The Leadership Circle is a gathering of individuals, families and institutions who make significant gifts of $5,000 and above to Friends and its mission for the SFPL. They set a inspiring example for others.

We welcome you to call us to discuss your interest in the Library and joining the Leadership Circle.

Craig Palmer at (415) 477-5232, craig.palmer@friendssfpl.org.

You can conveniently donate online here.

You can Give a gift of Appreciated Stock here.

"San Francisco's branch library system is amazing.  I work across the street from the Main Library and I have my "home" library but the opportunity to drop into a library in any neighborhood is special. Each one is different and each offers a variety of programs, but all are backed by the tremendous resources and wonderful staff of the City's system. We are lucky to have our libraries and we are lucky to be able to support them through the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library."

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Joanne T. Chou
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Asian Art Museum

​Members of the Leadership Circle

$25,000 - $49,999
Mrs. Donald G. Fisher
Edith L. and Ira J. Plotinsky Charitable Remainder Trust
William and Ruth Isenberg
Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown
Hellman Foundation
Alice and William Russell-Shapiro
Sarah and Jason Jones
Microsoft Corporation
Taube Family Foundation


$10,000 - $24,999
Fong Family Revocable Trust
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Yerba Buena Fund
Anne Blackman
Aurin Bhattacharjee
The Miner Anderson Family Foundation
Mr. Robert Ellis
Louella C. Fung and Herbert Sheldon Fung
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Drew Hamlin
Kuen Lee
Jennifer Liu


 $5,000 - $9,999
Daniella Siroskey
Helen Chong
David Stringer-Calvert
Elizabeth Kelly and Kieran Kelly-Sneed
Cliff Frey and May Lim
Nancy Wakeman
Dodge & Cox
Estate of Lou Harrison
Paul S. Nadler Family Charitable Trust
Elizabeth Klein
Estate of Joseph A. Rosenthal
Paul Korntheuer and Linda Griffith
Exploratorium
Deborah Doyle and Melvin Whartnaby
Katherine Bella and Jay Harris
The EACH Foundation
Ms. Jeremy Stone
Herman Miller Inc.
Sarah Ives and Michael Montgomery
Mr. Richard Blum and The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
Briscoe Ivester & Bazel, LLP
Marie Ciepiela
Jeanne Dinkelspiel
Google, Inc.
Sandra Hess
Ambassador James C. Hormel and Michael P. Nguyen
Kislak Family Foundation, Inc.
Koret Foundation
Alissa Lee and Erik Christoffersen
Michael Linn and Cheryl Frank
Alexander M. & June L. Maisin Foundation
Sergio Santilli
Andrew and Sunya Smith
Roselyne Chroman Swig
Elizabeth Watkins
Paul L. Wattis Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Diane B. Wilsey

​Gifts made between July 1, 2018 to October 30, 2019. 
​Includes matching funds generated by donors' initial gifts. 

Check out our $10 Million Strategic Campaign for the Library 2019-2023

​$ 10 Million Strategic Campaign for the Library 2019-2023
 
Friends’ Board of Directors and the Library leadership gathered in 2018 to develop a strategic plan articulating four compelling needs for the SFPL, two long-term and two near-term.

• The foremost long-term need is significant growth in Friends’ direct annual support for Library programs and services with a goal to double our annual gift of direct support to $2.5 million by 2023. The second is to build Friends’ assets, and by 2023, establish an endowment to cover all operating costs, maximizing our direct contribution to the Library and ensuring our sustainability as a vital community institution.

 

• The first near-term need is ensuring the renewal of the Library Preservation Fund through community education and advocacy with an initiative placed on the ballot as early as November 2020 (latest, November 2022). The second is funding furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) for branch renovations in the Mission, Oceanview, and Chinatown.

 
The Strategic Campaign for the Library combines a strategic infusion of multi-year, high net worth philanthropic investments with a dramatic growth in grassroots membership tied to championing the Library Preservation Fund and the public/private partnership that fuels our award-winning Library. The campaign goal is to raise $10 million over five years with $4 million from lead donors making multi-year investments over the life of the plan, and $6 million from all other sectors, including growth in grassroots membership of 10,000 households.
 
Library Circle
Membership in the Library Circle is limited to those initiating gifts ranging from $250,000 to $1 million committed over the five years of the strategic plan. Invitations are extended to select individuals who have a history of Library advocacy and support and all former San Francisco City Librarians. Library Circle membership carries honorary status with the Board of Directors. Gifts at this level set the inspiring example for the Strategic Campaign and make up $4 million of the total goal.
 
Leadership Circle
Members in the Leadership Circle are invited to make gifts from $5,000 to $50,000 range, either as multi-year commitments over the life of the strategic plan or regular annual gifts of $5,000 or more.
 
Friends Circle
Members in the Friends Circle include everyone who joins at any level through our learn, join, preserve initiative to educate residents about the Library Preservation Fund, and grow our membership by  10,000 resident households taking a stand for their award-winning Library. 

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