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2025 Summer Update

Summer Greetings! We just closed our 2025 Fiscal Year and are pleased to share with you some news and highlights from the Foundation. Thank you as always for partnering with us to ensure the health of our community. The Hard Topic No One Wants to Talk About… Spotlight on End-of-Life Care   In 2024, Saint…

Grateful Patient Feature: Retired U.S. Marine Claxton Fullard Receives Respiratory Therapy with Foundation Grant

Retired U.S. Marine Claxton Fullard began receiving support from Saint Francis Foundation for his in-hospital respiratory therapy when his Veterans’ medical coverage reached its visit limit. Mr. Fullard, born and raised in Bayview-Hunters Point, served six years in the military, entering the Marine Corps at age 19 and serving one deployment to Okinawa after the…

Our Funding Pillars

The Saint Francis Foundation focuses on four strategic funding priorities that guide our grantmaking to Saint Francis Hospital and to our community partners who are advancing better health outcomes in the surrounding neighborhoods, making San Francisco a better place for all:

Innovation / Transformation

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Behavioral / Mental Health

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Aging

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Crisis Management / Response

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Our Impact

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Measuring Impact since 1979

The Saint Francis Foundation advances community health by ensuring a strong local health care delivery system, within and beyond the Hospital environment.

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