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We facilitate our community-driven process to address the Bay Area’s most pressing needs with the country’s best social innovations, continuing to build on our diverse portfolio and 10-fold leverage on each dollar we invest. Portfolio Investing in proven organizations to bring to the Bay Area to address community-identified needs With evidence-based organizations that deliver results, we’re addressing our region’s persistent inequities, working towards opportunity for all. See All Organizations San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area Making an Impact in the Bay Area In 2025-2026 1,041,159 individuals and families $7.9M invested by GreenLight in portfolio organizations $96.3M additional leveraged dollars In San Francisco Bay Area 100% of participants completed digital skills training, building a basic understanding of and comfort with utilizing technology Read the Story In San Francisco Bay Area 78% of program graduates reached key developmental milestones for school readiness. Read the Story In San Francisco Bay Area 80% of students met or surpassed their reading growth goals Read the Story Bay Area Team & Partners GreenLight Bay Area is made up of a diverse group of changemakers from across the community, working together for positive impact. Team & Advisors Investors What Our Community is Saying “I’m thankful for all the guidance because I wouldn’t be here right now without it. uAspire is important in Oakland communities like mine where a lot of kids don’t know where to start. Advisors give students tools to reach opportunities that they couldn’t imagine reaching.” Michelle uAspire Alumna and current UC Davis student “We believe strongly in GreenLight’s model of leveraged philanthropy and building an ecosystem across the country that supports, nurtures, and shares innovative solutions to some of our toughest challenges. It speaks to the power of collaboration, of working across sectors and of being thoughtful, diligent, and focused on driving real change.” Erin Baudo Felter Vice President, Social Impact & Sustainability, Okta “GreenLight has shown us the difference it makes to be ‘pulled’ into a community rather than to ‘push’ our way in as we had done with previous expansions. I wish there was a GreenLight in every city in our expansion roadmap!” Rafael Alvarez Founder & Former CEO, Genesys Works Blueprint Schools Network Blueprint Schools Network Center for Supportive Schools Center for Supportive Schools Everyone On Everyone On Food Connect Food Connect Genesys Works Genesys Works ParentChild+ ParentChild+ Springboard Collaborative Springboard Collaborative uAspire uAspire Urban Peace Institute Urban Peace Institute By the numbers Discover how GreenLight Fund Bay Area drives economic mobility through innovative, community-led solutions with measurable impact. The data and stories below showcase impact from July 2025-June 2026. $7.9M Invested in Portfolio Organizations to Date $96.3M Additional Leveraged Dollars 1,041,159 Individuals and Families Reached 9 Portfolio Organizations 62 Selection Advisory Council Members Portfolio Organization investments Since 2012, GreenLight has invested in bringing nine evidence-based nonprofits to the Bay Area. Everyone On Key result 100% of participants completed digital skills training, building a basic understanding of and comfort with utilizing technology. Individuals reached in 2025-26 465 Food Connect Key result 2,018,465 meals distributed throughout the Bay Area with a 98% delivery success rate. Individuals reached in 2025-26 1,032,743 ParentChild+ Key result 78% of program graduates reached key developmental milestones for school readiness. Individuals reached in 2025-26 459 Blueprint Math Fellows Key result 89% of students reported feeling more confident in math than they did at the beginning of the year, while monthly math proficiency grew by 1.4 months on average. Individuals reached in 2025-26 1,642 Springboard Collaborative Key result 85% of students increased their reading proficiency, and 80% met or surpassed their growth goals. Individuals reached in 25-26 3,647 uAspire Key result 73% of seniors enrolled in college after graduation. Individuals reached in 2025-26 2,310 Genesys Works Bay Area Key result 100% of young professionals graduated from high school with a post-secondary enrollment and financial plan. Individuals reached in 2025-26 201 Real Stories. Real Change. Real Impact in the Bay Area. Read participant stories that show what impact looks like in action. Previous Next Breaking Barriers: Genesys Works Bay Area Through Genesys Works, first-gen student Santos landed a Databricks internship and is now headed to Northwestern on a full-ride QuestBridge scholarship. Read their story Empowering Families: Springboard Collaborative Springboard's bilingual family workshops gave Yunleyda the tools to support her daughter's reading, helping her daughter build confidence and make measurable reading gains. Read their story Building Confidence: ParentChild+ Through ParentChild+, Marina grew from quietly observing to confidently advocating for her nonverbal daughter Maya, who has now started preschool with an IEP on the way. Read their story Connecting For Good: Everyone On Through in-person digital skills trainings, Everyone On helps participants across generations find ways to connect. Read their story Share this Report LinkedIn Facebook Email Team John Hiester John Hiester Director, GreenLight Bay Area Marcela Hunter Marcela Hunter Director, GreenLight Bay Area Caleb Matthews Caleb Matthews Program Manager, GreenLight Bay Area Katie Na Katie Na Program Associate, GreenLight Bay Area Kate Schwass Kate Schwass Vice President, Site Success & Executive Director, GreenLight Bay Area Ashley Shen Ashley Shen Coordinator, GreenLight Bay Area San Francisco Advisory