Spark* Annual Report FY20

EMERGING STRONGER

Spark* SF Public Schools | Annual Report | 2019-2020

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“Because of the outpouring of support from our community,
San Francisco’s public schools have led the way in narrowing
the digital divide and providing multiple access points to
healthy meals for children throughout this pandemic. This
crisis has exacerbated the inequities in our City and it has
also demVoinncsetnrtaMtaettdhewwhs aSFtUisSDpSouspseriibntleendwenhteanndwSpearwk*oBrokardtoMgeemtbherer.”

Gentle Blythe, Spark* President

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Spark* SF Public Schools

is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building private
financial support and private partnerships to support the
strategic priorities of the San Francisco Unified School
District (SFUSD) so that each and every child receives
the quality instruction and equitable support required to
thrive in the 21st century.

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MISSION STATEMENT

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FINDING OURSELVES AT THE FRONTLINES

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Letter from the President and Chair

To Our Spark* SF Public Schools Community:
This has been a challenging year for all of us. Right as the year
began, we suddenly found ourselves on the frontlines. Whether
on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis response or the frontlines
of the movement for racial justice, one thing is clear: we have been
in this fight together and our collective energy is more important
than ever right now. This annual report provides a snapshot of
our community’s support for the 2019-2020 year, one which was
unprecedented in public education and far beyond.

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We invite you to reflect with us and also to to students through June 30, 2020 (and
join us for what’s next as our public school many more since then).
students begin the second half of the school
year in distance learning and the district And these contributions aren’t just getting
prepares to reopen school buildings. us through this crisis –– the infusion of
technology has propelled the district
There are so many to thank and we hope closer to its goal of becoming a 1:1 student-
we’ve captured most in this report. Of to-device district, and it’s empowering a
special note, the Someland Foundation led fundamental shift in SFUSD to deliver a
the way by sustaining their pre-COVID deeper learning experience for all.
grants while also going big to support meals
and technology access and encouraging We are deeply grateful for the continued and
peers to do the same. Steadfast support unwavering support of our ongoing partners,
from Salesforce allowed critical equity work many of whom not only maintained their
to continue and, early on in the pandemic, pre-pandemic grants but gave us the
we received a generous grant from a new flexibility to repurpose it as needed when
funder, Thoma Bravo, as well as a wellspring the crisis struck in March. It allowed us to
of support from the community. Spark* respond nimbly to our new reality while
SF Public Schools helped the district to giving our schools and students continuity
distribute nearly 2 million free meals, and stability through the ongoing programs
13,500 laptops, and 4,000 internet hotspots their funding makes possible.

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Additionally, in support of our efforts to in the future is enormous. SFUSD students
transform the future for students and and teachers thank you and need you to
increase postsecondary attainment, new stay by their side.
partners like the Stupski Foundation and the
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Sincerely,
have come forward to support career
pathways and postsecondary success. Gentle Blythe Iris Hu
Spark* President Board Chair
Together, through your investments,
partnership, and our newfound hope, we will
recover from COVID-19 stronger than ever.
And in the year ahead, we will channel this
momentum and continue working towards
providing an educational experience that
lives up to Vision 2025 and SFUSD’s
Graduate Profile.

Please visit our website at
sparksfpublicschools.org to learn more
about our initiatives and how to get involved.
The task facing our public schools now and

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Board of Directors

Iris Hu – Chair Gentle Blythe – President

Vice President, Salesforce Deputy Superintendent of Strategic Partnerships
and Communications
Amy Graff – Co-Chair
Diana Campoamor
Senior News Producer, SFGate
Founder, Nuestra America Fund
Mark Reisbaum – Co-Chair
Jared Joiner
Philanthropy Advisor, Reisbaum Consulting
Senior Manager, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Meghan Wallace – Treasurer
Cheryl King
Chief Financial Officer, SFUSD
Senior Vice President, Business Development,
Sylvia Yee – Secretary LM Capital Group

Senior Advisor, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Myong Leigh

Deputy Superintendent, SFUSD

Dr. Vincent Matthews

Superintendent of Schools, SFUSD

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54,452 Student Demographics

Total Enrollment 6%
Oct. 2019 <1%
33%
African American 4%
American Indian 28%
1%
Asian 15%
Filipino 7%
5%
Latino 24%
Pacific Islander 14%
51%
White
Multi-Racial 11
Declined to State
English Language Learners
Special Education
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

