Suzie S. Thorn Family Foundation

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.

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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 August 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 September 1. If you are approved to apply, click here for an application form:

Application form
Applications by previous grantees must include a report on how the Foundation funds were spent. The Foundation report is found here:
Foundation Report

Applications and Reports are accepted by EMAIL ONLY at

[email protected]

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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