San Francisco General Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization based in San Francisco, California, registered in 1994, with $16,495,573 in FY2023 revenue. CharityIndex grades it C, and it directs about 85% of spending to programs.
Revenue (FY2023)
$16.5M
▼ 61.8% vs prior year
Health median: $840K
Expenses (FY2023)
$36.0M
Net assets
$154.3M
Employees
29
Rated on 4 of 4 criteria.
Held down by its weakest criterion — a strong score on one criterion can't hide a weak one.
How the rating works →Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For San Francisco General Hospital Foundation: 85% to programs · $12 to raise $100 earns a B+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For San Francisco General Hospital Foundation: 51 mo reserves · -118% margin earns a F on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For San Francisco General Hospital Foundation: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For San Francisco General Hospital Foundation: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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To support and fund excellence in patient care and innovation at (cont'd: schedule o) zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and trauma center (zsfg) because we believe in health equity, access, and quality health care for all people.
The zuckerberg patient care and quality improvement fund was established as part of the transformational grant from priscilla chan and mark zuckerberg. the fund supports a broad range of capital, technology, and programmatic projects that aim to improve the quality of patient care at zsfg. activities include: continuing to optimize the hospital for access, readiness, and safety; transforming the patient, staff, and visitor experience; and investing in the hospital's future by enabling leaders to transform how patient care is delivered.
Solid start promotes health and health equity by integrating social, behavioral, and medical care for pregnant women and families with children ages 0 through 3. the program collaborates directly with families in our target population and cross-sector community partners to address the social determinants of health; bridges the prenatal and postpartum divide with a family-centered approach to whole person care; and capitalizes on the periodicity of both prenatal care and postnatal well-child visits to meet families where they are.
The foundation has a number of other program services and is committed to supporting zuckerberg san francisco general in its mission to provide access to high quality health care for everyone, including the region's most vulnerable populations; superb emergency and trauma care; education of the next generation of health care professionals; and research to promote excellence in woman's health, pediatrics, palliative care, orthopaedics, injury prevention and trauma and hiv/aids services.
Revenue declined from $23.7M (FY2013) to $16.5M (FY2023) across 11 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Operating margin
-118.2%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$160.6M
Total liabilities
$6.3M
Net assets
$154.3M
Salaries & benefits
$4.0M
11% of expenses
Board members
20
20 independent
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $16,495,573▼61.8% | $35,988,735▲159% | $154,254,651▼7.4% | $160,559,054▼5.6% | 990 |
| 2022 | $43,185,103▲0.9% | $13,900,034▼22.0% | $166,494,239▲22.9% | $170,020,801▲23.2% | 990 |
| 2021 | $42,778,908▲127% | $17,824,018▲58.6% | $135,434,769▲15.6% | $138,050,322▲15.0% | 990 |
| 2020 | $18,861,066▼19.6% | $11,235,838▼38.6% | $117,199,542▲10.0% | $120,086,821▲9.3% | 990 |
| 2019 | $23,466,440▲30.9% | $18,299,518▲67.2% | $106,579,912▲5.7% | $109,836,489▲6.3% | 990 |
| 2018 | $17,923,364▲54.4% | $10,947,376▼6.2% | $100,869,241▲8.8% | $103,372,435▲8.7% | 990 |
| 2017 | $11,606,740▼25.8% | $11,671,046▼4.6% | $92,732,083▼0.4% | $95,100,315▲0.1% | 990 |
| 2016 | $15,635,303▲38.4% | $12,236,186▼22.7% | $93,095,262▲4.1% | $94,990,020▲3.7% | 990 |
| 2015 | $11,293,878▼89.7% | $15,834,534▼75.6% | $89,464,120▼4.9% | $91,629,698▼4.3% | 990 |
| 2014 | $109,682,817▲362% | $64,862,914▲856% | $94,053,205▲90.5% | $95,698,574▲87.4% | 990 |
| 2013 | $23,749,254 | $6,787,076▼0.7% | $49,367,272▲52.5% | $51,073,122▲50.6% | 990 |
| 2012 | — | $6,835,406▲17.1% | $32,367,833▲68.1% | $33,912,532▲63.8% | 990 |
| 2011 | — | $5,835,558 | $19,256,688 | $20,706,593 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Highest-paid: Kim Meredith — $422,616 (1.17% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Meredith | Chief Executive Officer | 35 | $422,616 |
| Paul Rose | Chief External Rel. & Comm. Officer | 35 | $238,686 |
| Gerry Chow | Chief of Finance | 35 | $231,406 |
| Rebecca Schuett | Chief Development Officer | 35 | $224,989 |
| Allison Arden | Director of Major Gifts | 35 | $181,119 |
| Saeed Mirfattah | Chief of Staff | 35 | $176,807 |
| Melissa Moore | Director of Operations & Grant Mgmt | 35 | $168,073 |
| Damian Bass | Director of Events | 35 | $148,860 |
| Alice He | Assistant Controller | 35 | $129,443 |
| Jenna Casey | Director of Communications | 35 | $121,610 |
| Tiffany Liu | Associate Director, Inst. Giving | 35 | $117,696 |
| Quinn King | Associate Director, Dev. Operations | 35 | $110,148 |
| Andrew Clark | Director | 5 | — |
| Andrew Mccollum | Director | 5 | — |
| Candace Sue | Director | 5 | — |
| Dr Elena Fuentes-afflick Md Mph | Director | 5 | — |
| Elizabeth Minick | Director | 5 | — |
| Ellen M Newman | Director | 5 | — |
| Hemal Kanzaria Md Msc | Director | 5 | — |
| Howard Chi | Secretary | 5 | — |
| Contractor | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Peridot Events LLC | Event Planning and Design | $469,290 |
| Avatar Foods International DBA Global Go | Catering Services | $239,578 |
| Browneinc | Public Outreach and Pr Consulting | $132,046 |
| Zesty Media Inc DBA Evolve Media | Media Production | $127,270 |
| Uovo LLC | Moving and Storage Service | $125,325 |
179 grants to San Francisco General Hospital Foundation totaling $123.1M, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings — showing the 15 most recent.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Health | 2024 | $500,000 |
| California Healthcare Foundation | General support; zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and trauma center (zsfg)'s hearts in sf gala 2025; innovation fund advisory committee grant: general support | 2024 | $70,000 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Hearts in sf 2024 - celebrating 20 years of hearts | 2024 | $42,640 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Unrestricted general support | 2024 | $30,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | General support | 2024 | $19,035 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Patient support | 2024 | $10,000 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Patient support | 2024 | $10,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Healthy individuals and communities | 2024 | $10,000 |
| The Bessemer Giving Fund | General support | 2024 | $5,500 |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving | Health | 2023 | $1,629,872 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 2023 | $1,220,350 |
| San Francisco Foundation | For the solid start program. for the hearts in san francisco project. for general support. | 2023 | $750,500 |
| Share Our Strength | Gusnip | 2023 | $203,582 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Hearts in sf 2023 - celebrating the 150th annivers | 2023 | $45,850 |
| Marin Community Foundation | Provide general operating support | 2023 | $37,500 |
1 grant totaling $29.4M in FY2023. All grants made by San Francisco General Hospital Foundation →
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center | Support of hospital programs and patient care | $29,432,595 |
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Data for San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (EIN 94-3189424) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.