The Nonprofit Space Investment Fund, a program of the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative, provides critical financial support to assist nonprofits in becoming owners of their facilities, and to expand the total amount of nonprofit-owned commercial space in San Francisco. To-date $8 million has been awarded to support the acquisition of 116,000-square-feet of nonprofit owned commercial space in San Francisco. Up to $2.4 million will be available in the current round of funding.

Applications are due by 12 pm Pacific on Friday, October 9, 2020. 

All applicants are required to complete a consultation call prior to submitting their application. The consultation calls are available between September 16, 2020 – September 28, 2020. The last day to schedule a consultation call is Friday, September 25th. Click here to schedule your call.

Technical assistance available for organizations facing permanent displacement in the next 18 months, barriers to growth due to real estate constraints, or in the process of negotiating a lease with a nonprofit sponsor for commercial space located in a 100% affordable housing development.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 

General Financial Assistance

Financial assistance is available to support expenses associated with lease renewals and relocation. Organizations must have a fully executed letter of intent or lease with a term of 3 years or more in order to apply. To date, we’ve awarded $2.4 million in Financial Assistance grants to 47 organizations, preserving more than 258,000-square-feet of nonprofit occupied space.

Applications are now closed.