The Junior League of San Francisco, Inc. (JLSF)  is an organization of women whose Mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.

 

Focus Area

Since 2023, the JLSF has focused on bridging the gap of essential needs in the San Francisco community. Essential Needs encompasses a number of issues, but we target our work within three pillars: Housing, Food, and Basic Personal Necessities.

Every 5-7 years the members of the JLSF vote to determine the focus area that guides the League’s direction and decision-making with regard to the League’s financial and volunteer resources.

 

Vision

Since its inception in 1911, the JLSF has provided the community with an estimated six million volunteer hours and more than $24 million through direct community grants, advocacy, and membership training and development.

As a problem surfaces within the community, the JLSF is frequently the first organization to recognize and address the issue, providing volunteer energy, financial assistance, and public support. Often in collaboration with other community groups and/or the public sector, the JLSF designs and launches a program, then works to achieve community impact and measurable results.

 

VALUES

The JLSF is committed to upholding the following values:

• Diversity: The Junior League welcomes all women who value our Mission. We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations and communities.
• Collaboration: We believe lasting societal change is achieved through both collaboration and meaningful disagreement. Living the value of collaboration inspires us to accomplish more together.
• Community: We believe a strong sense of community is essential to human well-being. Living the value of community provides a foundation of inclusion, which allows us to make a greater impact on the world around us.
• Empowerment: We believe that the empowerment of women is a necessary requirement to create positive, lasting societal change. Living the value of empowerment fosters trust and confidence in each other.
• Leadership: We believe in the unique power of women’s leadership abilities to transform communities for the better. Living the value of leadership allows us to make a collective difference.
• Respect: We believe respect is a fundamental human right. Living the value of respect instills in us an unconditional positive regard for others.
• Service: We believe it is through service that we build core relationships with others. Service is the lens through which we decide how we will invest our time and resources. Living the value of service empowers us as catalysts for lasting community change.

 

Governance

For access to the JLSF’s governance documents (bylaws, conflict of interest policy, whistleblower policy, document destruction policy), its most recent audited financial statements, or its most recently filed IRS returns (Form 990), please call 415-323-3696.