Salesforce
Foundation
our focus areas
Education
What we invest in
- Academic Success: Providing engaging and inclusive academic experiences, including STEM; and supporting the mental, physical, and social-emotional wellness of students.
- Educator Support: Increasing educator excellence by investing in professional development and inclusive, diverse educator pipelines.
- Higher Education and Career Readiness: Equalizing access into and through higher education and work opportunities.
Grantee Spotlights
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serves nearly 50,000 students and their families. Our partnership is focused on STEM education, redesigning the middle school experience, advancing principal innovation, closing the digital divide, and providing comprehensive social support for newcomer students.
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strives to develop educators into bold and innovative leaders with the mindset and tools to transform the education system. Our partnership is focused on scaling the organization’s leadership program, supporting educators, and improving academic and social-emotional outcomes.
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supports students at more than 4,600 schools. Our partnership is focused on helping educators build the knowledge and skills they need to inspire their students for future careers in STEM, with a particular emphasis on students from underrepresented backgrounds.
our focus areas
Workforce
Development
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strives to remove the glass ceiling for women and individuals from low-income backgrounds in the tech industry. Our partnership is focused on scaling degree-level digital apprenticeship programs and advancing equitable assessment and recruitment practices.
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enables young adults to access long-term apprenticeship positions regardless of their background through career counseling, training, and mentoring. Our partnership is focused on supporting participants in the job search process and post-placement for apprentices.
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empowers promising, underrepresented young people with the skills, experiences, and networks to transition from college to strong first jobs. Our partnership is focused on helping young people from diverse communities launch careers and build their social capital through professional connections.
our focus areas
Child Welfare and
Thriving Communities
What we invest in
- Ending Homelessness: Providing access to rapid, transitional, and permanent housing support.
- Disrupting the Cycle of Poverty: Supporting rental assistance, eviction prevention, vocational training, and food security.
- Building Resilience: Providing psycho-social support, including mental health services.
Our Child Welfare and Thriving Communities portfolio is currently focused on the San Francisco Bay Area.
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helps those who face homelessness achieve housing stability, economic self-sufficiency, and family wellbeing. Our partnership is focused on access to transitional and permanent housing, and trauma-informed care and mental health support.
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provides a continuum of healthcare, housing, employment, and education services that help young people move beyond homelessness. Our partnership is focused on holistic support to nurture young people’s potential and promote dignity.
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has a mission to end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our partnership is focused on rapid rehousing for homeless families, wraparound services to increase financial and housing stability, and student support.
Does the Salesforce Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
Proposals for strategic grants are accepted on an invitation-only basis. Due to the high volume of inquiries we receive, we are not able to respond to unsolicited funding inquiries.
What does the Salesforce Foundation not fund?
The Salesforce Foundation does not fund events, sponsorships, galas, scholarships, grants to individual people, endowment funding, or lobbying of any kind.
What does the Salesforce Foundation look for in a potential grantee partner?
The Salesforce Foundation looks at the following factors when sourcing and shaping new strategic grant partnerships: alignment with Salesforce’s Education, Workforce Development, and Thriving Communities strategies in regions with major Salesforce hubs; demonstrated program impact or strong evidence-informed models; commitment to measure, learn, and adapt; and strong, diverse leadership team reflective of the community and connected to the issues they are addressing.
If I don’t fit the requirements for funding from the Salesforce Foundation, what are ways I can receive support from Salesforce?
Through Salesforce.org, we give nonprofit organizations and educational institutions access to Salesforce products and resources to help expand their collective impact. The program includes 10 donated subscriptions and deep discounts on additional subscriptions, products, and/or services from Salesforce.org.
The Salesforce Foundation is a private foundation and files a Form 990-PF each year with the Internal Revenue Service. This tax return provides detailed financial data and a complete list of grants awarded. To view the Foundation's recent returns, please click on the links below.
Leadership
Board of Directors
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Chair & Co-CEO, Salesforce
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Founder, SV Angel
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Cofounder & Executive Chair, Working Assets/CREDO
Officers
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Chief Business Officer and Chief of Staff to Marc Benioff, Salesforce
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EVP, Finance & Strategy, Salesforce
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Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary, Salesforce
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EVP & Treasurer, Salesforce
