Patrick Kaliski
Board Chair
Our mission is to fund and facilitate the most promising organizations that improve the quality of life for Bay Area adults and children in need. Our focus is two-fold:
To date, the Foundation has distributed $4,600,000 in support of programs that advance our mission, improving the lives of thousands of children and adults in need throughout the Bay Area.
In 2004, Bob Kaliski suggested to his brother Ray Jr., sister Barbara, wife Linda Nelson and nephew Patrick that they establish the Harbor Point Charitable Foundation as a vehicle by which to give back to their community. Inspired by the generosity of patriarch Ray Sr., who developed the Harbor Point Apartments and The Club at Harbor Point, the Kaliski family had been very generous over the years by donating directly to many charities all over the world. However, Bob envisioned creating a foundation that could address specific needs closer to their community, in Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area. But rather than being a “Kaliski Family” foundation, the new foundation would become a true public community effort, encouraging other like-minded individuals and businesses to join by contributing their various skills and financial support.
The Foundation produced the Esurance Tennis Classic, featuring world-class tennis players such as the Bryan Brothers, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Lindsey Davenport, Michael Chang, Brad Gilbert, among many others. These celebrity tournaments, co-produced by tennis legend Rosie Casals, were televised nationwide and featured regularly on The Tennis Channel. Supported by dozens of faithful sponsors, and by more than 200 volunteers every year, the event often attracted more than 2,000 spectators.
The Foundation contributed over $700,000 in proceeds to numerous nonprofit organizations supporting our mission, including To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation, California Prostate Cancer Coalition, Youth Tennis Advantage, and Northern Light School, among others.
In 2013, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees decided to produce several smaller events each year to maximize proceeds to the community. These events included:
During this period the Foundation also began accepting grant requests from 501(c)(3) organizations seeking our participation in support of their programs. Numerous other nonprofit organizations also received support through Foundation’s sponsorship of their fundraising events.
We began the transition to our current phase after the passing of the family patriarch, Ray Kaliski, Sr., at the age of 100. The Foundation received generous additional funds from his estate which enabled us to significantly expand our philanthropic efforts, including:
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