Schools 64 Elementary 8 Alt. Configured 13 Middle 14 High
(TK-5) (TK-8) (6-8) (9-12)
130
12 Early 5 County 3 Continuation 11 Charter
Total Schools Education

Employees Central Office Certificated 198 3,672
EED Substitute Paraeducators 221
9,837 TK-12 School Site Administration 217

Total Employees Central Office Classified 824
EED Subsitute Teachers 106
12 TK-12 School Support Staff
Department of Technology 735
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EED Teachers 141
TK-12 Substitute Paraeducators
257
EED Paraeducators 207
Facilities
440
TK-12 Substitute Teachers 1,018
EED School Site Administration
22
Student Nutrition Services 233
TK-12 Teachers
49
EED School Support Staff 1,418
TK-12 Paraeducators

SFUSD BY THE NUMBERS

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COVID-19 Response Fund Funds Distributed to SFUSD

When schools closed in mid-March, Spark* SF Public Other
Schools rallied around SFUSD to help the district
respond quickly and creatively to the urgent needs of 4.1%
students and families brought on by the COVID-19
pandemic. Meals Distance
Program Learning
With investments from Spark*, the district established
an emergency grab-and-go meal distribution program 34.8% 61.1%
to provide free breakfast, lunch, and supper meals to
students, and launched an innovative door-to-door Free Meals Program
delivery program to serve students and families with
special needs. Total Meals Served
By Month
Additionally, Spark* enabled the district to rapidly
deploy laptops and internet hotspots to ensure each 152,827
student had access to the technology needed for 550,423
distance learning. 629,461
633.437
We could not have accomplished this far-reaching
response without the support of private philanthropy. MAR APR MAY JUN
Thank you for your partnership during this 17-31 1-30 1-31 1-30
unprecedented time of need.

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QUICK & CREATIVE RESPONSE $5M Private Funds Raised
(through June 30, 2020)
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Distance Learning Distribution

13,000 3,500 30,000

Chromebooks Internet hotspots Books & learning kits

We appreciate Spark’s efforts and hard work to address the immediate and longer-
term needs of San Francisco’s most vulnerable residents who have and continue to be
impacted by COVID-19. In addition to posing public health challenges, this outbreak
strained resources and prompted mass closures of schools and businesses. Your
immediate response to address these challenges is truly what sets you apart.

Aezed Raza

Vice-Chair, Affirm Cares Advisory Committee

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Total Grants by Initiative (FY18-FY20)

Career Pathways | $998,400
STEM: Computer Science | $3,133,000
AAALI | $435,000
PITCH Schools | $1,650,000
Initiate Wonder (Middle Grades Redesign) | $2,565,764
Educator Pipeline Programs | $3,615,000

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SPARK INVESTMENTS

Initiatives & Priorities

Spark* SF Public Schools was created in 2015 to activate private philanthropy and
invest in the big changes needed to make Vision 2025 a reality. Spark* leverages private
philanthropic support to pilot new programs, scale proven practices, and invest in high-
need areas across the district, all in service of driving innovation and achieving equity
across San Francisco’s public school system.

Since 2018, Spark* has focused on district priorities that are helping to improve
outcomes for SFUSD’s 54,000 PK-12 students. These priorities include Career
Pathways, STEM Initiatives, the African American Achievement and Leadership
Initiative (AAALI), PITCH, Initiate Wonder, and Educator Pipeline Programs.

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Spark Learning

Career Pathways

SFUSD’s Career Pathways program provides opportunities for high school students to
explore and access high-wage, high-demand careers while also preparing for post-
secondary education. Through experiences such as dual enrollment and work-based
learning like internships and job shadows, students are able to deepen their understanding
of the workplace while gaining both industry-related skills as well as “soft skills” like
collaboration, leadership, critical thinking, and networking. One of the key goals of Career
Pathways is to amplify the unique experiences, backgrounds and talents of our diverse youth
while also helping to build a more representative, diverse workforce in San Francisco.

