Grants made by The San Diego Foundation
The San Diego Foundation (EIN 95-2942582) reported 1,040 grants totaling $102.3M in FY2023 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2023) · $102.3M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of California At San Diego | Student financial aid at uc san diego and scripps institution of oceanography | $19,714,711 |
| U C San Diego Foundation | Birch aquarium at scripps and general support | $4,078,311 |
| Campanile Foundation | For general support | $1,607,726 |
| YMCA of San Diego County | Youth and summerbridge programs, "community connection" events, and annual gala | $1,439,346 |
| United Womens East African Support Team | For general support | $1,365,083 |
| San Diego Humane Society and S P C A | For general support | $1,162,788 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Foundation Inc | Construction of a new medical center | $1,000,000 |
| San Diego Habitat Conservancy | Volunteer and outreach program support | $960,374 |
| Lazarian World Homes | To build iglesia bautista christa | $938,232 |
| Vapa Foundation | For general support | $927,456 |
| University of San Diego | For general support | $878,612 |
| Policy & Innovation Center | For support of the policy and innovation center per agreement | $850,000 |
| San Diego State University | Matthew h dietschman and marion c dietschman education fund | $849,348 |
| San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | For general support | $748,072 |
| Reuben H Fleet Science Center | Annual gala | $653,582 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | First-time homebuyer grants to eligible bipoc homebuyers | $640,000 |
| San Diego Parks Foundation | For general support | $616,720 |
| Rady Childrens Hospital Foundation- San Diego | For general support | $606,758 |
| Old Town Academy Parent Foundation | New building | $588,986 |
| International Community Foundation | Fronteras unidas pro salud programs | $554,111 |
| Chicano Federation of San Diego County Inc | For general support | $539,874 |
| Scripps Health | For general support | $515,782 |
| San Diego Community College Auxiliary Organization | For general support | $505,000 |
| Data Science Alliance | For general support | $500,000 |
| Horizon Christian Fellowship | Horizon prep gala | $500,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego | Safe parking program | $499,070 |
| San Diego Society of Natural History Balboa Park | For general support | $456,022 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | For general support | $447,500 |
| Just In Time For Foster Youth | College bound program and general support | $438,983 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego | Rachel's house and rachel's program to care for unhoused women and children | $435,673 |
| San Diego River Park Foundation | Outdoor learning center at the river center at grant park | $413,066 |
| Treobytes Inc | 610 nutritious meals during nine-hour daily summer enrichment programs | $411,820 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego | Etta schwieder fund | $402,692 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | For general support | $395,069 |
| The Salvation Army | For general support | $378,197 |
| Barrio Logan College Institute | For general support | $364,913 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | For general support | $350,101 |
| Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation | For general support | $350,000 |
| Habitat For Humanity International Inc | For general support | $347,921 |
| Forever Balboa Park | Ida louise mccalvin botanical gardens easter fund | $345,918 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | Avenue for success and kpbs | $328,553 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | For general support | $327,761 |
| United Way of San Diego County | For general support | $326,327 |
| Ilan-lael | Project: ilan-lael center | $325,000 |
| Elementary Institute of Science | For general support | $323,724 |
| California Community Foundation | Subgrant to support improving awareness and use of teacher workforce data | $318,000 |
| The David S Harp Foundation Inc | Cox charities "dollars for doers" | $311,745 |
| Promise Fund of Florida Inc | Project health equity | $300,000 |
| Healthy Americas Foundation | Community health workers, hologic's project health equality | $300,000 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission Inc | For general support | $296,629 |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving | Daniel and pamela gleason charitable fund | $296,387 |
| Promises2kids Foundation | Dream on concert gala | $294,000 |
| Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation Inc | For general support | $293,289 |
| Inland Empire Community Foundation | A subgrant to support improving awareness and use of teacher workforce data | $292,000 |
| County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce | Annual gala | $286,850 |
| Guitars In the Classroom | To cover registration and 1-night stay for the it takes all of us workforce summit in los angeles | $282,771 |
| Youth Empowerment Finest Inc | For general support | $282,684 |
| Cesar Chavez Service Clubs | Washingtonm, dc trips | $277,067 |
| Urban Corps of San Diego | For general support | $272,671 |
| American National Red Cross | For general support | $271,592 |
| Living Coast Discovery Center | For general support | $271,228 |
| Mainly Mozart Inc | For general support | $267,120 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Israel relief bloomberg match program | $253,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | United jewish appeal israel emergency fund | $250,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | Israel emergency fund | $250,000 |
| Midway Foundation Inc | Development of freedom park at navy pier | $250,000 |
| Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund | For general support | $250,000 |
| Mesa Foundation | For general support | $250,000 |
| Monarch School Project | For general support | $249,293 |
| San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | For general support | $245,819 |
| Young and Prosperous Foundation | Scholarship excellence program | $243,366 |
| California State University San Marcos Corporation | For general support | $242,693 |
| Fallbrook Land Conservancy | For general support | $242,519 |
| Sbcs Corporation | Mad hatters tea party at mi escuelita | $240,765 |
| Escondido Creek Conservancy | For general support | $238,355 |
| St Vincent De Paul Village Inc | For general support | $234,844 |
| National Conflict Resolution Center | Annual gala | $232,750 |
| Urban League of San Diego County | To provide first-time homebuyer counseling, support, and hud certification to san diegans participating in sdf homebuyer program | $225,500 |
| Junior Achievement of San Diego County | For general support | $225,438 |
| San Diego Air & Space Museum | For general support | $223,092 |
| Oasis Institute | For general support | $222,870 |
| La Jolla Music Society | For general support | $221,550 |
| Endangered Habitats Conservancy | For general support | $221,491 |
| Logan Heights Community Development Corporation | Golf tournament | $220,500 |
| Regents Univ of California | For general support | $218,573 |
| San Diego Public Library Foundation | For general support | $217,080 |
| San Diego Youth Symphony | For general support | $216,099 |
| Leahs Pantry Inc | Garden adventures summer camp | $214,356 |
| La Maestra Foundation Inc | Goods and supplies for underserved and low-income families that have had household items destroyed by the flooding | $212,037 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation | Tunnel to towers | $211,750 |
| Bayside Community Center | Bayside's food security program | $210,250 |
| San Diego Museum of Art | For general support | $210,129 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | For general support | $208,783 |
| Lucky Duck Foundation | For general support | $207,750 |
| San Diego Community College District | San diego mesa college, miramar community college, san diego city college | $207,268 |
| Casa De Amparo | For general support | $207,032 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest | For general support | $205,610 |
| Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership | For general support | $204,500 |
| Bishop School | Wadia family bishop's school fund | $204,311 |
| Sherman Heights Community Center Corporation | For general support | $203,202 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of The San Diego Foundation's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.