F Three Foundation
OVERVIEW: The F Three Foundation’s main giving areas are journalism and civic engagement. It has also demonstrated interest in education and environmental conservation.
IP TAKE: This low-profile foundation mainly gives in the areas of democracy and journalism. Specific interests include voter education, gun control, campaign finance and public media. A few recent grants have also gone to educational and environmental causes.
This is not an accessible or transparent funder, which restricts information about it’s grantmaking strategies and grantees. This funder does not appear to accept applications for funding; contact information is provided below. This is a smaller, family organization with no formal staff, so approaching them may take some time.
PROFILE: Based in San Francisco, California, the F Three Foundation, formerly the Farese Family Foundation, was established in 2000. The foundation does not maintain a website or a formal staff, limiting information about its grantmaking goals and practices. F Three’s grantmaking is currently managed by the philanthropic advisory firm Hirsch & Associates. The foundation’s Tax filings suggest that its priorities include journalism, higher education, civic engagement and the environment.
Grants for Journalism
Journalism appears to be one of the F Three Foundation’s largest areas of giving. Recent grants have supported public media, as well as independent and investigative journalism. Grantees include Northern California Public Broadcasting, California’s Center for Investigative Reporting, CalMatters and the News Literacy Project, a media education program for teachers and the general public.
Grants for Civic and Democracy
F Three’s grants for civic engagement and democracy constitute another large area of giving. Recent areas of priority include campaign finance reform, voter education and registration and organization for gun control legislation. Grantees include the Every Voice Center, Rock the Vote, the Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, the Protect Democracy Project and Every Town for Gun Safety.
Grants for Environmental Conservation and Justice
The F Three Foundation’s grantmaking for the environment has declined in recent years, but a few grants have supported land trusts and conservation programs. Recent recipients include California’s Mann Agricultural Land Trust, the Trust for Public Land and One Hundred Miles, a nonprofit that works to protect Georgia’s coastal lands.
Grants for K-12 Education
F Three’s recent tax filings suggests an interest in civics education for K-12 students. Recent grants have gone to organization’s including Oakland’s Global Citizen Year and IGNITE Colorado. Other education grantees include San Francisco’s Aim High for High School, the University of California San Francisco and Education Pioneers, a professional development program based in Portland, Maine.
Important Grant Details:
The F Three Foundation makes about $1 million a year in grants, with grants ranging from $5,000 to $500,000. The foundation’s average grant size is about $10,000. Grantmaking is national in scope, but this funder shows a slight preference for organizations in California. Grants support a broad range of organizations, including large national nonprofits and smaller, community-based groups. For additional information about past grantmaking, see the foundation’s recent tax filings.
This funder does not appear to accept grant applications and does not provide a direct avenue for getting in touch. An address and phone number are provided below.
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CONTACT:
F Three Foundation
c/o Hirsch & Associates
1714 Stockton Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, California 94133
(415) 837-5408