Prince may have donated $34 million to the San Francisco Foundation

Kimberly Bryant and her daughter Kai Bryant, 13 years old, at ThoughtWorks, one of their sponsors, in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Kimberly founded Black Girls Code encouraging girls of color to learn about computer science and technology. less Kimberly Bryant and her daughter Kai Bryant, 13 years old, at ThoughtWorks, one of their sponsors, in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, August 23, 2012. Kimberly founded Black Girls Code encouraging girls of ... more Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Prince may have donated $34 million to the San Francisco Foundation 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

Was Prince responsible for a $34 million donation to The San Francisco Foundation? The foundation, whose mission is to advance racial and economic equity throughout the Bay Area, received the very large donation anonymously last summer. A convincing article in SF Sounds has many, from SF Weekly to SFist, believing the donation might be from Prince.

Prince's generosity and charitable giving has continued to be revealed, months after his death, by those who were close to him.

Bay Area organizations such as Black Girls Code, East Oakland Youth Development Center, Hack the Hood, and #YesWeCode have all revealed the charitable donations received from the late musician and his compassion for underserved communities.

Political activist Van Jones said of Prince's charitable giving, "He did not want it to be known publicly, but I'm going to say it because the world needs to know that it wasn't just the music. The music was one way he tried to help the world. But he was helping every day of his life. There are people who have solar panels on their houses right now in Oakland, California that they don't know Prince paid for them."

It is definite that Prince's love for the Bay Area wasn't hidden, as SF Weekly noted. So could it be true? Did Prince give this large sum of money to The San Francisco Foundation?

If so, the 731 individuals who will be employed in the city of Oakland and those who will live in the 2,502 affordable housing units provided by the donation are probably more than thankful.