The Koret Foundation is dedicated to creating a vibrant Bay Area and a thriving Jewish community.

The Koret Foundation is dedicated to creating a vibrant Bay Area and a thriving Jewish community.

The Koret Foundation is dedicated to creating a vibrant Bay Area and a thriving Jewish community.

The Koret Foundation is dedicated to creating a vibrant Bay Area and a thriving Jewish community.

The Koret Foundation is dedicated to creating a vibrant Bay Area and a thriving Jewish community.

Grantee Spotlights

College Track: Empowering students to shape bright futures

Koret previously showcased College Track’s work on the occasion of the organization's twentieth anniversary. Five years later, College Track has expanded its scope and increased its advocacy in support of first-gen students in college. Read our interview with Chief of Education Dr. Rosanna Ferro, about what makes College Track’s approach so successful—and how its benefits extend beyond individual students.

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Galicia Jewish Museum: Honoring Jewish life in Poland before and after the Holocaust

Many foreigners are surprised to learn that the executive director of the Galicia Jewish Museum (GJM) in Kraków is not Jewish. To Poles, however, this is not unusual. We recently interviewed ED Jakub Nowakowski about Jewish culture in Poland today, GJM's newest traveling exhibition, and the museum’s mission.

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The Tech Interactive: A museum on a mission

The Tech’s mission is to inspire the innovator in everyone. In the 25 years since its founding, the museum has become a hub, a hive, a lab, a launchpad for big dreams and impressive accomplishments. Read how President and CEO Katrina Stevens plans to further expand and deepen The Tech’s impact. Its reach is already global, and the sky is literally the limit.

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Guided by Jewish values, the Koret Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for all who live in the Bay Area and to ensuring the vitality of the global Jewish community. We champion community leaders and institutions that can do the greatest good for the most people.  

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Updates

Israeli aid groups assist Morocco in quake aftermath
Sep 2023 | Grantee in the News

Israeli aid groups assist Morocco in quake aftermath

Israeli humanitarian aid groups including IsraAID and NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief have dispatched teams to Morocco to help the locals in the aftermath of the deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake.

Koret Fall Update: Back to School
Sep 2023 | Quarterly Update

Koret Fall Update: Back to School

As a new school year begins, Koret is inspired by the work of our education and civics grantees, whose passion and drive for change push them to continually discover new opportunities for growth and better serve the next generation.

Tennis Center at Golden Gate Park Earns Coveted National Award
Aug 2023 | Grantee in the News

Tennis Center at Golden Gate Park Earns Coveted National Award

The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center, which re-opened in 2021 after a $27 million renovation through a public-private partnership, has been selected by the USTA to receive the 2023 Outstanding Facility Award and as the sole recipient of the prestigious “Featured Facility of the Year.”