Creating and sustaining a Bay Area rich with opportunity to discover and learn —   through world-class universities, emerging K–12 education models, and cultural, visual, and performing arts —Koret is a vital partner in strengthening Bay Area communities.

In recent years, capital grants have demonstrated the Foundation’s continuing leadership in campaigns to expand and enhance community resources. Learn more about capital grants.

Koret supports and sustains high-quality cultural arts programs and organizations that collectively have established the region as a vibrant, world-class arts destination. Learn more about our arts and culture program.

Our specific interest in encouraging engagement with Jewish life has energized the Jewish arts and cultural scene. Koret is also a consistent supporter of all three Bay Area Jewish federations and the region’s Jewish Community Centers. Learn more about grants in the Jewish community..

The Koret Food Program funds Northern California agencies that help feed the hungry and serve the homeless. As a legacy to founder Joseph Koret — a self-made man who never forgot the feeling of going to bed hungry as a child — Koret continues his tradition of giving to food banks and multi-service agencies at holiday time and throughout the year.