The Suzie S. Thorn Family Foundation is a private, non-government
foundation dedicated to supporting those non-related charities
with a mission in alignment with its giving principles.
Mission Statement
The Suzie S. Thorn Family Foundation was established in 1998 in
San Francisco, California. It was established as a US Charity, 501(c)3 primarily to assist underprivileged women and children and supports a variety of organizations,
locally, nationally and internationally. It is dedicated to family
improvement through education.
The Foundation gratefully accepts third party, tax deductible contributions to its efforts.
Your donation receipt will verify your contribution and can be printed for tax purposes.
The Suzie S. Thorn Family Foundation tax I.D. number is: 94-3249680.
Application for support is by invitation only or by those organizations recommended by the Foundation Board members. The Foundation generally meets in the last quarter of each year followed by disbursement of funds in December.
If you wish the Foundation to consider your nonprofit for an invitation to apply, please send a preliminary email inquiry by September 1 to Claire N. Barnes, MA, Foundation Secretary, at [email protected]. Put Suzie S. Thorn Family Foundation Inquiry in the Subject line of the email.
Applications for support must be received by October 1. If you are approved to apply, click here for an application form:
Applications and Reports are accepted by EMAIL ONLY at

Organizations Funded in 2022-23
- Mary Elizabeth Inn, San Francisco
- Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic, San Francisco
- San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium
- Aim High, San Francisco
- SMART, San Francisco
- Tel Hi , San Francisco
- Up On Top, San Francisco
- Urban School, San Francisco
- Donaldina Cameron House, San Francisco
- International Commission on Couple and Family Relations, Worldwide
- Overcoming Barriers, Nationwide
- Community Employment Services, San Francisco
Suzie S. Thorn Foundation Board:
Suzie S. Thorn, President |
Joe Thorn Jr., Vice-President |
Claire Barnes, Secretary |
Justin Dorham, Treasurer |
Yasmine Mehmet, Director |
Dennis Hanshew, Director |
Susan Bryant, Director | Barney Whitehill (deceased), Honorary Director |
Barbara Burghardt, Director Emeritus |
Assistant to the President, Michael Kim |
Executive Administrator, Rhea Gong |