The SF Market is a nonprofit social enterprise that connects and grows the region's food and agriculture community by operating a nonprofit wholesale produce market, supplying fresh, healthy, local produce, advancing food security through an award-winning Food Recovery Program, supporting small and multi-generational merchants, and reducing food waste while strengthening local food infrastructure.
San Francisco Market Corporation’s grantmaking is shaped by food support tied to COVID-19, with repeated awards to Bay Area organizations serving San Francisco residents. Across the recent grants list, the largest award went to Food As Medicine Collaborative for COVID-related purposes, and the same grantee received another sizeable grant in the following year for food support to the residents and community of San Francisco due to COVID-19. The pattern points to a funder that uses grants to reinforce the local food safety net rather than to underwrite a wide mix of unrelated causes. The foundation also backed Bayview Senior Services, Homeless Prenatal Program Inc, and Florence Fang Community Farm, each through grants described as COVID-related or for food support to San Francisco communities. Hunters Point Resident Council Tenant Association and Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates Empowerment Market also appear in the recent awards, reinforcing the focus on neighborhood-level food assistance. The grant descriptions consistently center on feeding residents and supporting community food access, aligning with the organization’s broader role in food recovery and food security.
Food access is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. In 2024, San Francisco Market Corporation gave $87,118 to Food As Medicine Collaborative to provide food support to the residents and community of San Francisco due to COVID-19. It also gave $26,444 to Homeless Prenatal Program Inc for the same purpose, showing continued support for direct food assistance. Neighborhood-based food support appears alongside those awards. Bayview Senior Services received $16,707 in 2024 for food support to the residents and community of San Francisco due to COVID-19, and Hunters Point Resident Council Tenant Association received $15,327 for the same purpose. The foundation also funded Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates Empowerment Market with $15,000, indicating attention to community-facing food distribution in specific San Francisco neighborhoods.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $16,362, a median of $25,966, and a p75 of $33,878. The recent list shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including Food As Medicine Collaborative, Homeless Prenatal Program Inc, Florence Fang Community Farm, Bayview Senior Services, and Hunters Point Resident Council Tenant Association. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationship-based grantmaking rather than one-off awards. San Francisco Market Corporation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$65.2M
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Most grants fall between $16K and $34K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$34K
MICHAEL JANIS
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Grantmaking is highly local: 100% of the listed grants went to recipients in California, and the top state by grant count is CA. The recent awards are concentrated in San Francisco, including Bayview Senior Services, Homeless Prenatal Program Inc, Florence Fang Community Farm, Hunters Point Resident Council Tenant Association, Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates Empowerment Market, and Mother Browns. One recipient outside the city, Food As Medicine Collaborative in City of Industry, also received awards tied to food support for San Francisco residents.
The recent grants center on food support, food security, and COVID-related emergency assistance. Several awards were described as providing food support to the residents and community of San Francisco, while others were labeled COVID related purposes. The foundation’s active Food Recovery Program also points to a strong food access and waste-reduction orientation.
No. The recent grants list shows repeat support to multiple organizations across 2023 and 2024. Food As Medicine Collaborative, Homeless Prenatal Program Inc, Florence Fang Community Farm, Bayview Senior Services, and Hunters Point Resident Council Tenant Association each appear in more than one year.
Typical grant sizes are in the mid-five-figure range. The distribution provided shows a p25 of $16,362, a median of $25,966, and a p75 of $33,878. Recent awards also include larger grants, such as $114,444 and $87,118 to Food As Medicine Collaborative.
The giving is local and entirely concentrated in California. All listed grants went to U.S. recipients, and 100% of the grants were awarded to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, CA. Many of the named recipients are in San Francisco, especially in Bayview and Hunters Point.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: The program supports community events in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, including events hosted by local community and nonprofit organizations. No additional eligibility requirements are stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD AS MEDICINE COLLABORATIVE | CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA | $87,118In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| HOMELESS PRENATAL PROGRAM INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $26,444In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| FLORENCE FANG COMMUNITY FARM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,489In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| BAYVIEW SENIOR SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $16,707In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| HUNTERS POINT RESIDENT COUNCIL TENANT ASSOCIATION (HUNTER'S POINT RCTA) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,327In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY ADVOCATES EMPOWERMENT MARKET | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| MOTHER BROWNS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,027In-kind: produce | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19 |
| FOOD AS MEDICINE COLLABORATIVE | CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA | $114,444 | 2023 | COVID RELATED PURPOSES |
| BAYVIEW SENIOR SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $48,103 | 2023 | COVID RELATED PURPOSES |
| HOMELESS PRENATAL PROGRAM INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $29,136 | 2023 | COVID RELATED PURPOSES |
| FLORENCE FANG COMMUNITY FARM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $27,514 | 2023 | COVID RELATED PURPOSES |
| HUNTERS POINT RESIDENT COUNCIL TENANT ASSOCIATION (HUNTER'S POINT RCTA) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,178 | 2023 | COVID RELATED PURPOSES |
FOOD AS MEDICINE COLLABORATIVE
$87,118In-kind: produceTO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
TO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
HUNTERS POINT RESIDENT COUNCIL TENANT ASSOCIATION (HUNTER'S POINT RCTA)
$15,327In-kind: produceTO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY ADVOCATES EMPOWERMENT MARKET
$15,000In-kind: produceTO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
MOTHER BROWNS
$10,027In-kind: produceTO PROVIDE FOOD SUPPORT TO THE RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DUE TO COVID 19
HUNTERS POINT RESIDENT COUNCIL TENANT ASSOCIATION (HUNTER'S POINT RCTA)
$25,178COVID RELATED PURPOSES