BILL GRAHAM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation 's mission is two fold. Foremost is the giving of grants primarily in the areas of music, the arts and education, while also supporting social work, environmental protection, and spiritual and compassionate projects in our community. In this spirit, The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation seeks to assist those whose needs are oftentimes not served by larger philanthropic organizations. We also stand to carry Bill Graham's remarkable story and spirit of philanthropy forward.
About This Cause
The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation 's mission is two fold. Foremost is the giving of grants primarily in the areas of music, the arts and education, while also supporting social work, environmental protection, and spiritual and compassionate projects in our community. In this spirit, The Bill Graham Memorial Foundation seeks to assist those whose needs are oftentimes not served by larger philanthropic organizations. We also stand to carry Bill Graham's remarkable story and spirit of philanthropy forward. "For three decades Bill Graham ruled live Rock & Roll. It wasn't simply that he was on a first name basis with just about every important rock star, he was one of the few people in the music business who could hold his own with any of them and who, in his own right, was their equal. Graham didn't simply stage thousands of rock concerts, that was business as usual for his skilled organization. He really earned his reputation by putting together extraordinary benefits and rock events on almost a yearly basis. For thirty years, Graham never stopped raising money for dozens of causes, ranging from AIDS research to the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, Amnesty International to the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Graham never seemed happier than when he was harnessing the tremendous power of rock & roll for the good of a cause. He truly seemed to delight in bringing together the biggest names in pop music to help make the world a better place, while at the same time making himself just a little bit more legendary."— Michael Goldberg, Rolling Stone, December,1991 We are involved in a number of events and programs each year including the SF Giants Bill Graham Tribute(we just held our 7th Annual), Bill's Bash at the Fillmore Auditorium, the San Francisco Rock and Roll Family Reunions at the Fillmore and more. We are involved in the touring Exhibit Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution, which has very successfully been mounted in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Petersburg, Fl. The Exhibit opened at the NY Historical Museum in February 2020, and soon had to close due to the Pandemic. The NY Historical Museum is re-opening mid September and the Exhibit will remain there for 5 months. In 2020 we hope to enhance our grant giving to help in whatever ways we can with the enormous challenges facing music, arts and theatre education and the other fields on which we focus at BGMF. To see a list of the grant recipients since 2010, please go to billgrahamfoundation.org. You will also find a great deal of additional information on the website.