Transforming Lives
Across the Bay Area
How We’re Different
FIND + FUND
Vet the Most Promising Solutions
Our team of experts rigorously vets every investment we make, providing grantees unrestricted funding for poverty-fighting solutions.
PARTNER + STRENGTHEN
Provide Tailored Resources Beyond the Dollar
We help organizations increase impact by providing customized support, from strategic planning to leadership development.
INVESTIGATE + CHANGE
Influence Policy Through Research + Advocacy
Tipping Point prevents poverty by investigating the root causes and changing the conditions that hold poverty in place.
Impact Areas
Tipping Point is committed to building a Bay Area where everyone can prosper. Last year, our investments funded life-changing services in housing, early childhood, education, and employment for more than 100,000 of our neighbors across the Bay Area. These milestones are just snapshots of our impact over the last year.
Snapshot on Housing
Ensuring everyone
has a home.
9,580 people housed
We invest in solutions that move people experiencing homelessness into safe, stable housing and prevent homelessness in the first place.
Our work provided 9,580 people with services that either helped them transition out of homelessness or prevented them from experiencing it.
Snapshot on Education
Expanding pathways
to college.
93% college enrollment rate
We invest in solutions that increase the number of low-income and first-generation Bay Area students who graduate from college.
Despite serving students who face more barriers to education, 93% of high school graduates served by our grantees enrolled in college, compared with 65% across the Bay Area.
snapshot on Early childhood
Providing early support for children and parents.
73% of parents read or sing to their children
Our grantees’ family-support services helped parents build daily learning routines. 73% read or sing with their children every day, compared to 49% of similar parents statewide.
Snapshot on Employment
Increasing access to
livable wages.
128% wage increase
Clients who completed job-training programs funded by Tipping Point saw a 128% wage increase three years post-training.
Creating Pathways to Prosperity
Our impact is seen in the people our grantees serve every day, in the growth of an organization and their leaders, and in the policies that will impact our community for years to come.
Foster Youth Program Helps Young Adults Build the Lives They Dream of
Grantee First Place for Youth first helped Charvette find stability as a foster youth. 17 years later, and thanks to their support, Charvette has built a successful career and a vibrant life for her and her family.
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Fighting Poverty Today, Influencing Policy for a Better Tomorrow
Hear from Tipping Point Chief Program Officer, Ali Sutton, on our strategy to intervene today while also preventing the conditions that cause poverty in the first place.
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Client-Turned-CEO Transforms Nonprofit and the Communities It Serves
Omar Carrera, former client and now CEO of Canal Alliance, shares his journey of transformation with Tipping Point's support.
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Investing in Solutions That Work
We invest in solutions that support people at critical milestones in their lives: stable housing, a strong start in early childhood, a college degree, and a well-paying job. Last year alone, we impacted the lives of more than 100,000 of our neighbors across the Bay Area.
