Community Charter & Stewardship Program

In addition to moving into an office and signing a lease, new tenants are introduced to Thoreau Center through the Community Charter and Stewardship Program. These programs seek to explicitly acknowledge each tenant’s commitment to being a member of a community not just an occupant of a building. It recognizes that together, both the net contribution to society and each tenant's individual organizational endeavors are greater than what might be achieved alone.

The Charter outlines shared community values, the Thoreau Center's overarching purpose, its organizing principles, and the responsibilities of all parties involved in creating a vibrant organizational community.

Community Charter

Cooperative Buying Programs

Tenants put their collective purchasing power to work:

  • Receive discount prices on 100% post consumer recycled office paper and other "green" office products from Give Something Back
  • Print their letterhead and annual reports on tree-free paper from New Leaf Paper
  • Participate in organized networking events at the Center
  • Help sponsor cultural events at the Center

Tenant Community

Thoreau Center brings together a primarily nonprofit community of organizations and individuals committed to promoting a diverse and sustainable world. To enhance the work of its organizational tenants, Thoreau Center not only provides a physical workspace, but also supports the community through facilitating a regular program of educational events, communication tools, social gatherings, and informational and art gallery exhibits. Tenant organizations range in size from a staff of 2 to over 100 and focus their work on a variety of issues ranging from environmental sustainability and health services to social justice and philanthropy.

San Francisco Tenant List

Acre Café
Steve De Cosse
Building 1013, 1st Floor
(415) 561-2273 – cafe
(415) 828-5146 – catering
javier(at)acregourmet.com
http://www.acregourmet.com  

Alliance for California Traditional Arts
http://www.actaonline.org/

Althea Foundation, The
http://www.thealtheafoundation.org/

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
http://www.aiisf.org/

ArtSeed
http://www.artseed.org/

ArtSFest
http://www.artsfest.org/

Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
http://www.ridgetrail.org/

BayKids
http://www.baykids.org/

Benningfield Financial Advisors
http://www.benningfieldadvisors.com/

Buell, Susie and Mark
Joan Steckle
Building 1016, 3rd Floor
(415) 248-7832

Columbia Foundation, The
http://www.columbia.org/

Community Clinics Initiatives
http://www.communityclinics.org/

Constellation Fund
Building 1007, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-2627

Consultative Group on Biological Diversity
Building 1016, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-6575
http://www.cgbd.org

Cultural Conservancy
http://www.nativeland.org/

Door Dog Music
http://www.doordog.org/

Energy Foundation
http://www.ef.org/

Environmental History Project
Mark Kitchell
Building 1016, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-2424

Fleishhacker Foundation
http://www.fleishhackerfoundation.org/

Foundation for Environmental Education
http://www.The-Environment.org

Friends of the Urban Forest
http://www.fuf.net/

Garden Conservancy, The
http://www.gardenconservancy.org/

Geographic Expeditions
http://www.geoex.com/

Grant Makers Without Borders
http://www.gwob.net/

Grove Consultants International, The
http://www.grove.com/

Harry Snyder, Consumer Advocate
Building 1009, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-6747

Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems
Building 1004B, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-2191
http://www.isdls.org/

International Convention on Human Rights
Kirk Boyd
Building 1004B, 3rd Floor
(415) 561-2222
kboyd(at)law.berkeley.edu

International Forum on Globalization
http://www.ifg.org/

InterSchola
http://www.interschola.com/

Jenifer Altman Foundation
Marni Rosen
Building 1016, 1st Floor
(415) 561-2182
http://www.jaf.org/

Joe Goode Performance Group
Building 1007, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-6565
info(at)joegoode.org
http://www.joegoode.org

JVQ California
Valerie Cathcart
Building 1007, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-7793
info(at)jvqca.org
http://www.jvqca.org/

KACO Solar, Inc.
http://www.kacosolar.com/

Lawyers for Clean Water
Building 1004A, 1st Floor
(415) 561-2222

L.S. B. Leakey Foundation
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/

March Foundation
(415) 5643-8488

Marie Crouch
Buildilt;br/>(ng 1007, 2nd Floor

New Field Foundation
http://www.newfieldfound.org/

New Ways to Work
Building 1016, 2nd Floor
(415) 995-9860
(707) 824-4000
http://www.nww.org

The NonprofitCenters Network, The
http://www.nonprofitcenters.org/

Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
Building 1004A, 2nd Floor
(415) 775-2879

Northern California Independent Booksellers Assoc.
Building 1007, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-7686

OMNIA Foundation
http://www.oringerfoundation.org/

One World Children’s Fund
http://www.owcf.org/

Pachamama Alliance, The
http://www.pachamama.org/

Pacific Forest Trust, The
http://www.pacificforest.org/

Pohaku Fund
Building 1016, 3rd Floor
(415) 561-6586

Positive Coaching Alliance
http://www.positivecoach.org/

Pottruck Family Foundation
http://www.pottruckfoundation.org/

Rex Foundation
http://www.rexfoundation.org/

Rock Rose Institute
http://www.rockroseinstitute.org/

RSF Social Finance
http://www.rsfsocialfinance.org/

San Francisco Medical Society
http://www.sfms.org/

SF Ocean Film Festival
http://www.oceanfilmfest.org/

Social Venture Network
http://www.svn.org/

Solution Alert
Building 1009, 2nd Floor
(415) 561-4633

Tides
http://www.tides.org/

Threshold Foundation
http://www.thresholdfoundation.org/

United Religions Initiatives
http://www.uri.org/

Veriditas, Inc.
Building 1003B, 3rd Floor
www.veriditas.net

W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
http://www.Wcstonefnd.org/

W. & J.P. Fund
Building 1007, 1st Floor
(415) 561-6246

http://www.worldwildlife.org/