Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco

We are deeply grateful to Gap Foundation for honoring Doris's legacy through this renewed and expanded commitment to the Doris Fisher Imagine Scholarship Fund! This investment will continue opening doors for young people as they pursue higher education.

The success of our 2026 Annual Gala was made possible by an incredible community of sponsors who are helping shape a stronger future for San Francisco! Thank you for your generosity, leadership, and commitment to our mission. We are grateful to stand alongside organizations that share our vision of a city where every young person has the opportunity to thrive. Presenting Sponsor: Sixth Street, Foundation Sponsor: Arrillaga Foundation, Reception Sponsor: The Bay Club Company, Dinner Sponsor: Guittard Chocolate Company, After-Party Sponsors: Amazon & Eastdil Secured, Stage Sponsor: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Sweet Things Sponsor: Dodge & Cox, Wardrobe Sponsor: Gap Inc., Media Sponsor: Comcast, Travel Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis, Welcome Sponsor: KKR

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓 This is such an exciting time of year for all of us at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco as we celebrate our graduating seniors and the next steps they are taking. We are incredibly proud of these young people and all they have accomplished throughout their time at the Club. As they prepare to begin their college journeys, we are excited to recognize their hard work, perseverance, and the bright futures ahead. We're proud to highlight a few of our graduating seniors and the colleges they will be attending this fall. Join us in celebrating the class of 2026 and wishing them success in their next chapter!

Congratulations to the BGCSF Class of 2026! 🎓 At our citywide graduation celebration, we were proud to honor our graduating seniors from across our teen-serving Clubhouses and School-Based Clubs as they prepare for their next chapter. The evening brought together Club staff, families, supporters, and peers to celebrate the accomplishments of these incredible young people. Through speeches, scholarship recognition, and moments of celebration, we reflected on how far our seniors have come and the bright futures ahead of them.

We are proud to recognize Sixth Street as the Presenting Sponsor of our SF RISING for ALL Gala 2026. Partnerships like this help make it possible for Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco to continue creating opportunities for youth across our city—from academic support and leadership development to sports, arts, and summer experiences at Camp Mendocino. As we prepare to gather at City Hall next week, we are deeply grateful for Sixth Street’s commitment to supporting young people and investing in the future of San Francisco. Thank you, Sixth Street, for helping us shape San Francisco’s next era alongside the youth and families we serve.

Thank you to 2K Foundations for investing in our youth and community with the renovation of the basketball court at our Excelsior Clubhouse! We were excited to celebrate alongside Will Richard, Festus Ezeli, Ronnie Singh (Ronnie2K), and community members as our youth got the chance to experience the new court for the very first time. Partnerships like this help create opportunities for young people across San Francisco, and we’re grateful to 2K Foundations for helping make this space possible for the hundreds of youth who will use it for years to come.

This week, we celebrated the conclusion of BGCSF's second cohort of the UpRise Leadership Program! Over the past year, nine of our staff participated in this intensive leadership development experience, completing capstone projects and reflecting on their growth as leaders. This program is part of our ongoing commitment to investing in the professional development of staff, an important pillar of our strategic plan. Congratulations to this year's cohort!

A Life Well Lived: Remembering Doris Fisher With sadness, respect, and profound appreciation, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco remembers, honors, and celebrates the extraordinary life of Doris Fisher. Over the decades, Doris Fisher helped champion opportunities for young people across San Francisco through her enduring support of BGCSF and other youth-serving nonprofits. Her family’s legacy can be felt across generations of Club youth, and through the continued partnership between BGCSF and Gap Inc., and its affiliated brands. "I was extremely lucky to know the friendship of Doris Fisher for many, many years. Together with her husband, Don, the Fishers were always very generous to the Club, starting in the early 1960s. Their support was more than just financial, they were investors and collaborators in the mission and purpose of BGCSF. Both Doris and Don were very proud of the work this organization does with youth, families, and neighborhoods." - Rob Connolly, President & CEO of BGCSF We are deeply grateful for Doris' kind heart, her love of community, and her tenacity for fighting for causes she believed in.

Thank you to Charles Schwab for partnering with us on an exciting and educational Reality Store event for our youth! The Reality Store is an interactive financial literacy workshop that challenges teens to set goals, develop budgets, and make informed financial decisions based on changes in career, family size, and geographic areas. Each of our youth was assigned a career, family status, and a one-month salary, and learned how to manage their expenses for a month. Experiences like this are made possible through our continued partnership with Charles Schwab. For nearly two decades, they have supported our youth as the Presenting Sponsor of our annual Youth of the Year celebration, and as a partner committed to helping young people prepare for what’s ahead. Thank you, Charles Schwab, for your sustained leadership and investment in our youth!

As part of National Volunteer Week, we’re proud to highlight volunteers who show up consistently for our youth—like Matthew Chapman at our Tenderloin Clubhouse. A Power Hour volunteer, Matthew works with our members to support homework and build strong learning habits during out-of-school time, helping set the foundation for long-term academic success. “As a retired attorney, moving back to the city after being away for two decades, with my wife still working full-time and our twin daughters fully grown, I was looking for some community—and I found it at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco. Working with the first graders at Power Hour is a wonderful way to help out while spending time with some youthful energy. Definitely a cure for empty-nest syndrome!” Matthew’s story is a reminder that volunteering is impactful for both youth and the adults who show up for them. Through Power Hour, volunteers like Matthew help advance Academic Success, providing the support and encouragement young people need to thrive in school. Thank you, Matthew, for being part of the Tenderloin Clubhouse community!