The Hampstead Foundation in downtown San Diego operates as a 501(c)(3) private grantmaking foundation (EIN 46-5235568) created by The Hampstead Companies to provide scholarships and tenant social services to residents of low-income housing developments. The foundation functions as an adjunct to Hampstead's core business of preserving and creating subsidized multifamily housing through low-income housing tax credits and bond financing, channeling support to the same resident populations served by organizations like Housing Development Partners. From its Columbia Street office on the eighth floor, the foundation administers grant disbursements that address the gap between housing placement and the wrap-around services — tutoring, job readiness, financial literacy — that tenants need to maintain stable residency. The parent company also operates The Arcadia Group, an in-house architectural practice specializing in sustainable design for multifamily rehabilitation projects, tying the foundation's social-services mission to the physical infrastructure overseen by planning entities such as Civic San Diego. The foundation's most targeted investment is its scholarship program, which funds educational advancement for residents of Hampstead's low-income housing portfolio across California and the mid-Atlantic region.