City Grant Program
Spending type · $936.0M adopted (FY2020)
In fiscal year 2020, city grant program makes up $936.0M of San Francisco's adopted spending, 7.6% of the total, spread over 25 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2020)
$936.0M
Share of city spending
7.6%
Departments
25
Side
Spending
What this is: Grants the City makes to outside organizations — mostly nonprofits delivering health, housing and social services.Editorial gloss written for this site (provenance-flagged seed, 2026-07-16) — the label above is the source’s own.
By department — FY2020
Children, Youth & Their Families$254.8MHuman Services Agency$232.3MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$200.2MMayor$52.3MEconomic & Workforce Development$45.5MCity Administrator$32.9MGeneral City (unallocated)$32.0MChildren & Families Commission$25.0M
+ 17 smaller departments
Public Works$11.5MSheriff$8.9MStatus of Women$8.3MArts Commission$7.8MEthics Commission$6.8MBuilding Inspection$5.2MAdult Probation$3.8MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$3.0MDistrict Attorney$1.7MHuman Rights Commission$1.3MRecreation & Parks$952,031Public Library$600,000Environment$561,437Elections$250,000Juvenile Probation$235,000Rent Board$120,000Treasurer & Tax Collector$500
Source
Adopted budget lines for “City Grant Program”, fiscal year 2020, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