CELEBRATING
Five decades of inclusion, opportunity, and community.
Thank you to everyone--near and far--who helped us celebrate 50 years of success in connecting ability to opportunity, making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities and serving our community!
The site now features Toolworks history, photos from our 50th at the Exploratorium, and a brand new video featuring some of our clients!
We hope you enjoy, and here's to another 50 years!
About Us
Toolworks is a nonprofit organization committed to inclusion, empowerment, and opportunity for all. For 50 years, we’ve supported people with disabilities and other barriers to employment by connecting them to meaningful work and community engagement.
As part of our mission, we partner with local businesses and public agencies across San Francisco to create paid job opportunities in janitorial services, landscaping, hospitality, and more. But our work goes beyond employment—we provide training, guidance, and long-term support that helps individuals build confidence, independence, and purpose.
We’re proud to be a nonprofit that believes in the potential of every person, working each day to create a more inclusive world—one job, one person, one success story at a time.
Memory lane
Five Decades of Difference
1975
Toolworks founded
1980
Expanding Horizons
1990s
Innovation in Inclusion
2000s
Breaking New Ground
Toolworks is established in San Francisco as an agency committed to supporting people with disabilities in finding meaningful employment and living independently.
Toolworks launches its first community employment program to help clients find jobs across the Bay Area.
Toolworks becomes one of the first nonprofits in SF to provide assistive-technology training for clients with disabilities.
Launched partnerships with city departments to provide custodial and food-service jobs, creating long-term employment for hundreds.
2015
Social Enterprise Takes Off
2020
Adapting Through COVID-19
2023–2024
Growth in the Bay Area
2025
50th Anniversary Celebration
Toolworks’s Social Enterprise Program begins offering job training and real work experience at locations like the SF Zoo and Fort Mason.
The team pivots services to remain safe and responsive, while continuing to support clients remotely and on-site.
New sites added in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Mateo—Toolworks expands its impact with new client referrals and partners.
Toolworks celebrates 50 years of service, launching the "50 Faces of Toolworks" campaign and expanding visibility.
Toolworks In Action
Meet the 50 faces of Toolworks
To celebrate 50 years, Toolworks is launching a special project called “50 Faces of Toolworks.”
This series will highlight the amazing people behind our mission — from clients and staff to community partners. Each face tells a real story of strength, growth, and success made possible through Toolworks’s support.
You’ll meet individuals who’ve overcome big challenges, found independence, and built better lives through our programs.
Through these stories, we honor Toolworks’s lasting impact — from job training and housing to community support — and celebrate our continued promise to create opportunity, inclusion, and change.
Partners
Supporters
We sincerely thank the members of our Century Club- organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions ensuring Toolworks' next 50 years- and our event supporters.
Century Club
California Foundation for Stronger Communities- Supporting bay area non-profits to strengthen their communities, CFFSC is pleased to be able to support Toolworks' work to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
American Online Giving Foundation- We are committed to connect donors to Toolworks and your mission.
Stifel/Jack McCarthy- Stifel is a proud supporter of Toolworks. At Stifel, we are committed to building relationships that help individuals, families, and organizations pursue their financial goals and we look forward to helping Toolworks expand their services for the next 50 years!
Christian Sutherland-Wong- Dedicated member of Toolworks board is proud to contribute to Toolworks mission an ongoing success!
Steve Crabiel and Donna Feingold, former executive directors and ongoing champions of Toolworks are proud to celebrate Toolworks 50th and support the next 50 years of connecting ability to opportunity!
Rocio Smith
Ralph Y. Shuping III
Event Supporters
Sandra DeBella Bodley
Sharon Denise Bradley
Carrie Brandes
Susanne Carr
Carolanne Forge
Susan Friedland
Alex Gallego
Terry Goodwin
Ronald Greene
Sarah Hillen
Daniel Hogue
Barbara Lawson
Deborah Levy
Judith Lofton
Darin Lounds
Brian O'Callaghan
Laurie Romero
Elena Shore
Ann Marie Smith
Jodi Terry
Dennis Waterhouse
William Marc Weisman
Sherry Williams
Michael Wong
Contact Us
Address
22 Battery St Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94111
Contact
(415) 733-0990
Opening Hours
Mon - Fri
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
