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The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is a private foundation established in 1953 by Evelyn D. Haas and Walter A. Haas Jr. As of 2019, the Fund has awarded nearly $625 million in philanthropic grants. [3] Based in San Francisco, California, the Haas Fund supports nonprofit organizations and initiatives in five main program areas: Immigrant ...
Haas was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Elise (née Stern) and Walter A. Haas. [1] His mother was the daughter of Sigmund Stern (the nephew of Levi Strauss [4] [5] and the son of David Stern); and Rosalie (née Meyer) Stern (the daughter of Harriet Newmark Meyer and Marc Eugene Meyer; [6] and the granddaughter of rabbi Joseph Newmark).
Evelyn D. Haas (1917 – February 3, 2010) was a San Francisco Bay Area civic leader and philanthropist.She was the co-founder of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund which has contributed more than $364 million to Bay Area cultural, civic, and social service organizations.
The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley was founded in 2010 through funding by the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, as part of the UC Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity. Organized into seven research clusters, the Haas Institute involves over 100 researchers and faculty across the University of ...
Walter J. Haas is an American businessman and former president of the Oakland Athletics (1990–1992) and co-chairman of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund. Biography [ edit ]
In Malawi, clinics could soon be running out of critical HIV medication, unable to replenish their supply since the Trump administration ordered a freeze to U.S. foreign aid. The pause has halted ...
Longer lives. Lifespans have increased by around a decade since the 1960s, putting even more pressure on people to save. The number of Americans 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 ...
He is a trustee of the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, a San Francisco-based private family foundation established in 1953 with the goal to form a righteous and supportive society that offers basic rights and opportunities to all people. [11] Haas joined the fund's board of directors in 1992 and is chair of the audit committee. [4]