Business Membership

Advance a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous Bay Area where all people thrive.

 

 

Contact [email protected] to inquire about supporting our work.

 

 

Overview

 

You Make Change Possible

SPUR members have a lot to be proud of. Together we pass affordable housing legislation, eliminate inequitable fines and fees, make sustainable transportation projects faster to build, and so much more.

Investing in SPUR allows your organization to:

  • Learn about the important issues affecting our region
  • Network with policymakers and professionals from across multiple sectors
  • Help shape the conversations that inform SPUR's research and advocacy
  • Develop your staff as thought leaders
  • Communicate your expertise to a broad audience
  • Gain visibility across SPUR's network

Join the Bay Area's leading businesses, governments, and community organizations shaping the future of our region. Learn more about levels and benefits

 

Levels and Benefits

 

Your organization's SPUR membership:

  • Keeps SPUR’s policy research accessible to all
  • Makes our education programs free for everyone
  • Empowers advocacy for equitable solutions to the region’s most pressing issues
  • Makes the SPUR Voter Guide available across the Bay Area

 

Business member benefits matrix

 

SPUR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with tax ID# 94-1498232. Membership contributions to SPUR are tax deductible over and above $75 per member.

 

Affinity Groups

 

SPUR hosts industry roundtable discussions to advance relevant policy conversations. Inclusion in Affinity Groups is by invitation only. If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected] for further information.

SPUR Planning and Architecture Council (SPAC)

Planning, architecture and design firms supporting SPUR at our standard business membership levels.

SPUR Urban Infrastructure Council (UIC)

Architecture, engineering, design and construction firms supporting SPUR at the Guardian business membership level with significant infrastructure interests

SPUR Transportation Knowledge Network (STKN)

Coming in 2025

 

Sponsorships

 

Complement your SPUR business membership with sponsorship of our signature events, business conversations, or public programming:

Silver SPUR Awards (October)

For 60 years, the prestigious Silver SPUR Awards have recognized civic leaders whose achievements exemplify the highest aspirations of the Bay Area. This event brings together the region’s most prominent civic, business and community leaders.

Business Events

Exclusive networking events for SPUR business members that feature prominent speakers addressing issues impacting the corporate community.

Public Programs

Public discussions with SPUR members and the community on public policy and urban planning issues shaping the future of the region.

Member Organizations

Thank you to all of our SPUR business members!

*Fiscal year 2023-24

 

Champions

Jordan Real Estate Investments
Kaiser Permanente

Guardians

Amazon
Arup
Associate Capital Block, Inc.
Cahill Contractors
Coblentz
Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Genentech
Gensler
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co
HNTB Corporation
HOK
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Lendlease
Nor Cal Carpenters Union (NCCU)
Perkins+Will
Plant Construction Company,
L.P. Port of Oakland
Presidio Trust
Ripple
San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Sierra Maestra Properties
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
SWA Group
The Swig Company
Tishman Speyer
Webcor Builders
WSP


Stewards

Aedis Architects
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit)
Arcadis
Baylands Development Inc
BKF Engineers
BRIDGE Housing Corporation
BXP
Carmel Partners
Carpenters Local Union 713
Consulate of the Netherlands
Deloitte
DIALOG
Emerald Fund
Equity Residential
Grosvenor Americas
Hart Howerton Architects Design
Hellman & Friedman
Jacobs
Jay Paul Company
Kennerly Architecture
Kilroy Realty Corporation
Kimley-Horn
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Mercy Housing Inc.
Mithun
Multistudio
OpenScope Studio
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Page
Page & Turnbull
Port of San Francisco
Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP
Sand Hill Property Company
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Water Company
Stanford University
Sutter Health / CPMC
Swinerton
The Core Companies
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT)
Wilson Meany L.P.
WRNS Studio LLP Zoox


Supporters

Accenture
AGI Avant, Inc.
Allen Matkins LLP
Atelier Ten
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
BAE Urban Economics
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
Buttrick Projects Architecture and Design
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
Cargill Carpenters Local Union 22
Carpenters Local Union 405
Catalyst Housing Group
Charities Housing
City of Milpitas
City of Mountain View
City of San Jose Department of Housing
CMG Landscape Architecture
Community Vision Capital & Consulting
Cordia
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
David Baker Architects
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
Eden Housing
Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
Equity Community Builders
Exygy
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Fehr & Peers
Golden State Warriors
Handel Architects, LLP
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Hatch
Hayden AI
Holland & Knight LLP
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
HR&A Advisors Inc
Hudson Pacific Properties
J. Abrams Law, P.C.
Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Lubin Olson & Niewiadomski LLP
MBH Architects
MidPen Housing Corp.
Nibbi Brothers General Contractors
Old Republic Title Company - San Francisco
Perkins Eastman
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Related California
Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey (RHAA Landscape Architecture + Planning)
San Francisco Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector
San Francisco Public Works (SF DPW)
San Francisco State University
San José State University
Santa Clara County Housing Authority
Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE)
SITELAB urban studio
SmithGroup
Steinberg Hart
Structural Engineers Association of Northern California
Studio Current
Studio T-SQ, Inc.
Technolution Move
The John Stewart Company
The Morley Bros.
Third Plateau
Tidewater Capital
Toole Design
Trust for Public Land
University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Real Estate
Urban Planning Partners
Valley Water
Wilson Design Studio (WDSLA)
Woods Bagot Architects


Small business and community

AARP California
Backstrom McCarley
Berry & Co., LLC
BCV Architects
California Apartment Association
Caltrain
Center for Elders' Independence
City of San Jose Department of Transportation
Civic Edge Consulting
Downtown Community Benefit District (Downtown SF)
Enterprise Community Partners
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Heather Young Architects
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Housing Trust Silicon Valley
Hunter Properties
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Lo Designs
Lowe
Martin Building Company
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
Office of Charles F. Bloszies, Ltd.
San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA)
San Francisco Electrical Construction Industry Local 6
San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund
San Mateo County Transit District (samTrans)
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Studio VARA
TEF Design
Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA)
Union Square Alliance
UrbanBloc
WP Investments
Yerba Buena Partnership