AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation

What AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation does

AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation is a California-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has produced the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco fundraising event since 1986 (40 years as of 2026). The foundation organizes a single annual walk held at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park, complemented by a virtual participation option, and distributes net proceeds to 15+ co-beneficiary HIV/AIDS service organizations across the San Francisco Bay Area — including UCSF Ward 86, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, National AIDS Memorial Grove, Maitri, Castro Country Club, Huckleberry Youth, La Clinica de la Raza, and Alliance Health Project. In 2025, 100% of funds raised by each co-beneficiary team were returned to that organization with additional grants.

The foundation's product surface is narrow and event-centric: a Rallybound-powered online platform handles individual registration, personal fundraising pages, team creation, donation processing (with a $15 minimum online credit card donation and suggested tiers of $25–$5,000), and email outreach through a "Fundraising HQ." Corporate sponsorship is structured in tiers (Presenting, Grand, Principal, Supporting, Event, In-Kind), with Gilead Sciences as presenting sponsor and ABC7 (KGO-TV) as grand-sponsor broadcast partner for the 2026 event; additional core sponsors include Bio-Rad, ViiV Healthcare, Until There's A Cure, Merck, and the National AIDS Memorial Grove. In-kind sponsors (Black Tie Affair Catering, Coastline Teez, Abbey Party Rents, Golden State Radios, Yamaha, FabulousMe.Com) cover event logistics. The foundation operates with 1–10 employees and is governed independently, with no parent company or institutional investor.

The revenue model is fundamentally community-led: no registration fee, no minimum fundraising requirement (though participants are encouraged to set goals and earn a t-shirt at $150 raised), supplemented by corporate sponsorship cash and in-kind contributions, and matching-gift processing. Distribution channels combine a regional in-person event, a global self-serve online platform, and earned media via the ABC7 broadcast. The organization does not sell a product; its "revenue" is the gross amount raised and distributed as grants to beneficiary organizations.

Name

AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation

Legal name

AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation

Website

https://sf.aidswalk.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that has organized the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco fundraising event since 1986, using the Rallybound platform to channel donations from thousands of individual walkers and corporate sponsors to 15+ Bay Area HIV/AIDS service organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Event Fundraising

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Fundraisers & Charity Events (Gala/Walks excluded) (MPAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS fundraising
• Charitable walks
• Community events
• Corporate sponsorships
• Nonprofit grants

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Donations from individuals sponsoring walkers or teams through the online fundraising platform. Donors can give to specific walkers, teams, or general fund.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorship tiers including Presenting, Grand, Principal, Supporting, Event, and In-Kind categories. Sponsors receive visibility on broadcast TV, newspaper ads, website, and social media platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation organizes the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco fundraising event (now in its 40th year), held at Golden Gate Park. The foundation enables individual walkers and corporate teams to register online via the Rallybound platform, solicit donations through personalized fundraising pages, and directs net proceeds to Bay Area HIV/AIDS co-beneficiary organizations providing prevention, care, legal, and support services.

Product overview

AIDS Walk San Francisco Foundation operates a single primary product: the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco fundraising event. The organization uses the Rallybound fundraising platform to provide individual fundraising pages, team fundraising tools, corporate sponsorship programs, in-kind sponsorship opportunities, and a community grants program that distributes funds to Bay Area HIV/AIDS organizations. The event celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AIDS Walk San Francisco (Annual Fundraising Walk) Annual fundraising and awareness walk held in Golden Gate Park (Robin Williams Meadow) along a ~5K route through JFK Drive; enables walkers, teams, and corporate sponsors to raise funds benefiting Bay Area HIV/AIDS organizations.
• Individual Fundraising Pages