Impact Over the past two years:
(2018-19 & 2019-20 school years)

2,240 students have completed an
internship or job shadow experience
1,831 students have completed a
career pathways program

20 764 career pathways students have earned college
credit through dual enrollment

Impact

50% Dramatic improvements in SY20 that include
SFUSD as the first large urban district to reach
50% proficiency for all students in math and
significant drops in the number of Algebra repeaters
(from 50% to 10%).

1/2 Before 2013, less than 1% of middle grades students
took a course in computer science; in SY20, nearly
half of these students have a substantial course in
this discipline.

3X Since 2013, the number of students enrolled in
Advanced Placement computer science has
tripled with a course enrollment that now reflects
our district wide race and gender demographics.

STEM Initiatives

Over the past seven years, one of the key foundational components of Salesforce’s support of Spark* 21
and SFUSD has been to improve math and science education for all students. This partnership has
led to the development and implementation of the nation’s first PreK-12 Computer Science curriculum
and the bold detracking of math classes to break down inequities. SFUSD’s STEM initiatives have
included robust professional development, such as training educators on the impactful use of
technology and coaching groups and individuals to dramatically improve how curriculum is delivered.

Spark Equity Impact
80%
AAALI
68%
The African American Achievement and Leadership Initiative (AAALI) was founded 90%
five years ago to promote the success of African American students and families by
supporting academic and social-emotional learning, elevating effective practices and
strategies, and cultivating leaders in the work of deconstructing systemic barriers
to African American achievement. Spark* has worked closely with AAALI to support
targeted postsecondary programming, build tighter collaboration between students, parents,
and counselors, and provide more engaging learning opportunities and real-world career
exposure to the STEM field.

PITCH

In early 2018, SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews announced a multi-year
initiative to close the achievement gap by cultivating five necessary conditions of a
high-quality learning environment: Professional capacity, Instructional guidance,
Transformative mindsets, Collaborative culture, and High-quality staff. Through
the PITCH initiative, a cohort of twenty schools were selected based on African American
student data across multiple years (performance, trends, and achievement gaps). Early
results have been promising, although SBAC data for 19-20 is unavailable due to shelter in
place requirements at the end of the school year.

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The four-year trend for African
American graduation rates is overall
positive (76.8% in 2016-17 to 80.6% in
2019-20).

Over the past three school years,
more African American families have
reported feeling a sense of belonging
and school connectedness

The percentage of African American
students with a favorable growth
mindset grew from 58% to 68%

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Spark Innovation

Initiate Wonder (Middle Grades Redesign)

The Middle Grades Redesign initiative was launched in 2015 in an effort to address
inequities in access to electives such as visual arts, dance, computer science,
health and foreign language for students in middle grades. After years of stakeholder
engagement, design thinking, and community input, SFUSD developed a clear vision
for deeper learning and is redesigning structures to provide universal access to electives,
incorporating personalized and project based learning, and standardizing teacher
collaboration at all middle schools. Now called Initiate Wonder, the redesign is being
implemented across middle schools, including two pilot schools during the 2019-2020
school year.

Impact In the 2019-2020 school year: 25

+30% there was a more than 30% increase in the availability of
electives such as the arts and world language in pilot
schools because of the systems changes underway

+30% there was a more than 30% increase in students accessing
Computer Science courses at one of the pilot schools

Spark Talent

Educator Pipeline Programs

SFUSD has designed and launched a portfolio of educator pipeline programs with the goal
of recruiting, training, and supporting a diverse pool of teachers and administrators
from a wide range of backgrounds who are prepared to excel in SFUSD classrooms and
schools. Through this work, the district aims to build a system that actively recruits aspiring
leaders of color into a workplace that is intentionally welcoming and nurturing and then
supports them to develop and thrive as they transform their schools to work for African
American and Latinx students, families, and educators.

