The Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This Fund's work centres on early childhood education, alongside trustee-initiated grants that strengthen civic and community life, with a stated geographic priority of San Francisco.
- It does not accept unsolicited proposals, so a cold application is not the way in; organisations that fit the early childhood or San Francisco civic focus should look for an invited or solicited route, including shared or collaborative opportunities with non-profit and public organisations.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 719 grants fall between $3,000 and $145,000, the median grant is around $12,000, and support for programme materials and equipment is typically $3,000 to $5,000, so a modest request is realistic for most applicants.
- Giving is heavily weighted towards organisations it already knows, with 87% of grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in the two previous filings, so this is a relationship-led funder where sustained contact matters more than a single pitch; the one large exception, a $2,750,000 grant to Tipping Point Community, reflects an annual relationship with a regranting organisation rather than a typical award size to expect.
Overview
The Mimi and Peter Haas Fund is a US private foundation based in San Francisco, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Fund’s central focus is early childhood education. It supports activities that give children and families access to high-quality early childhood programmes within a comprehensive, coordinated system, and connects direct-service grants with improvements in public policy. Its early-childhood work includes educator preparation and training, shared services, scholarships, early literacy and services in Israel for young children from Arab and Jewish backgrounds. Alongside this work, it makes trustee-initiated grants, much of it focused on strengthening civic and community life in San Francisco, and seeks opportunities to share and collaborate with non-profit and public organisations.
Themes
- Early childhood education
- Civic and community life
Geographic Focus
Priority: San Francisco.
How to apply
The Fund does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 719 grants to organisations were about $12,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Fund seeks opportunities to share and collaborate with other non-profit and public organisations.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations The Mimi and Peter Haas Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 26% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 238 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Tipping Point Community · General operating support$2,750,0002024 tax year
- Illuminate the Arts · Bay lights 360 project$500,0002024 tax year
- San Francisco Unified School District · Early education department, pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade initiative$470,4252024 tax year
- Edvance · San francisco early childhood education workforce development$450,0002024 tax year
- Teach for America · General operating support$400,0002024 tax year
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · "working in concert" campaign to renovate david geffen hall$400,0002024 tax year
- SparkSF Public Schools · Literary curriculum adoption institutes$300,0002024 tax year
- San Francisco Early Learning Alliance · Annual support$280,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Karina Moreno — Execut.Dir / Secretary / Treasurer
- Ari A Lurie — Trustee
- Miriam L Haas — Trustee / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $15,068,549 | $12,378,806 | $176,581,603 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $17,477,534 | $14,463,994 | $175,868,377 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $18,976,612 | $15,174,770 | $177,622,622 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (415) 296-9249
- info@mphf.org
- San Francisco, CA
- mphf.org