The announcement comes days before the return of Salesforce’s Dreamforce, San Francisco’s biggest conference. It is expected to have 45,000 attendees and a projected $130 million in local spending. An area of the conference will encourage attendees to pledge 1% of equity, tech and time to philanthropy, as Salesforce has done.

The Benioffs have previously given hundreds of millions of dollars to UCSF, which named its children’s hospitals in both San Francisco and Oakland after them. The Benioffs and Salesforce have surpassed $1 billion in Bay Area giving over the past decade.

“This is not something that will happen over a business quarter or even over a five-year period. This is a deep partnership, it’s incredible to be able to build year over year,” said Sunya Norman, Salesforce’s senior vice president of impact.

“At UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, we believe world-class health care should be available to children and families of all needs and backgrounds. Salesforce’s sustained support helps us realize that vision, by expanding and modernizing our pediatric facilities, launching new initiatives in our communities, and providing life-changing care for thousands of children each year,” said Nicholas Holmes, president of the hospitals in a statement. 

Salesforce’s grants include $13 million to public schools including San Francisco Unified School District and Oakland Unified School District, which are facing budget crises. The money will help students learn and train on AI. Another $17 million is going to 18 nonprofits focusing on AI, including Beyond 12, College Track, Common Sense Media, the Kapor Center and Khan Academy.

“Salesforce’s historic commitment to San Francisco’s public schools is a model of philanthropic impact in public education,” said Dr. Maria Su, SFUSD’s superintendent, in a statement. Prior donations have helped create a computer curriculum and supported over 120,000 students and families over 13 years, she said.

Although Benioff has given extensively to the city, Salesforce has also drawn controversy and protests at prior Dreamforces for its work with U.S. Border Patrol.