Building Community
Foundation Creation
In the mid-1990’s, Ann Sobrato, John A. Sobrato and his wife Sue, along with their three children (John Michael, Sheri and Lisa Sobrato) jointly formalized their commitment to share their success with the communities where their family development business has thrived for the last 50 years. To support their work, the family has created two separate entities to fulfill their family’s philanthropic objectives: a private independent foundation called the Sobrato Family Foundation that was formed in 1996, and a public charity legally named the Sobrato Foundation that was formed in 2004 (a supporting foundation of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation).
Foundation Evolution
When professional staff was hired for the first time in 2000, the Board engaged in a thoughtful strategic planning process. The result transformed the entire operations programs and processes given its new direction to exclusively provide general operating capital to meet agencies’ greatest needs in the areas of People and Places – salaries, rent and utilities, building rehabilitation and acquisition.
We are humbled to have received the 2007 Outstanding Nation Foundation Award presented by the International Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as well as having received the 2003 Outstanding Foundation Award in Silicon Valley presented by the AFP Silicon Valley Chapter.
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