SBCF HIGHLIGHT REEL
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and how we benefit the San Bruno community
SBCF PROVIDES LONG-TERM FUNDING FOR SAN BRUNO PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAM
In March 2026, the SBCF Board approved long-term funding to help fifth grade students in the San Bruno Park School District attend the San Mateo County Office of Education’s award-winning Outdoor Education program as one of its final legacy projects. The Board awarded a $160,000 grant to the San Bruno Education Foundation to support the program in the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years and also designated $2 million as Quasi-Endowment specifically for the Outdoor Education program, with annual grants to be awarded for the program from Quasi-Endowment payout beginning in the 2027-2028 school year.
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Known for its significant educational and developmental benefits for participating students, the Outdoor Education program is a one-week, overnight camp program run by the San Mateo County Office of Education in cooperation with local schools throughout the county and the San Francisco YMCA Camp Jones Gulch in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Each year, about 200 SBPSD fifth graders and their teachers participate in the program.
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Typically, the families of participating students – supplemented by fundraising activities organized by the elementary school PTAs – cover the program fees, which this year cost $550 per student, and the cost of renting buses to transport them to and from the camp location, which can together total nearly $130,000 districtwide. SBCF grant funding will substantially relieve the burden on the PTAs to fundraise and the families to pay out-of-pocket to cover the program expenses, thus ensuring that all SBPSD fifth graders who want to attend the Outdoor Education program are able to do so, regardless of their economic circumstance.
SBCF AWARDS GRANTS TOTALING $109,000 TO SUPPORT SAN BRUNO'S SISTER CITY EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH NARITA, JAPAN
The Board of Directors of the San Bruno Community Foundation has approved strategic grants totaling $109,000 to the City of San Bruno and the San Bruno Education Foundation to support San Bruno’s sister city relationship and annual cultural exchange program involving middle school students and local dignitaries with Narita, Japan, over the next three years.
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“The San Bruno Community Foundation recognizes the value of the San Bruno-Narita sister city relationship as an essential community-building and educational initiative for the City of San Bruno, the San Bruno Park School District, and the San Bruno Education Foundation, benefiting the students traveling to Narita, the students and families who host and interact with the Narita youth during their visit to San Bruno, and the broader San Bruno community each year,” said Malissa Netane-Jones, President of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to support this international partnership that fosters cultural exchange, promotes understanding, and builds bridges between the people of San Bruno and their Japanese counterparts in Narita.”
SBCF CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SAN BRUNO DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION WITH $350,000 GRANT TO THE CITY OF SAN BRUNO FOR THE DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT
On March 6, 2024, the Board of Directors of the San Bruno Community Foundation recently approved a $350,000 strategic grant to the City of San Bruno to support its Downtown Beautification Project. With this grant, the City is planning a series of improvements to improve the aesthetics of downtown San Bruno, replace aging amenities, and provide a welcoming environment for community members seeking to shop, dine, and gather along San Mateo Avenue.
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The City’s planned downtown beautification initiatives include planter revitalization along San Mateo Avenue, the potential planting of trees on Jenevein Avenue, median landscape revitalization, and the creation of new street pole banners.
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“Grant funding for the City of San Bruno’s Downtown Beautification Project is the latest example of the San Bruno Community Foundation’s commitment to downtown San Bruno as a vibrant economic and cultural hub for our community,” said Malissa Netane-Jones, President of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to partner with the City on this important initiative to enhance the downtown corridor for our entire community.”
UPCOMING BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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April 1, 2026: Regular Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center, Community Room
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May 6, 2026: Regular Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center, Community Room
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May 20, 2026: Regular Investment Committee Meeting, 4:30 p.m. at San Bruno City Hall, Room 101
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Zoom links are included on the posted meeting agendas.
2025 CRESTMOOR SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
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The San Bruno Community Foundation announced the 2025 recipients of the Crestmoor Neighborhood Memorial Scholarship. Founded in 2016, the Scholarship provides multi-year college scholarship awards to exceptional San Bruno students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the San Bruno community.
The 2025 Crestmoor Scholars are Capuchino High School seniors Elijah Agra, Abraham Alfakhouri, Mark Askndafi, Adrianna Brignardello, Sarai Freeman, Mia Fuell, and Justin Tchang, and Skyline College students Rumisa Irshad, Aye Chan Moe, Ken Reyes, and Kyla Victorino (clockwise, starting from top left).
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The Foundation will recognize the 2025 Crestmoor Scholars at its June 4, 2025, Board meeting which, will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center, Community Room, 251 City Park Way, San Bruno. A reception honoring the Scholars will immediately precede the Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Community members are welcome to attend.
2024-2025 COMMUNITY GRANTS
TOTALING $300,000 AWARDED
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On December 4, 2024, the Board of Directors of the San Bruno Community Foundation approved the 2024-2025 Community Grants Fund awards, which total $300,000 to local organizations serving San Bruno. Ranging in size from $20,000 to $3,000, these 29 grants will support programs and projects that benefit a broad cross section of the San Bruno community.
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To fund the grants, the Foundation is utilizing $200,000 of its own funds and a generous $100,000 contribution from YouTube and Google.org in their sixth year supporting the program.
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“With support from YouTube and Google.org, the San Bruno Community Foundation invests in the local organizations that are the lifeblood of our community and provide much-needed services throughout San Bruno,” said Malissa Netane-Jones, President of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. “This year’s 29 Community Grants will benefit a broad cross-section of those who live, work, and engage in San Bruno, from low-income, at-risk, transition-age youth seeking assistance from Edgewood Center for Children and Families’ San Bruno facility to San Bruno residents at risk of homelessness receiving legal assistance from Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County to San Bruno youth participating in the San Bruno Library’s Summer Reading Program.”
REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
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September 9, 2020, marked the ten-year anniversary of the tragedy that struck San Bruno when a high-pressure natural gas pipeline exploded in the city’s Crestmoor neighborhood and transformed our city forever. We remember all those who suffered from the tragedy, especially Lavonne Bullis, Greg Bullis, William Bullis, James Franco, Jacqueline Greig, Janessa Greig, Jessica Morales, and Elizabeth Torres. We also honor this community that continues to come together with resiliency, teamwork, leadership, and commitment to help one another in challenging times such as these.
The City of San Bruno has created a virtual exhibit highlighting what happened the evening of September 9, 2010, the aftermath of the explosion, and the resiliency of the community. In addition to being available online, in 2020 the exhibit was shown on a public engagement kiosk, which SBCF funded with a $10,000 grant, in the Earl-Glenview Park.
