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San Francisco AIDS Foundation

CharityWatch rating issued
May 2025

C+
CharityWatch Rating
Our independent rating based
on a number of factors.
 
80%
Program Percentage
Amount spent on programs
relative to overhead.
 
$58
Cost to Raise $100
Amount spent to raise
$100 of contributions.

Contact Information

San Francisco AIDS Foundation
940 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Other Names

None

Tax Status

501(c)3

Website

www.sfaf.org

Stated Mission

The radical reduction of new HIV infections in San Francisco through education, advocacy and direct services for prevention & care; confronting HIV in communities most vulnerable to the disease.

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Data based on Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/2023

Program Percentage: 80%

The percentage of San Francisco AIDS Foundation's cash budget it spends on programs relative to overhead (fundraising, management, and general expenses).

$44,000,000

Calculated Total Expenses

(rounded)

 

Cost to Raise $100: $58

How many dollars San Francisco AIDS Foundation spends on fundraising to raise each $100 of contributions.

$11,000,000

Calculated Total Contributions

(rounded)

Joint Costs

San Francisco AIDS Foundation's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.

Program % Cost to Raise $100
84% $44
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.

Government Funding

25% to 49%

Percentage of cash revenue
coming from government sources

 

Financial Documents

Entity Document Type Tax ID
San Francisco AIDS Foundation IRS Form 990 94-2927405
San Francisco AIDS Foundation Audited Financial Statements 94-2927405
Entity: San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Document Type: IRS Form 990
Tax ID: 94-2927405
Entity: San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Document Type: Audited Financial Statements
Tax ID: 94-2927405

Governance & Transparency

CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
meets governance benchmarks.
 
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
meets transparency benchmarks.
Transparency
Provides Financial Information
Audit Accessibility
Governance: Policies
Reports regularly & consistently monitoring & enforcing compliance with a written Conflict of Interest Policy
Reports required, annual disclosure by officers, directors, and key staff of interests that could give rise to conflicts
Reports having a written Whistleblower Policy
Reports having a written Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Governance: Financials
Reports providing copy of tax form to all board members prior to filing it with IRS
Reports that financial statements were audited by an independent accountant
Governance: Board of Directors
Reports at least 5 voting board members
51% or more of voting board members reported as independent
Reports documenting minutes of board and board committee meetings
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy

  Name Title Compensation
1 Lara Brooks Chief Program Officer $320,084
2 Tyler Termeer CEO $306,720
3 Russell Roybal Past Chief Advancement Officer $293,097
1
Name: Lara Brooks
Title: Chief Program Officer
Compensation: $320,084
2
Name: Tyler Termeer
Title: CEO
Compensation: $306,720
3
Name: Russell Roybal
Title: Past Chief Advancement Officer
Compensation: $293,097

CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.

According to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation audit of June 30, 2023 (Note 2 re: Contributions of services and goods), the Foundation reports receiving in-kind contributed services and donated goods in fiscal 2023 on which it placed a value of approximately $280,000 and $593,000, respectively, equaling a total value of approximately $873,000.

[Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.]

According to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) tax filing for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, SFAF reports re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III):

Regarding non-fixed payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 7):

"Bonuses are non-fixed payment. They are determined and approved by the CEO based on individual performance during the fiscal year."


SFAF reports providing "bonus & incentive compensation" during 2022 to three individuals:

(1) Russell Roybal, Past Chief Advancement Officer, received $77,637, with a total reported compensation of $293,097;

(2) Lara Brooks, Chief Program Officer, received $58,728, with a total reported compensation of $320,084; and 

(3) Kevin Rogers, Past Chief Financial Officer, received $56,691, with a total reported compensation of $213,982.




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