Housing is a human right—and a foundation for everything else.
In the Bay Area, safe, stable, and affordable housing is out of reach for too many. Generations of disinvestment, displacement, and speculation have pushed families out of the neighborhoods they helped build.
At the McFadden Finch Foundation, we’re working to change that—by investing in housing that centers community control, equity, and long-term affordability.
Our goal is simple: more people staying in their homes, building roots, and having a real stake in the future of their neighborhood.
Quality, affordable housing has benefits that extend beyond the walls of a home and the experience of the people who live there to the community at large. It can stimulate spending and employment in the local economy, bring revenue to the community and reduce the likelihood of foreclosure.
What We Fund
We support projects and partnerships across Oakland and the greater Bay Area that protect tenants, prevent displacement, and expand access to community-driven housing.
We fund:
- Community land trusts and housing cooperatives
- Affordable housing developments led by mission-aligned developers
- Tenant organizing and legal support
- Housing advocacy focused on policy, preservation, and anti-displacement
- Transitional and supportive housing for youth, returning residents, and vulnerable familie
We prioritize BIPOC-led efforts, legacy residents, and neighborhood-based solutions that keep wealth and control local.
Why It Matters
- Oakland’s Black population has been cut in half over the last few decades—displacement is not just a crisis, it’s a racial justice issue.
- Workers, artists, educators, and elders are being priced out of the communities they serve.
- Young people can’t envision staying in the Bay without affordable options.
Housing justice is economic justice, educational justice, and community stability—all at once.
Our Approach
We partner with organizers, developers, tenant groups, legal advocates, and policy leaders to:
- Shift resources to the neighborhoods most impacted by housing insecurity
- Back models that create long-term, not temporary, affordability
- Support leadership from within communities—not from outside interests
- Strengthen housing ecosystems that value people over profit
We don’t fund in isolation—we invest in networks, coalitions, and sustained infrastructure for change.