The society was founded as a nonprofit organization by the German Community in San Francisco in 1870. This organization renders charitable assistance to needy women and minor children of German descent who reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. For further information please visit our website www.germanladiesbenevolentsociety.org. Contributions are tax deductible. Officers 2015-2016 | President: | Uta Wagner | | 1st Vice President: | Ortrun Niesar | | 2nd Vice President: | Irene Reich | | Treasurer: | Carola Detrick | |