Council Robert Abbe William Blair Sherilyn Adams Larkin Street Youth Services Christopher Brown The Nova Rose Group Derick Brown YMCA of Greater San Francisco Barbara Carlson Children’s Council of San Francisco Malea Chavez MEDA Elena Chavez Quezada StarrWise Solutions Jackie Downing Vibrant Strategies Elena Fairley Crankstart Foundation Brittany Ford MAGIC Programs Erica Fortescue Erica Fortescue Coaching & Consulting Erin Gilbert Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation Sarah Hinkfuss Halyard Collective Joi Jackson-Morgan 3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic Lawrence Kwan St. Anthony Foundation Lex Leifheit FIELDWAVE Eric McDonnell Peacock Partnerships LLC David Merrill Merrill Family Foundation Kyriell Noon Hamilton Families Aysha Pamukcu Partnership for Bay’s Future, San Francisco Foundation Paige Reeve Uher Sijbrandij Foundation Sahaar Rezaie The IGNITE Fund Terrence Riley San Francisco Literacy Coalition Evan Schwartz Golden State Community Foundation Lindsay Sharma Goldman Sachs & Co Gregg Sherkin Wells Fargo Sandy Singh SF Department of Public Health Ron Smith Salesforce Ali Sutton Tipping Point Community Lance Toma San Francisco Community Health Center Richard Vezina Blue Shield of California Foundation San Jose Advisory Council Mira Ahmad Prioleau Family Office Tamara Alvarado The David and Lucille Packard Foundation Milan Balinton African American Community Service Agency Christina Bui Tully Road-Eastridge Business Association Mariel Caballero County of Santa Clara Abhi Chandrasekhara Customers Bank Jody Chang Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund Lorena Chavez Teach for America Gabriela Chavez-Lopez Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley Juan Cruz Franklin-McKinley School District Supervisor Betty Duong County of Santa Clara, District 2 Whitney Evans ParentChild+ Katie Ferrick Applied Materials Maria Garcia The Health Trust Katherine Georgiev Tipping Point Community Shawn Gerth Veggielution Aditi Goel P16 Partners John Hogan Excite Credit Union Kyra Kazantzis Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits Michele Lew Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Mara Low The Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation Aila Malik Venture Leadership Collective Teresa Marquez East Side Union High School District Telina Martinez-Barrientos Santa Clara County Public Health Gail Mohr Bank of America Sheryl Munoz-Bergman Parents Helping Parents Saul Ramos SOMOS Mayfair Zelica Rodriguez-Deams Sobrato Philanthropies Kristopher Scott Fresh Lifelines for Youth Don Taylor Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Olympia Williams City of San Jose Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services Fund III Investors Melissa and Robert Abbe Anonymous Family Foundation Anonymous Individual Anonymous Individual Breyer Family Foundation Sunil and Margo Dhaliwal Alan Ghelberg and Elizabeth Whitman Greenbridge Family Foundation Brad Hoover and Lillian Zhao Sara and Frederic Kerrest Marvin Larbi-Yeboa Susanne and William Losch Alison and Michael Mauze Phil and Thayer Meicler Merrill Family Foundation Jennifer Min and Steve Harrick Pedrero Perkins Hunter Foundation Rogers Family Foundation MacKenzie Scott LINDSAY AND ANU SHARMA John and Sue Simon Tim Wan The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Jeanne and Michael Williams Fund II Investors Melissa and Robert Abbe Anonymous Breyer Family Caldwell-Fisher Foundation Dawson Family Fund Sunil and Margo Dhaliwal Alison Elliott and Steven Blank Dana Emery Gemmer Foundation Kathryn Hall and Tom Knutsen Kelly and Michael Halper Harrick Family Foundation Brad Hoover and Lillian Zhao Kalonymus Foundation Sara and Frederic Kerrest Laura and Scott Kupor Susanne and Bill Losch Andrew F. and Ann B. Mathieson Fund Alison and Michael Mauze Merrill Family Foundation Anne and Robert Pedrero Perkins Family Foundation Pritzker Family Foundation Mindy and Jesse Rogers Jennie Savage Lindsay and Anurag Sharma Angela and William Shulman John and Susan Simon Jeanne and Michael Williams Founding Seed Partners Harrick Family Foundation John and Susan Simon Type inFocus: Building Pathways to Work Insights inFocus: Building Pathways to Work Sep 29, 2026 Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Greater Newark, Kansas City, National, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area Students helping students in OUSD – program to cut down on chronic absenteeism Media Mention, Video KTVU Fox 2 Students helping students in OUSD – program to cut down on chronic absenteeism Sep 2, 2026 San Francisco Bay Area Can peer mentoring keep Oakland kids in school? Media Mention The Oaklandside Can peer mentoring keep Oakland kids in school? Aug 21, 2026 San Francisco Bay Area GreenLight Fund Invests $1M to Combat Chronic Absenteeism in Oakland Press Release GreenLight Fund Invests $1M to Combat Chronic Absenteeism in Oakland Aug 10, 2026 San Francisco Bay Area inFocus: Housing and Community Safety Play Video Insights inFocus: Housing and Community Safety Jul 28, 2026 Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Miami, National, San Francisco Bay Area, Twin Cities How GreenLight Fund Scales Anti-Poverty Work One City at a Time Media Mention, News The Chronicle of Philanthropy How GreenLight Fund Scales Anti-Poverty Work One City at a Time Apr 23, 2026 Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, National, San Francisco Bay Area, Twin Cities GreenLight Fund Invests $1M to launch a Peace Academy in Oakland Announcement, Press Release GreenLight Fund Invests $1M to launch a Peace Academy in Oakland Oct 15, 2025 San Francisco Bay Area GreenLight Bay Area: Scaling Innovation and Bridging Solutions Play Video 20 Stories of Change GreenLight Bay Area: Scaling Innovation and Bridging Solutions Mar 10, 2025 San Francisco Bay Area
