What we support
Four areas of focus.
The foundation gives across health, faith & community, housing & hunger, and education. The order below reflects the actual share of giving over the last three years, not preference.
Pillars
Where the giving goes.
- i.Health
Funding research, patient care, and access to medicine — locally rooted at UCSF and Cancer League, globally extended through partners working in trafficking recovery and frontline medicine.
- ii.Faith Community
Supporting the churches, missions, and civic institutions that David and Susan loved — from their home parish in St. Helena to global discipleship programs and community guardians like the Lake Tahoe stewards and California Fire Foundation.
- iii.Housing Hunger
Partnering with shelters, food banks, and rebuilders working to keep neighbors housed and fed — concentrated in Oakland, San Francisco, the East Bay, and Napa.
- iv.Education
Backing schools and programs that meet kids where they are — from independent classrooms to community college pipelines and after-school programs serving under-resourced students.
Partners
The organizations we support.
Health
- Alaina's Voice FoundationNapa, CA
- Family BridgesOakland, CA
- Girls inc. of Alameda CountyOakland, CA
- Hospitals Without BordersOakland, CA
- Little WishesSan Anselmo, CA
- M Water Polo ClubOrinda, CA
- Oakland Police Emergency NetOakland, CA
- Oakland Police–Community Activities LeagueOakland, CA
- Orinda Waterpolo FoundationOrinda, CA
- Project RescueSpringfield, MO
- The Cancer LeagueOakland, CA
- UCSFSan Francisco, CA
Faith & Community
Housing & Hunger
- Alameda Emergency FoodAlameda, CA
- Bay Area Rescue MissionRichmond, CA
- City TeamOakland, CA
- Episcopal Community ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- EQ Family ServicesAntioch, CA
- Habitat for HumanityBroadway Oakland, CA
- LAFD FoundationLos Angeles, CA
- Salvation Army Napa
- Samaritan HouseSan Mateo, CA
- St. AnthonysSan Francisco, CA
- Street Life MinistriesPalo Alto, CA
Education
- Bentley SchoolLafayette, CA
- Boys & Girls Club of San LeandroSan Leandro, CA
- Cypress Mandela Training CenterOakland, CA
- Faith Network of the East Bay dba Children RisingOakland, CA
- Napa Valley CollegeNapa, CA
- O'nrBirmingham, AL
- Oakland School For The ArtsOakland, CA
- Renaissance Entrepreneurship CenterRichmond, CA
- The Breakthrough CollaborativeSan Francisco, CA
- The Peninsula Bridge ProgramSan Mateo, CA
Geography
Rooted in Northern California.
Most partners are in the Bay Area and Napa Valley, with a smaller set extending across California and beyond.
11 years of giving