Impact During the 2019-20 school year:

87% More than 100 educators were enrolled in teacher
pipeline programs, with 87% of teachers retained
in SFUSD

42% of new administrator hires identified as African
American or Latinx, moving the district closer to

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SPARK GRADUATE ACHIEVEMENTS

ARE STEM Scholar Awards Andrew SIMA
Harvard University
For the second year, the ARE STEM Scholar
Award, a scholarship sponsored by Spark* My dream is to become a principal investigator
in partnership with Alexandria Real Estate one day and conduct my own research in the
Equities, was awarded to three aspiring biomedical field. I’ll be attending Harvard in
leaders and innovators in the STEM field. the fall and majoring in Applied Mathematics
and possibly with a minor in Molecular and
Robin FONG Cellular Biology.
UCLA
Nicolas YOUNG
I’m so excited to explore the world of life UC Berkeley
sciences at the collegiate level and make
use of all the research and extracurricular I’ve been on my school’s robotics team since
opportunities that will be offered, which will freshman year and I just fell in love with it.
allow me to advance the world of medicine. In the future, I plan to become a mechanical
I’m beyond honored to receive this scholarship engineer and work on anything robotics
that will help fund my postsecondary related. I’m going to UC Berkeley in the
education at UCLA where I plan to major in fall and I plan on majoring in Mechanical
Human Biology and pursue the pre-med path. Engineering and potentially minoring in
Computer Science.

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SPARK GRADUATE ACHIEVEMENTS

Superintendent’s 21st Century Awards

Every year, in partnership with Google, SFUSD’s Superintendent awards scholarships to six seniors
who exemplify the characteristics of the district’s Vision 2025 Graduate Profile. These
students are shining examples of what is possible when we cultivate students’ natural empathy,
encourage them to recognize and pursue their passions and confidently express their unique selves
while thinking critically, learning new technologies, and navigating the world.

Hannah DEDJI Lenin HERNANDEZ
Ready to Create Ready to Lead & Work with Others

When I sing, I tell my story I began to realize that I have

while connecting with my a voice that can be a positive

audience. I will be taking influence on people. In the

all SFUSD has taught me future, I want to be a part of

about perseverance and SFUSD to help students who

authenticity and using it to went through what I did and

become the best version of to help students flourish and

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Meilina LEMITAU Jake LEON
Ready to Think, Learn and Grow Ready to Be Their Best

SFUSD helped me grow My personal drive and my
by empowering me with respect for education that I
the skills of better time inherited from my family are
management, responsibility, the motivators that push me to
and punctuality. persevere, overcome my learning
disabilities, and be the best that I
can possibly be.

Elena RODRIGUEZ Geraldine Marie URGEL
Ready to Tackle a Changing World Ready for Career, Ready for Life

Because of what I have Over my three years of
learned at Mission High, I studying in SFUSD, I have
have developed a sense of grown to become a student
purpose and sense of self. [I] with a strong commitment
thank [my] teachers most to education, a dedication
for teaching [me] about to working towards social
empathy. justice, and a great passion
for public service.
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SPARK EDUCATION OUTSIDE FUND

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Spark* SF Public Schools awarded grants to 22 under-resourced schools at SFUSD to support their
garden-based science education programs through the Spark* Education Outside Fund. These grants
are important to help students discover their motivating interests and passions, which is a central goal of
Spark* SF Public Schools’ Spark* Learning priority initiative.

FY20 Spark* SF Public Schools Education Outside Fund Recipients

• Alamo Elementary School • Guadalupe Elementary School • San Francisco Community
• Bret Harte Elementary School • Hillcrest Elementary School
• Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 • Lawton Alternative School Alternative School
• Leonard Flynn Elementary School • Sanchez Elementary School
Community School • Sheridan Elementary School
• Sutro Elementary School
• Dolores Huerta Elementary School • Malcolm X Academy • Thomas Starr King Elementary
• Frank McCoppin Elementary School • Marshall Elementary School
• George Washington Carver Elementary • Paul Revere Elementary School School
• Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary • Ulloa Elementary School
School School • Visitacion Valley Middle School
• Glen Park Elementary School

Receiving a grant through Spark* SF Public Schools enables us to deliver outdoor

education focused science instruction to supplement our core academics in distance

learning. This grant will help guide our outdoor learning and classroom model,

which has been highlighted as a lower risk instructional environment during these

challenging times. William Eaton

Principal, Paul Revere Elementary School

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Let’s close the digital divide right now.

