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San Antonio Area Foundation

San Antonio, TX   |  www.saafdn.org

Mission

To serve as your most trusted and impactful philanthropic partner. Our vision is to close opportunity gaps for those in San Antonio who need it most.

Ruling year info

2002

Chief Executive Officer

Mrs. Nadege Souvenir

Main address

155 Concord Plaza Suite 301

San Antonio, TX 78216 USA

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EIN

74-6065414

NTEE code info

Community Foundations (T31)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The seventh most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and second most populous in Texas, San Antonio has remained one of America’s fastest growing large cities for the past ten years. Recent Census estimates put San Antonio’s overall population beyond 1.5 million residents for the first time. There has been an increase of almost 185,000 people within city limits since the 2010 census, with San Antonio’s latest population estimate at 1,511,946. Between 2016 and 2017 alone, the city gained 24,208 residents. Furthermore, an additional 1.1 million people are expected to move into Bexar County by 2040. This level of growth creates rising demands for San Antonio’s infrastructure, health care system, housing stock, educational institutions, social services, and environmental conditions. It impacts the city’s quality of life, particularly for its most vulnerable and under-served populations. The key question for the city’s philanthropic sector; are we prepared for our future?

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

High School Completion

Grants are awarded to out-of-school time programs that provide academic, recreational and cultural activities to keep youth in school.

Population(s) Served
Students

Annual responsive grants are awarded in two grant cycles on an annual basis in the areas of: animal services, arts and culture, children and youth, community-at-large, medicine and healthcare, and seniors. Funding available in Bexar County and the following surrounding counties: Frio, Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Comal, Blanco, Kendall, Gillespie, Kerr, Bandera and Medina.

Population(s) Served
Adults

In an effort to strengthen and deepen the Strengthening Nonprofits (SNP) grant making process, the San Antonio Area Foundation will temporarily place on hold the current grant making process for Phase I and Phase II.

Population(s) Served
Adults

To create a stronger community where seniors thrive and are prized as vital citizens.

Population(s) Served
Seniors

San Antonio Area African American Community Fund, South Texas Hispanic Fund, and Women & Girls Development Fund.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Accreditations

Council on Foundations Accredited

Council on Foundations National Standards 2006

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The San Antonio Area Foundation is the region's community foundation dedicated to honoring donor's charitable wishes while improving community outcomes and preparing for the future. As a result, the Area Foundation is focused on the following objectives:

1. Alignment to community dashboards, metrics and outcomes to establish clear pathways to understanding whether funding is improving lives.

2. Coalescing with the philanthropic sector to influence and create intentional strategies to ensure effective funding.

3. Sharing our deep understanding of the nonprofit ecosystem with Area Foundation fund advisors to magnify and amplify funding strategies within aligned fields of interest.

4. Realign the Area Foundation's six primary fields of interest where funding is allocated into four areas of greater impact.

The Area Foundation's strategies for preparing for the needs of our community, include:

1. Partnering with community organizations to align to the city's dashboard of measures and population-level outcomes to create synergy and an understanding of collective funding impact.

2. Working with the top philanthropic entities in our community to create intentional approaches to aligning funding.

3. Analyze unmet needs within our community and working with fund advisors within the Area Foundation to create impactful, aligned grant-making opportunities. Share our knowledge of the nonprofit ecosystem (our core competency) with donors to ethically influence funding approaches.

4. Through a strategic planning process launched in 2017, the Area Foundation determined through a collaborative process within community that its current six fields of interest (where funding is aligned) should be realigned to four areas and made available to nonprofits in 2019.

The Area Foundation, with over half a century of service to our community has experienced unprecedented growth. From this growth, we have a unique opportunity to create a greater impact. Internal enhancements to meet this increased role in community are already in process, such as additional staff, improved technology, and the creation of a balanced scorecard performance management system. Further, we are investing in our staff through training programs focused on competencies aligned to a Leadership System, as well as race, and equity awareness to create a new lens of grant-making.

Our balanced scorecard will be in place by the end of 2018, and project prioritization and management was deployed throughout 2018. Alignment to the community dashboard will occur by the first quarter of 2019. A pilot of top funders in relation to aligned outcomes, race, and equity training is already in process and should be measurable in 2019. Our efforts to align to philanthropic entities to create intentional strategies to align funding are in a pilot stage, with results determining next steps in 2019.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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San Antonio Area Foundation

Board of directors
as of 04/17/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Alex Perez

Clark Hill

Term: 2023 - 2024

David Komet

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Alex Perez

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Harry W. Wolff, Jr.

Uhl, Fitzsimons, Jewett, Burton & Wolff, PLLC

Sarah Harte

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/17/2024
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/17/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.