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 co-beneficiary organizations receive funding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Gilead SciencesflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting sponsor of AIDS Walk San Francisco 2026. Provides vital support to HIV/AIDS co-beneficiaries. Receives prominent visibility across broadcast television, print, website, and social media platforms.
• ABC7 (KGO-TV)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand sponsor providing broadcast television coverage including live broadcast of opening ceremony and event day coverage reaching millions of Bay Area viewers.
• Bio-RadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrincipal sponsor supporting the Bay Area's largest HIV/AIDS fundraising event. Company specializes in clinical diagnostics and life science research.
• ViiV HealthcarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrincipal sponsor - a pharmaceutical company focused on HIV. Supports event visibility and community engagement in HIV/AIDS cause.
• Until There's A CurecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporting sponsor - a nonprofit organization dedicated to heightening awareness and raising funds to fight HIV/AIDS.
• Black Tie Affair CateringminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor providing catering services for the walk.
• National AIDS Memorial GrovecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor and co-beneficiary organization. A place of hope, healing, and remembrance in Golden Gate Park.
• Coastline TeezminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor providing promotional merchandise.
• MerckcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor - pharmaceutical company providing support for the HIV/AIDS fundraising event.
• FabulousMe.ComminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor providing promotional products and merchandise.
• Abbey Party RentsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIn-kind sponsor providing party rental equipment for event operations.
• Golden State RadiosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIn-kind sponsor providing radio communication equipment for event logistics.
• YamahaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIn-kind sponsor (likely golf carts/vehicles for event operations).
• AIDS Legal Referral PanelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary receiving proceeds from the walk. Provides free and low-cost legal services to people with HIV/AIDS in the Bay Area.
• San Francisco AIDS FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary receiving walk proceeds. Provides HIV prevention, care, and support services in San Francisco.
• La Clinica de la RazacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary providing comprehensive healthcare services including HIV/AIDS care to underserved communities.
• MaitricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary providing compassionate care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
• Huckleberry YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary providing youth development programs including HIV prevention services.
• Castro Country ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary providing a sober gathering place and support services for the LGBTQ+ community affected by HIV/AIDS.
• UCSF Ward 86coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary - one of the first HIV/AIDS clinics in the world, providing HIV care and research.
• Alliance Health ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-beneficiary at UCSF providing mental health and HIV prevention services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Susan G. Komen: Iconic disease-specific nonprofit that pioneered the community fundraising walk model (Race for the Cure) with corporate sponsorships and a multi-beneficiary grantmaking structure—analogous operating model in a different disease vertical.
• March of Dimes (March for Babies): Operates the March for Babies community walk, one of the oldest and most recognized cause-based fundraising walks in the U.S., with comparable peer-to-peer team structures, sponsor tiers, and beneficiary grantmaking.
• Make-A-Wish (Walk For Wishes): Runs the Walk For Wishes community fundraising walks; comparable community-led, sponsor-supported walk event with peer-to-peer fundraising pages for a charitable mission.
• National MS Society (Walk MS): Disease-specific nonprofit operating Walk MS, a multi-city peer-to-peer community walk event with corporate sponsorships, team fundraising pages, and grantmaking to local service providers—operationally a close analog.
• Jimmy Fund Walk (Dana-Farber): Long-standing (since 1989) community fundraising walk benefiting cancer research and care at Dana-Farber; comparable as a regional, high-impact, sponsor-supported walk tied to a cluster of medical/research beneficiaries.
• AIDS Walk New York (GMHC): Operates the largest AIDS Walk in the U.S., directly comparable as a peer HIV/AIDS community fundraising walk with similar sponsor and beneficiary models, also powered by a peer-to-peer online fundraising platform.

Others

• Rallybound: Third-party SaaS peer-to-peer fundraising platform powering AIDS Walk SF's online fundraising infrastructure; comparable as the underlying technology vendor and adjacent ecosystem participant for community fundraising events.

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society (Making Strides): Runs the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk series, one of the largest peer-to-peer community fundraising walk franchises in the U.S., with the same sponsor-tier, team-based, and beneficiary grantmaking mechanics.
• American Heart Association: Operates Heart Walk events nationally with multi-tier corporate sponsorships and a co-beneficiary/grant-distribution structure; comparable at the operational model level though far larger and more diversified.

Emerging players

• San Francisco AIDS Foundation: Primary co-beneficiary and peer HIV/AIDS service organization in the Bay Area; comparable mission, overlapping sponsor pool, and overlapping individual donor base—more operational overlap than a typical beneficiary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aids-walk-san-francisco-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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