Digital learning is the new normal

There are many inequities in life. But few threaten an entire generation of
underserved San Franciscans like the digital divide in our public schools. Every
student without access to a computer, the internet, and the technology support they
need to use it is denied the opportunity to succeed. And low-income students are
the hardest hit by this inequity.

Even without the pandemic, the reality is that middle and high school students in
the 21st century must have a computer and internet service to fully participate in
public education. With the distance learning required by COVID-19, elementary
students and their families also need tech access and support.

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LOOKING AHEAD SF UNIFIED ACCESS

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The Ask The call for social
justice and the
To meet the immediate needs of students and establish a sustainable power of education
solution to tech inequity in San Francisco’s public schools, Spark* is to transform lives
raising $25.5 million for its SF Unified Access initiative. So far, we make this initiative
have raised $10.7 million, with another $14.8 million left to raise more urgent than
through the 2021-2022 school year. ever.

In total, the district has distributed 34,500 laptops and 11,500 internet
hotspots to enable students to connect with their teachers and classmates
for distance learning. But there is still a great need for additional
devices, ongoing tech instruction and support for students and families,
language support for English learner students and their families, and
teacher training to ensure effective use of this technology.

SFUSD is partnering with Bay Area industry leaders, and others who
want to be agents of change during this pivotal moment, to put essential
technology in the hands of the kids who need it most.

Equitable access to technology is an essential part of eliminating the

opportunity gap for our students. And the remedy for this inequity is fully

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Superintendent of Schools, SFUSD

The Plan We’re not looking to
return to “normal.”
The SF Unified Access initiative is more than a plan – it’s a This moment is
transformation. By eliminating tech inequity, our school district an opportunity to
is moving closer to a truly unified district, where every student reimagine our society
has equal access to a 21st-century education. and build a better,
more equitable one.
Our initiative to ensure tech access will also power a
fundamental shift in SFUSD to a creative and purposeful
curriculum that delivers a deeper learning experience.

Giving all students access to essential technology gives
educators the opportunity to:
• individualize instruction
• promote collaboration
• inspire understanding not just knowledge
• encourage independence
• cultivate critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• create learning experiences that honor the identities and

communities of students, giving them a greater sense of
agency and belonging

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Financials

July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020

3.50% 0.50%
3%

Revenue & Support

Grants $17,262,605 93%
Donations $643,119
Interest $10,491
Fiscal Agency Fees $411
In-kind Contributions $559,973

Total Revenue $18,473,599

Expenses 1% 2%
97%
Grants Distributions $16,885,692
Management & General $241,872
Fundraising $354,519

Total Expenses $17,482,083

Change in Net Assets Net Assets, Beginning of the Year Net Assets, End of the Year

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Salesforce is committed
to supporting our public
schools. We know the power
that quality education
provides. Our work with
SFUSD and Spark is an
investment in our students,
our community, and all of
our futures.

Emily Anthony

Senior Director, Education Initiatives, Salesforce

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SPARK DONORS

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In an unprecedented year, we are deeply grateful to the following generous donors for their
investments in SFUSD’s vision to transform public education and for their outpouring of
support ensuring students could continue their education after school sites closed for in-person
learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you!

$5M+ | Game Changer Facebook Tipping Point Community
Salesforce Fleishhacker Foundation Uber
Golden State Warriors Community Webb Family Foundation
$1M+ | Visionary Wellington Management
Someland Foundation Foundation Wells Fargo
Thoma Bravo Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
Google $1K+ | Accelerator
$500K+ | Opportunity Google Fiber
Anonymous Walter and Elise Haas Fund Alexandra Abramovitz
Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fund Hellman Foundation Affirm, Inc.
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation Satyajeet Ahuja
Stupski Foundation Kaiser Permanente Alex Andrews
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cheryl & Gary King Anonymous
KONE Elevators Elizabeth Apelles
Foundation Kuih Beri Fund Assembled
Herbert R. & Jeanne C. Mayer Foundation Sarah Atkinson
$100K+ | Innovator Nion McEvoy & Leslie Berriman Andrew Bachmann
Anonymous Moms Against Poverty BentallGreenOak
Golden State Warriors Niantic Labs Shiva Berman
LinkedIn OKCoin USA California Masonic Foundation
Pinterest Okta Peter Cameron
Silver Giving Foundation The Pick One Fund Paul Cannon & Katherine Tynan
Popper Family Social Impact Fund Steven Chang
$10K+ | Advocate Primed Foundation Rita Chung
John Pritzker Family Fund Samuel Chung
Alaska Airlines Safeway Foundation Kristina Conner
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Caroline & Kiren Sekar Andrew Cushing
Anonymous Maria Shim Marie Dageville
AT&T Slack Dannis Woliver Kelley
Bravo Foundation Stocker Foundation Becky Draper
Circlepoint Morris Stulsaft Foundation Cornelia Enders
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

