The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, one of San Francisco’s largest philanthropic foundations, is closing at the end of 2028 as younger generations of the Haas family transition to new giving initiatives.
The fund’s board of directors, which includes three children and three grandchildren of its namesake founders, are seeking to transition to new charitable initiatives after 2028. Evelyn Haas passed away in 2010. Walter Haas, Jr., former CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. and the great-great-grandnephew of its founder, passed away in 1995.
“When our parents/grandparents created the Fund back in 1953, one of their main goals was to share the joy and experience of philanthropy with their children. We would now like to carry on that spirit and give that gift to our children and grandchildren,” said Wally Haas, son of Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr., in a statement…