Social Purpose Real Estate
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits Palo Alto
Earlier this year, we announced our fourth nonprofit center in Palo Alto, located on West Bayshore Road, right off Highway 101. The Sobrato Centers for Nonprofits are a cornerstone of our family’s philanthropy and with the opening of our Palo Alto nonprofit center, we are proud that we will provide a home to 85 nonprofits through in-kind rent space and access to free community conference space across four sites.
We are thrilled to have the opportunity to provide a new rent-free home to crucial partners. Beyond in-kind rent, each of our nonprofit centers is a thriving and interconnected community hub, where our nonprofit tenants are able to leverage the power of co-location in the service of their missions.
Our model works to support the sustainability of an effective and collaborative nonprofit community in Silicon Valley. Our hope is that by providing in-kind, high-quality office space, we are able to provide our partners with stability in a volatile real estate market, enabling them to reinvest their rent savings in their organizations.
Announcing New Palo Alto Center Tenants!
We are pleased to welcome the following 10 organizations to our SCNP Family! While the center in Palo Alto will remain closed to the general public as our other Centers, we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone. Welcome, Palo Alto Center Tenants!
- Alta Housing
- East Palo Alto Academy Foundation (EPAAF)
- East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring (EPATT)
- Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP)
- Friends for Youth
- Housing Choices
- Housing Industry Foundation (HIF)
- Kara
- Peninsula Family Connections
- San Francisco 49ers Academy
Throughout the pandemic our four Centers remained closed due to COVID, with essential service organizations operating onsite with a skeletal staff. We are impressed with the resilience of our partners — their ability to pivot to virtual work, meet increased demand, and switch tactics while holding fast to their critical missions during this tumultuous time. We’ve heard clearly that the physical space and community that the Sobrato Center for Nonprofits offer is still critical. We are excited to share that on July 1st, 2022 our Centers will be reopening. Please stay tuned for additional updates from our team on how we plan to reopen safely for all.