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Fast Neha & Viswanathan Nicholas Alvarado Meagan Baron Deborah Borne
The Carly Fink Charitable Fund Subramanian Kristin Alvarez Robert Barth Ken Bowden
John Fisher & Raphaela Lipinsky Cindy Alvarez Angela Bates Philip Braddock
Lawrence Taplin Josephine S. Amponin Eloise Bates Siobhan Brady
DeGette Anne Thai Elena Anaya Fred Baugher Scott Bravmann
The Golden Spertus Fund Adam Tom Shioko Anderson Davina Baum Leigh Brawer
Meredith J. Goldsmith Top Tier Capital Partners Anita Anderson Carol Bauss Kelly Bray
Amy Graff Twelve Consulting Group, Inc. Lindsay Anderson Luisa Bautista Colleen Briant
Emel Hajjem Sivapriya Vijayakumar Christine Anderson Eileen Bautista Olive Brien
Justin Ho Townsend Walker Wendy Anderson Jennifer Beachey Julian Brock
Brian Hoffman Molly Weedn Tom Anderson Natalie A. Beaulieu Meredith Brock
Stephen Hope Peter Wiley Shannon Anderson-Finch Teressa Bellazain Deanne Brooks
Iris Hu Sylvia Yee & Brian McCaffrey Tracy Andreassen Rotem Ben-Shachar Rebecca Brooks
Susan Karp & Paul Haahr Wesley Yu Patricia Ang Benjamin Beneski Courtney Brousseau
Cheryl King Brandon Zell Casey Angst Barbara Berkeley Lisa Brown & Daniel Handler
Kitchell ZwillGen Law LLP Kathleen Angus Alison Berman Wesley Brubaker
Ehren Kruger Katie Annand Teena Berman Maria Bruno
Nicole Lee $1+ | Community Anonymous (3) Alicia Bermudez Karen Bui
Myong Leigh Sarah Anthony Flavien Bessede David Bullitt
Andrew C. Levin Sy Aal Joya Anthony Sandra Beyer Crystal Bungori
Lizette Lichter Terence Abad Elisabeth Antoine Vandana Bhairi Charlotte Burgess
Alice Liu Elizabeth Abbott Kristen Archibald Devana Bhargava Mary Burns
Susan Lowe Mirella Abounayan Allison Arieff Mike Billings Lester Burson-Thomas
McGuire and Hester Jennifer Abrams Brian Armbrust Ala Bishop Holland Burwick
Katy McShane Ambika Acharya Alfred J. Artis Maggie Blackburn Joshua Busse
Andrew Nance Margaret Ackerson Shannon Atlas Laura Blackwell Mike Butler
Network for Good Jacqueline Adams Sharon Ayalde Kaylee Blevins Meghan Byrne
The Daniel G. and Wanda K. Angel Adedokun Danielle Ayerza Erik Bloom Amber Cabuntala
Adobe Mary Bagala Molly Bloom Linda Callarman
O’Dell Family Foundation Naman Agrawal Sandra Bagnatori Mindy Blossom Sarah M. Calvillo
Orbis Investments Joseph Ahearne The Bailard Foundation Shelby Blue Julie Campioni
Deborah & Keith Pitts Rob Aikins Bronwyn Bailey Rebecca Blum Mary Cancelmo
Ronald Quan Eliece Aiman & Kirk McKinney Janine Bailey Kate Blumberg Robert Cao
Susan Saxton Alana Ain Turab Bajwa Gentle Blythe Jessica Carbonneau
Sahil Shah Yelena Aizin Kristin Balabanian Jennifer Bock Janet Carlson
Cynthia & Jay Shrauner Hadi Akharas Pamela Ball Lisa Bockelmann Carla Carmona
Noah Singerman Aileen Alfandary Tamar Bardin Jenny Bogard Talya Carrie
Victoria Slaker Eimaan Ali Diane M. Barnes Laura Bondel Kathy Carter
The Sobranto Family Foundation Piper Alldredge Haley Baron Catherine Bonnar Sandra Cate
Laura Spivy Holly Allen
Denise Allen
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Hirsch Philanthropy Partners is honored to work with
Spark* SF Public Schools to support students and educators
during the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In
partnership with generous and committed philanthropists,
we’re proud to bolster your comprehensive strategies to
address the systemic inequalities in education laid bare
by the pandemic, as well as your long-term vision that all
students should thrive in school and civic life. At Hirsch,
we believe that a high-quality public education is a
cornerstone for families, communities and our democracy.
Thank you for all you do.

