Mission Statement

The Hotel & Restaurant Foundation exists to raise money within the hospitality industry to promote and support hospitality management and culinary arts education through the granting of scholarships and funds for program enrichment. 

Being San Francisco based, the Foundation historically supports the degree granting hospitality management and culinary arts programs at colleges and universities in San Francisco. However, some donors restrict their gifts to scholarships for students with specific career aspirations or attending other programs in California.

In its scholarship granting, the Foundation endeavors to identify and reward the future leaders of the hospitality industry.

Scholarships totaling $160,000 were awarded for school year 2007-08.