Our Mission
California Restaurant Foundation
We change lives through restaurants. Our powerful combination of training, education, scholarships, and relief grants creates a foundation for our restaurant community to thrive.
CRF was founded in 1981 as a scholarship fund and has since evolved into a holistic and innovative restaurant nonprofit.
Serving everyone at the heart of restaurants. The California Restaurant Foundation celebrates the enormous diversity in California’s foodservice community through our programs and services where by all we serve feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability or any other bias.



Our Board
Our Supporters
CRF
Our Team

Jot Condie
President + CEO

Alycia Harshfield
Executive Director

Erin Mascho
Director of Development

Natalie Tong
Program Director

Kiara Jimenez
Program and Events Coordinator