Press Release 2004

December 2004

• Santa’s Silent Helpers Give $144,000 To Nonprofits
  December 22, 2004 —On Christmas morning, 25 San Diego County nonprofit organizations will find a surprise waiting in their Christmas stockings. Read the entire article.
  
  
• The San Diego Foundation Announces Participation in Communities Advancing the Arts, a $500,000 Partnership Funded by The James Irvine Foundation
  December 9, 2004 —The James Irvine Foundation today announced a set of grants totaling $3.5 million in connection with a new initiative, Communities Advancing the Arts. Read the entire article.
  
  
• Harvard Business School Alumni Club Establishes Scholarship for Nonprofit Leadership with The San Diego Foundation
  SAN DIEGO, CA – December 2, 2004 -- The Harvard Business School (HBS) Alumni Club of San Diego and The San Diego Foundation, San Diego's leader in charitable giving, are establishing an annual scholarship to help local nonprofit institutions improve their strategic management. Read the entire article.

November 2004

• San Diego Women’s Foundation named Outstanding Philanthropic Organization in San Diego
  November 19, 2004 – Last week, the San Diego chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals selected the four-year-old San Diego Women’s Foundation (SDWF) as San Diego’s “Outstanding Philanthropic Organization for 2004.” Read the entire article.

October 2004

• A Spirit of Giving
  October 25, 2004 - As fires raged from the northern reaches of San Diego County to the border last October, nonprofit organizations, faith groups and community members launched charitable drives that have raised more than $30 million. Read the entire article as published in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

July 2004

• New Board, New Funds, New Direction for The San Diego Foundation
  July 15, 2004 - Initiative of “Understanding San Diego” Seeks Knowledge, Consensus and Action, $47 Million in Year’s Grant-making Recognized Read the entire article.

June 2004

• The San Diego Women’s Foundation Grants $220,000 To Six Local Nonprofit Environment Groups
  June 10, 2004 – Six San Diego environment nonprofit groups tonight will receive over $220,000 in grants from The San Diego Women’s Foundation, a four-year-old organization of 222 active and committed women philanthropists.Read the entire article.

May 2004

• The San Diego Foundation Awards Record $600,000 in Scholarships
  May 8, 2004 - The San Diego Foundation today awarded over $600,000 in scholarships to local students in a special recognition ceremony held at the University of San Diego’s Shiley Theatre. This is the largest scholarship amount distributed by The Foundation since the creation of its Community Scholarship Program seven years ago. Read the entire article.

April 2004

• Coronadans Donate Through The San Diego Foundation
  Courtesy of the Coronado Eagle & Journal
  April 7, 2004 – Local play-goers, homeless people in Chicago, Naval Academy midshipmen in Annapolis, mentally ill people near Jerusalem and farmers scattered around the world are all connected through a Coronado couple. Chuck and Jo-an Howe have established a fund with The San Diego Foundation that allows them to designate where contributions from the fund go. Read the entire article.
  
  

March 2004

• Fire Victims Scholarship Fund Receives $50,000 from Mission Federal Credit Union
  March 25, 2004 – The San Diego Fire Victims Scholarship Fund, established at The San Diego Foundation to benefit students adversely impacted by the 2003 wildfires, has received a $50,000 donation from Mission Federal Credit Union (Mission Fed). Read the entire article.
  
  
• Science Education Receives $150,000 Grant from Pfizer Foundation
  March 15, 2004 – San Diego, known for its vibrant science and technology community, is in danger of losing future generations of young scientists who lose interest in science and technology during their middle school years. Read the entire article.
  

February 2004

• Local Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Donates $50,000 to “After-the-Fire Fund"
  Feb. 17, 2004 – Anheuser-Busch Sales of San Diego, an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary, has donated $50,000 to The San Diego Foundation’s “After-the-Fire Fund.” The grant came less than a week after SeaWorld San Diego, another subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch, announced a special free admission program to honor area firefighters, emergency response workers, and individuals and families who lost homes during the Southern California firestorms. Read the entire article.
  

January 2004

• Charitable Giving is the "San Diego Way"
  January 4, 2004 - The October wildfires revealed a fundamental aspect of San Diego that makes it such a desirable place to live – beyond its climate, natural beauty and distinctive blend of cultures. This defining element is philanthropy – San Diego's tradition of using charitable giving to improve the quality of life for all its residents. Charitable giving is a powerful force here – it's what we call the San Diego Way for everyday citizens to invest personally and liberally in their own communities.
  
  Read the entire article, reprinted with permission from the front page of the “Insight” Section, The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  Image courtesy of Jennifer Hewitson, illustrator.
  
  
  
• Lemon Grove Education Foundation Creates New Scholarship Endowment at The San Diego Foundation
  January 7, 2004 – The Lemon Grove Education Foundation today announced that it has established a new community-based scholarship endowment for Lemon Grove residents. The fund will be managed by The San Diego Foundation. Read the entire article.
  
  
• The San Diego Foundation Adds New Director of Science & Technology, Health & Human Services
  January 8, 2004 – The San Diego Foundation today announced that Ruth Patterson, Ph.D., recently joined the nonprofit organization to serve in a dual capacity as Director – Analysis & Strategy for the Science & Technology and Health & Human Services teams. Read the entire article.
  
  
• The San Diego Women’s Foundation Opens Applications Process for over $200,000 in Environmental Grants
  January 15, 2004 – The San Diego Women’s Foundation today announced the opening of its 2003-2004 grant cycle that will award more than $200,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations or programs that maintain the quality, health and diversity of the environment in San Diego County. Read the entire article.

December 2003

• "Scholarships handy; apply early and often" - Article featured in SD Union-Tribune
  December 25, 2003 - As high school seniors start thinking about college scholarship opportunities, they would do well to heed advice from Aurora Taber: Apply early and often. Taber, a freshman at New York University, applied for about 20 scholarships when she was a senior at Rancho Bernardo High School last year. "It was pretty rigorous, it takes a lot of effort and there's a lot of paperwork," said Taber. "But it was definitely worth it." Read the entire article.
  

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