The San Diego Foundation's Board of Governors Approves 109 Grants to San Diego County

January 24, 2001

The San Diego Foundation's Board of Governors has approved 109 grant recommendations, a total amount of $2,957,159, to a number of organizations in San Diego County. These grants will serve a variety of purposes in several areas, including arts and culture, health and human services, employment and economic development, and education. The San Diego Foundation's purpose is to improve the quality of life in all of San Diego's communities by promoting and increasing responsible and effective philanthropy. Founded in 1975, The San Diego Foundation is the largest charitable foundation in San Diego, maintaining more than $385 million in assets. The Foundation manages more than 600 private funds and distributes more than $30 million each year for charitable purposes. In its 25 years, The Foundation has distributed $155 million in grants to the San Diego community. Following is a list of the organizations that are receiving a grant, the purpose of the grant, and The San Diego Foundation Fund that is providing the grant.

Alpine Community Center, Inc. $230
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 Meal Delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

American Red Cross - San Diego $250
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Anza Borrego Foundation $5,000
To acquire land for Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
The Engel Fund

Bayview Baptist Church Scholarship Fund $4,000
For scholarships
Tameka L. Henderson Memorial Scholarship Fund

Birdrock Elementary School PTA $1,000
For general support
Weingart-Price Fund

Bishop's School
To be used at the discretion of the Headmaster Michael Teitelman - $10,000
Thomas Murphy Fund
Scholarships for Protestant Christian students who need financial assistance and meet criteria - $50,000

Fermanian Family Fund
For the endowment for education - $7,000

Edward and Martha Dennis Fund
for the scholarship fund and for the annual fund - $15,000
HW Fund

Boys & Girls Clubs of National City $719
For educational and other needs of youths ages 6 to 18
Kate and Gibson Adams Fund

California State University San Marcos $25,000
For library construction
HW Fund

Canine Companions for Independence $100
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Child Abuse Prevention Foundation $250
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Children's Hospital Auxiliary $10,000
To support 2001 Gala
Perry Family Fund

Children's Hospital Foundation $80,000
To support the Speech and Hearing Center, family grants and newborn screenings
The Cox Kids Foundation Fund

City of Vista - Vista Senior Nutrition $160
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

Elementary Institute of Science
For general support - $250
Conner Family Fund
For the endowed fund for seeds & garden supplies for the outdoor garden at the
Elementary Institute of Science - $25,000
The Engel Fund

Episcopal Community Services $1,000
Annual support for programs
Tom A. and Nell Waltz Fund

Escondido Creek Conservancy $300,000
For land preservation
Anonymous

Fallbrook Senior Citizens Center $45
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

First Assembly of God $8,000
For the camp for abused and neglected children
Eva May Fleet Foundation Fund

Foundation for the Children of the Californias $25,000
For the expansion of a pediatric clinic in Mexico
Weingart-Price Fund

Habitat for Humanity/Tijuana-San Diego $200
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Harvest for the Hungry $30,000
To be used at the direction of the Board of Directors
Fackler Family Fund

Humane Society of San Diego
For general support $100
Employee Matching Gift Program
For general support $100 Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Institute for Arts Education $1,000
For an Arts Partner Sponsorship to support the mission of Artwalk, which is to promote art, education and technology in the diverse cultural framework of San Diego
The Corky McMillin Companies Foundation

Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Right $25,000
To build diverse leadership within congregations to address particular issues impacting immigrants in National City
Intergroup Relations Project

International Community Foundation $1,000
For general support
Polak Family Fund

Jarrett Meeker Foundation $500
For general support
Polak Family Fund

Jeffersonian Law Foundation $5,000
As an educational grant with criteria to be determined by Tom and Josslyn Meyer
Joss and Tom Fund

Jewish Family Services $1,000
For the Mentoring Mothers program
HW Fund

Junior Achievement of San Diego $10,000
To sponsor the San Diego Business Hall of Fame
Perry Family Fund

KPBS - TV
For general support - $1,000
HW Fund
For general support - $250

Gerald A. Kelly Fund
for the Producer's Club - $1,000
Christa McReynolds Fund

La Jolla Country Day School $5,000
To use in the general fund
Fackler Family Fund

La Jolla Playhouse $2,500
For general support
Thomas Murphy Fund

LEAD San Diego, Inc. $1,000
to carry out LEAD's mission
Anonymous #9 Fund

Las Patronas $1,000
Underwriting for the Jewel Ball
Tom A. and Nell Waltz Fund

Light for Life Foundation of San Diego $200
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Mama's Kitchen $200
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Mesa Valley Grove Nutrition Board $1,665
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

National City Nutrition Project $1,065
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

National Multiple Sclerosis- San Diego Chapter $200
For Steve's Fleet
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Neighborhood House Association $625
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

Neurosciences Institute $2,000
As an unrestricted grant
Tom A. and Nell Waltz Fund

Nonprofit Management Solutions $1,000
To advance the grantee in its mission
Anonymous #9 Fund

Old Globe Theatre
For general support - $250
Gerald A. Kelly Fund
RedR Australia
for disaster relief - $5,000
The Farrell Fund
for general support - $5,000
Weingart-Price Fund

Palomar College Foundation $1,000
For the President's Associates
HW Fund

Peninsula Shepherd's Center $460
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