Susan Mayer Hirsch

Founder and CEO, Hirsch Philanthropy Partners

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Karen Chan Koren Cohen Alejandra Delgado Lindsay Ehrhart Sarah Frier
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Patrick Chang Benji Coleman-Levy Laura Derosier Brian Elliott Kimberly Gabellini
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Kimberly L. Cheung Robin Coxe Ruben Diaz Daniel Farley Marissa Gianno
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Vicki Chiang Elizabeth Cranfill Ann DiFruscia Jennifer Faye Matthew Girard
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Maggie Grainger Kevin He Ariel Hunsberger Melanie Karsen Noelle L’etoile
Jennifer Granick William Heafey Katie Hunter Evan Kartheiser Kathy Ladner
Brianna Grant Laura Hecht Joanne Hurley Stephanie Katz Laura Lai
Laura Gravley Colm Hegarty Thana Hussein Joanna Katz Kenly Lambie
James Gray Victoria Heilweil Christine Imrey Rachel Katz Emily Lamon
David Green Eric Helbush Intuitive Foundation Rachel Kaufman Celia Landesberg
Meg Green Natalie Hell Marilee Irwin Angie Keh Laura Landolfi
Shane Greenleaf Hailey Heminuk Kristen Ivanetich Ona Keller Rebecca Lang
Paige Greenwood Camille Henrot Deepa Iyer Ben Keller Sarah Boudreau Langan
Lizzy Gregory Cathryn Herbst Jeffrey Jaccobs Brendan Kelly Wai Lau
Sarah Grossman-Swenson Gary Hermansen Julianne Jacoboni Eileen Kemp Marissa Lavelle
Shawn Grunberger Danielle Herzberg Judy Jacobson Ryan Kenny Peter Lavelle
Anne Guaspari Olga Hewett Salman Jalali Jeffrey Kessler Quinn Lavigne
Karla Leon Guerrero Lisa Hilden Michael Jarry-Shore Kouslaa Kessler-Mata Kaitlin Lawler
Robert Gumpert Christina Hilger Rosanna Jeremias Shaheena Khan Brenda Le
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Walter Gurzynski Amanda Hill Destiny Jimenez Katrina Kimport Kevin Ledvina
Melissa Guthrie Bill Hilliard Jennifer Jimenez Barbara Kimport Jean Lee
Julian Gutierrez Jeff Hilnbrand Jonathan Jo Jackeline Kindall Melissa Lee
Belinda Hahn Susanne Hilty Erik Johnsen Alison Kirsch Claudia Lee
Constance Haisma-Kwok Addie Hinkle Allison Johnson Seth Klein Derek Lee
Fabiha Hannan Mary R. Hirsh Meredith Johnson Melissa Kleinbart Eula Lee
Hannibal Lodge #1 Gillian Hirst Laura Jolly Talia Knobel Peter Lee
Cynthia Hansel Joshua Hobbs Karin Jones Christine Ko Joyce Lee
Maureen Hardy Taylor Hoff Jordan Park Mission 1st Fund Melissa Koenigsberg London Lee
Denna Harmon Sandra Hoffman Robin Juan Chang Yong Koo Samantha Lee
Elliot Harmon Tricia A. Holloway Sean Judkins-Boeri Victoria Kopecky Amandine Lee
Taryn Harris Rebecca Holt Mathew Jung Patricia Koren Tiffany Lee
Judson Hart Vickie Holtmeier Betty Junod Priya Kothari Henry Lee
Zoe Harte Katrina Horne Bharath Kadaba Melanie Krassel Deirdre Lehman
Tristan Hartmann Sarah Houlihan Constance Kalter Robert Kreklau Carol Lei
Dennis Hartzell Lydia Hu Noah Kane Margarita Krivitski Myong Leigh
Lilynaz Hashemi Kayla Huffman-Kiko Julie Kanter Marissa Krogue Suzanne Leonardi
Amy Haskour Brock Hughes Jill Kaplan Michelle Krumland Gail Lester
Molly Haun Kate Hughes Kelley Karandjeff Cliff Kuehn Feralee Levin
Elyce Haut Allison Hughey Jeff Karas Adam Kunicki Zehara Levin
Jena Hayashi Morgen Humes Jessie Karlin Meredith Kurpius Lewis Levy

