Advancing Racial & Social Justice
Launched
- Black Community Investment Fund
- San Diego Black Homebuyers Program
- Urban Business Resource Center
- Black InGenius Initiative (BiGi) at University of San Diego
Stories of Impact
Fostering Equity of Opportunity
Launched
- Workforce, Childcare & Change Report
- Summer of Learning & Joy
- Small Business & Nonprofit Relief Fund
- California Southern Small Business Fund
- Steps to Family Childcare Success (STEPS) Program
- Partnership with County to Develop Government Land Action Strategy
- Kettner Crossing Affordable Housing in Little Italy
Invested
- $650K to Address Mental and Behavioral Health Needs of Local Children & Families
- $1.15 Million to Support Early Childhood Education, Care
- $2 Million in Affordable Housing
- $838K to Increase Outdoor Access
- $10 Million in Housing Impact Fund
- $1.25 Million to Local Nonprofits to Increase Access to Quality, Affordable Early Education & Care
- $150,000 to Recruit Teachers of Color
- $100K Grant to Advance DEI Training for Local Nonprofits
- $1.1M to Expand Diversity in the Local STEM Workforce Pipeline
Building Resilient Communities
Awarded
- $390K for Local Clean Energy Projects, Green Workforce
- $1 Million to Strengthen Coastal Resilience in U.S., Mexico
- $4 Million in Scholarships to Local Students
- $5.5M in Grants to Strengthen Food Security and Sustainable Food Production and Distribution
- $2 Million to Support K-12 Post-Pandemic Academic, Social Success
- $12.3 Million to 90 Nonprofits for K-12 Student Academic and Socio-Emotional Development
- $252,000 to Expand Access to Care, Prevent & Address Child Abuse & Trauma
- Child Tax Credit Outreach
- $315,000 to Support Age-Friendly Communities
- $180K in Grants to Connect Opportunity Youth to Green Jobs
- $535K to Expand Mental and Behavioral Health Care Resources for Children and Families
- $495K to Support Basic Needs of Local College Students
- $294K in Grants to Advance Cali-Baja Coastal Preservation
- $500K to Support Healthier Starts for Mothers, Babies and Young Children
- Regional Affiliates Award Local Nonprofits – 4SRanch-Del Sur, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Escondido, Oceanside, Rancho Bernardo, Ramona
Stories of Impact
- Andrea Barajas, Scholarships
- Living Coast Discovery Center, Opening the Outdoors
- MiraCosta College, Science & Technology Program
- Fatima “Lee” Laugo, Science & Technology Program
- Casa Familiar, Green Jobs
- Bayside Community Center, Food Program
- Serenity Dorsey, Community Scholar
- Karla Gonzalez, Community Scholar
- Ainhoa Leal, Community Scholar
- Innovative Childcare Solutions to Help Working Parents
- Urban Surf 4 Kids, Thrive Outside
- Bayside Community Center, Level Up SD
- Via International, Opening the Outdoors
- Binational Resilience Initiative Launch
- Lumbercycle, Thrive Outside
- Urban Corps of San Diego County, Green Jobs
- Scholarship Recipients, Community Scholarships Program
- Olivewood Gardens, Opening the Outdoors
- Water Conservation Garden, Opening the Outdoors
- Media Arts Center San Diego, Level Up SD
- Para Las Familias, Healthy Children & Families
- Un Mar de Colores, Opening the Outdoors
- Meliya Russom, Scholarship Recipient
- Groundwork San Diego – Chollas Creek, Opening the Outdoors
- Little Saigon San Diego Foundation, Opening the Outdoors
- Vision to Learn, Healthy Children & Families
- Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom, Jay Kahn Endowment Fund
Delivering World-Class Philanthropy
Launched
- San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Training for Staff, Board and Donors
- New Brand Mark and Website
- Jay Kahn Endowment Fund
- San Diego Fundraising Conference
Stories of Impact