Planned Parenthood of San Diego & Riverside Counties $2,500
To use where the need is greatest in fulfilling your mission
Anonymous #9 Fund

Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church $15,000
For the building program
Harold A. and Madeline R. Jacobs Family Fund

Rotary Club of San Diego
For the recipient of the MacLaggan Award - $500
Susan Frost and John R. Ahlering Fund
For the Rotary Club Foundation - $500
Susan Frost and John R. Ahlering Fund

Salvation Army of San Diego $250
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Samahan Senior Center $245
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

San Diego Aerospace Museum $250,000
For the library project
Weingart-Price Fund

San Diego Blood Bank Foundation $500
For operating expenses
The John Benson and Jane Belt Benson Fund

San Diego City Schools $7,395
For the Institute For Learning - to reimburse SDCS for travel cost of New York Principals' visit
San Diego City Schools Superintendent's Fund for School Innovation

San Diego Dialogue, UC Regents
For its K-12 School Reform Program - $25,000
Ariel W. Coggeshall Fund
For the annual fund contribution - $250
Edward and Martha Dennis Fund

San Diego Education Fund $2,415
Reimbursement for superintendent's meeting, entertainment and travel expenses 6/99 to 12/99
San Diego City Schools Superintendent's Fund for School Innovation

San Diego Friends of Legal Aid $25,000
For Project CLEAR
Weingart-Price Fund

San Diego Historical Society $2,000
For overhead support for the Society
Anonymous #9 Fund

San Diego Hospice Foundation, Inc. $20,000
For general support in memory of Ray Cannon and Herb Sullivan
The Orca Fund (anonymous)

San Diego Museum of Art
For general support - $500
Kathryn Crippen Hattox Fund
For Art Alive underwriting and Annual Funding - $3,000
Tom A. and Nell Waltz Fund

San Diego Museum of Man $500
To support Footsteps Through Time: 4 million years of human evolution
Conner Family Fund

San Diego Natural History Museum
to be used at the discretion of the Executive Director Michael W. Hager - $5,000
Thomas Murphy Fund
to use toward construction of the new Klauber-Miller library - $5,000
Anonymous #9 Fund

San Diego Opera $25,000
For general support
The Farrell Fund

San Diego Police Officers Association Charitable Fund $5,000
For the Crime Victim Program
Weingart-Price Fund

San Diego READS
To fund the new supporting organization - $1,400,000
San Diego Reads Literacy Campaign
To fund the new SDF supporting organization - $249,000
San Diego Reads Carnegie Grant

San Diego Rescue Mission $200
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

San Diego Rural Fire Protection District $10,000
To purchase protective wildland firefighting clothing to be able to provide emergency firefighting services
Weingart-Price Fund

San Diego Symphony Orchestra
For general support - $500
Kathryn Crippen Hattox Fund
For operating support - $2,500
Anonymous #9 Fund

San Dieguito River Valley Land Conservancy $10,000
To be used as needed
HW Fund

SDSU - Aztec Athletic Foundation $200
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Second Chance Program $2,000
For general support
Hawkins Community Fund

Sharp Healthcare $5,000
to support capital projects at Sharp Memorial Hospital
Robin Advised Fund

Southern Caregiver Resource Center $100
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Southwestern Junior Foundation $150
To help purchase boats for the Junior program
Employee Matching Gift Program

Sprites of East County $1,000
For general support
Weingart-Price Fund

St. Charles Nutrition Center $720
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

St. Jude's Shrine - Nutrition Project $365
For MOMeals Thanksgiving Day 2000 meal delivery
Meals on the Move Fund

St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc. $250
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Summerbridge San Diego - Bishop's School $5,000
For long term tracking of graduates
HW Fund

UC San Diego Cancer Center $100
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

UC San Diego Foundation $20,000
for the UCSD Cardiovascular Center, underwriting for "Heart of San Diego"
Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Fund

UC San Diego Foundation $150,000
to fund the Micro-Array/ Reader Combo for the marine biology sector
Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Fund

United Way/CHAD
For general support - $250
Gerald A. Kelly Fund
To support the Fall 2000 fundraising campaign - $3,500
Anonymous #9 Fund

United Way of San Diego County $10,500
For its Outcome and Community Impact Measurement Program
Kantor-Lebow-Stroud Memorial Endowment Fund

University of San Diego $100
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

Washington-Lincoln Laurels for Leaders $1,000
For Student Leadership Recognition program
Weingart-Price Fund

Westwind Brass, Inc. $5,000
For the Maestro sponsorship
The Farrell Fund

YMCA - Magdelena Ecke $250
For Kids 2000
David and Tina Thomas Family Charitable Fund

YMCA - San Diego County $100
For general support
Gerald A. Kelly Fund

YWCA - San Diego County $2,000
To cover part of the expenses from Paul, Plevin and Sullivan Services
Susan K. and Stephen L. Weber Fund

Zoological Society of San Diego CRES (Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species)
To help continue vital CRES programs - $1,000
Conner Family Fund
For the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species - $1,000
Anonymous #9 Fund
In memory of Julius Brown - $5,000
Weingart-Price Fund
for general purposes at the discretion of the Development Director - $2,500
Joss and Tom Fund