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The Stocker Foundation remains committed to closing
the education equity gap and making good educational
practices great by supporting kindergarten readiness and
ensuring students can read at or above grade-level by third
grade. Partnering with SPARK* SF Public Schools allows
us to positively impact the lives of San Francisco students
through Literacy + STEAM, an integrated grantmaking
approach that encourages teachers and students to
engage in experiential learning, embrace collaboration,
and work through the creative process.

Patricia O’Brien

Executive Director, The Stocker Foundation

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Ada Li Marina Marlowe Veronica Middleman Myrna Newcomb Aden Pavkov
Beatrice Liang Andrea Marmor David Milken Kelly Newhouse Peak Design
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Linda Lin Jodi Maroney Amanda Miller Joyce Ng Harley Pearlman
Chia Hua Lin Larissa Marques Meghan Miller Lan Nguyen Lindsay Pearson
Jennifer Lin Gabrielle Marsden Samuel Miller Victoria Nguyen Christine Pelosi
Alice Lin Lauren Martin Corey Miller Steven Nguyen Jean Pembleton
Bonnie Lindauer Raul Martin Julie Mills Douglas and Jamie Nicolson Leda Pennell
Danielle Lipsman Matthew T. Martin Nicole Miner Nancy Niederhauser Irma Perez
Erica Liu Melina Martinez Norma Ming Kathleen Nolan Michelle Peterson
Tina Liu Yvette Marucut Laura Minges Rita Nolan Stephanie Peterson
Erin Loback Anna Massi Debbie Mink Andrew Noyes Kyle Petrovich
Andrea Loehr Daniel Mata Judith Minton Ali Nufire Kristjan Petursson
Mignon Loh Vincent Matthews The Kristen Miro Charitable Fund Gigi Nunes Paulina Pevzner
Cecilia London Scott Maxwell Garrett Mitchell John O’Donnell Ronald Peyton
Lauren LoPrete Cody May Win Mixter Hanne O’Grady Nicholas Pilkington
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Charity Lorenzen Naomi Mbakwe Elizabeth Moertel Hazel O’Neil Matthew Pipes
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Jenna Riggio Samantha Scholtz Michael Silverman Tracy Stampfli Mylan Ton
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Zach Roberts Margot Seeto Howard Simon & Vivien Igra Jane Staw Terry Tran
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Jeffrey Rogers Hannah Severson Annalise Simonson Claire Sternlicht Rachel Travolta
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Sarah Rosati Alefiyah Shambhoora Britta Singer Naomi Stotland Eunice Tsui & Anastasia Scott
Ingrid Roseborough Nicole Shapiro Brian Singerman Stephanie Straka Kevin Tsurutome
Vicki Rosen Marni Shapiro Asha Singh Iolanthe Stronger Jason-Noel Tuason
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Paula Sokolich
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Briana Wall Harrison Wilkes Emily Yep Melissa Zucker
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Debby Wallach William Blair and Company Terri Yin
Abraham Wallin Paula Wilton Jenny Yip

Inequity doesn’t just happen. We
let it happen. Change starts with
providing equal access to education.

Sara Williams

Someland Foundation

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