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

Common Sense Media: Teaching digital literacy for civic participation

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a national leader in digital and media literacy curricula and training. We spoke with Eisha Buch, CSM’s Head of Teaching and Learning, about “digital citizenship.” She commented, “You can't fully participate in civic life today without digital literacy—the ability to engage with those spaces responsibly, safely, and meaningfully. And that's the lens our curriculum brings to the topic.”

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iCivics: Bringing the Declaration of Independence to life

As the preeminent source for civics education in the country, iCivics provides non-partisan curricula and training for educators in all 50 states—in close to 150,000 K–12 schools. Natacha Scott, Director of Educator Engagement, told us, “The country often talks about civic learning and engagement as things it hopes young people will do. iCivics is working toward a world where they are actually prepared to do them.”

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Commonwealth Club World Affairs: Providing a public forum for young people to speak up and out

Creating Citizens is Commonwealth Club World Affairs’ (CCWA) civics education initiative. We recently had an opportunity to chat with Lauren Silver, who developed and leads the program, about bringing high school students and teachers into the compelling conversations for which CCWA is widely renowned.

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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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Turn off your phone and settle in: The S.F. Jewish Film Fest starts July 16
Jul 2026 | Jewish Peoplehood

Turn off your phone and settle in: The S.F. Jewish Film Fest starts July 16

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival premiers July 17 and will feature 65 films from 17 countries.

“Among Neighbors” honored with a Robert and Ethel Kennedy Journalism Award
May 2026 | Jewish Peoplehood

“Among Neighbors” honored with a Robert and Ethel Kennedy Journalism Award

“Among Neighbors” has won a Robert and Ethel Kennedy Journalism award for its coverage of the aftermath of World War II on a small Polish town.

San Francisco Symphony names Elim Chan as its first female music director
May 2026 | Arts and Culture

San Francisco Symphony names Elim Chan as its first female music director

Elim Chan will become the first female music director in the San Francisco Symphony’s 115-year history when she takes control in September 2027.