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 $1.9 million in Financial Assistance grants to 39 organizations, preserving more than 195,000-square-feet of nonprofit occupied space.

Community Cornerstones Financial Assistance 

Financial assistance is available to nonprofits that are relocating or expanding commercial space within new, 100% affordable housing developments. Organizations must have a fully executed letter of intent or lease with a nonprofit sponsor in order to apply. The proposed property must be in predevelopment or under construction and lease terms must be 5 years, or more.

Applications are now closed. 

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 $7.2 million has been awarded to support the acquisition of 108,000-square-feet of nonprofit owned commercial space in San Francisco.

Applications are now closed.