Credit: Stories Behind the Fog
Here in the Bay Area, 1 in 10 families lives on $24,300 a year or less. But poverty is more than a matter of dollars and cents. For those in need, the effects of poverty—added stress or lack of time and resources—can be near impossible to detect at first glance.
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A single parent of two living in Redwood City needs to earn $103,000 to be self-sufficient. At $10.50 an hour, you’d have to work 189 hours a week. This can’t be done. Source
Toxic stress builds up when a child faces trauma or adversity without adequate support. This could be abuse or neglect, having a caregiver who suffers from substance abuse or mental illness, exposure to violence, or long-term economic hardship. Source
Students with no history of college in their families often have less access to resources like college-prep coursework, campus tours and support applying for financial aid. Those whose parents never attended university are 3 times less likely to go themselves. Source
Credit: Stories Behind the Fog
Studies show that when we walk by someone living on the street, the part of our brain that recognizes objects lights up, not the part that recognizes human beings. On any given night in the Bay Area, sleep on the streets, in tents, under bridges or in cars. Source
Reflects aggregate point-in-time homelessness data from Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Marin counties.
47 grantees helped put
on the path out of poverty.
Tipping Point brings together the most promising non-profits, best-in-class companies, and generous supporters to address all the factors—seen and unseen—in the lives of those struggling to make ends meet within our community.
Our board covers all fundraising and operations expenses so that every cent of every dollar donated goes directly to the most promising poverty-fighting organizations in the Bay Area.
Each year, we screen hundreds of non-profits to identify those with the leadership, financials and measurable results needed in the fight against poverty. We do nearly 100 hours of research and analysis before we invest in an organization.
Tipping Point grants are flexible, allowing our grantees to invest in the strategy, operations and staffing they need to have the greatest impact. Only 20% of grants given nationally are unrestricted.
The check is only the beginning. We use our connections, across industries and throughout the region, to provide grantees with top-notch technology, fundraising and communications support. Last year, we facilitated 42 customized engagements between grantees and partners, and hosted 35 workshops on topics ranging from board governance to trauma-informed care.
While for-profit companies spend billions on the development of new products and services, the non-profit sector spends virtually nothing. Last year, Tipping Point invested $2.3 million in risk capital to test and build new poverty-fighting solutions.
The public sector has the size and scope to effect widespread change. Last May, in partnership with the City and County of San Francisco, we began an initiative to reduce chronic homelessness and create a better quality of life for everyone in the Bay Area.
Over the past year, 1,487 people came together to give $21.9 million to fight poverty in the Bay Area.
Donations received between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.