foundation Gives
Saint Francis Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $102,500, with a lower quartile of $30,000 and an upper quartile of $250,000. The distribution includes a few very large hospital awards and a broader set of smaller program-support grants to community providers. The recent list also shows repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Hyde St Community Services, Larkin Street Youth Service, Lyon Martin Health Services Inc, San Francisco Community Health Center, and Maitri Compassionate Care. The foundation is not an individual-giving funder and does not make program-related investments. Its active grant programs include both unsolicited and non-unsolicited channels, depending on the program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$121.8M
Total Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenses
$5.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $250K, with a median of $103K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$103K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ELIZABETH KATE SMITH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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