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.
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.
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.
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.
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Most grants fall between $30K and $250K, with a median of $103K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$103K
75th Percentile
$250K
ELIZABETH KATE SMITH
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Saint Francis Foundation gives locally, and 96% of its grants go to recipients in California. The recent grants list is entirely U.S.-based, with most awards going to San Francisco recipients. Examples include Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Hyde St Community Services, Larkin Street Youth Service, Curry Senior Center, and Urban Alchemy, all in San Francisco. The only non-California recipient in the recent list is the American Burn Association in Chicago, Illinois, which received a $10,000 nurses education grant.
The foundation funds Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and San Francisco community partners. Its active programs include Hospital Grants for capital renovations, equipment, technology, patient care, and staff training, plus Community Grants for medically vulnerable residents in San Francisco, especially the Tenderloin, with support for community health, behavioral health, housing-related support, and care coordination.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $102,500, with a lower quartile of $30,000 and an upper quartile of $250,000. The list also includes much larger hospital awards, including a $5,543,915 grant to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in 2023.
Its giving is local, and 96% of grants go to recipients in California. The recent grants list is almost entirely San Francisco-based, with one recent exception: the American Burn Association in Chicago, Illinois, which received a $10,000 nurses education grant.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and also to Hyde St Community Services, Larkin Street Youth Service, Lyon Martin Health Services Inc, San Francisco Community Health Center, and Maitri Compassionate Care in more than one year.
Yes for some programs. General Grantmaking (Funding Pillars) accepts unsolicited requests, and the Gender Institute and Tenderloin Health Improvement Partnership also accept unsolicited support. Hospital Grants do not accept unsolicited requests, and Community Grants are listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Saint Francis Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Any Saint Francis Memorial Hospital staff person is eligible to apply. Proposals must focus on innovation, defined as a new idea, process, or other improvement, and address patient health, patient experience, cost savings, or staff experience/burnout.
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $967,002 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $525,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $525,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $325,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HYDE STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CURRY SENIOR CENTER RESPITE & RECUPERATIVE CARE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LYON-MARTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEQUOIA LIVING SF SENIOR CENTER SUPPORT CIRCLES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,212,548 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HYDE STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LYON-MARTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $105,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CLINIC BY THE BAY (VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE SF) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| URBAN ALCHEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE SALVATION ARMY A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,785,455 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT OR EQUIPMENT |
| HYDE ST COMMUNITY SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $335,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LYON MARTIN HEALTH SERVICES INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CURRY SENIOR CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,543,915 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT OR EQUIPMENT |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $300,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| URBAN ALCHEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | NURSES EDUCATION |
| PRC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,300 | 2023 | SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$967,002PROGRAM SUPPORT
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$525,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE
$325,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HYDE STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROGRAM SUPPORT
SEQUOIA LIVING SF SENIOR CENTER SUPPORT CIRCLES
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$1,212,548PROGRAM SUPPORT
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HYDE STREET COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$150,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE SALVATION ARMY A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$1,785,455PROGRAM SUPPORT OR EQUIPMENT
HYDE ST COMMUNITY SERVICES
$335,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LYON MARTIN HEALTH SERVICES INC
$250,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SAINT FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
$5,543,915PROGRAM SUPPORT OR EQUIPMENT
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICE
$300,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAITRI COMPASSIONATE CARE
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION
$10,000NURSES EDUCATION
