Impact at a Glance
$
32
M+Raised
$
30
M+Granted & Committed
100
+Nonprofits Supported
United in a Time of Need
Federal funding cuts and policy changes have put essential services for our most vulnerable San Diegans at risk while leaving nonprofits with fewer resources to meet growing need.
In response, San Diego Foundation brought together donors, nonprofits, civic leaders and community partners to protect our region’s safety net programs. That collective effort became the San Diego Unity Fund, a rapid-response lifeline that helped fund nonprofits so they could continue serving families facing homelessness, food insecurity and serious health challenges.
The Unity Fund was part of a broader regional response. We also joined local foundations in United for San Diego, committing a collective $70 million in additional support to nonprofits, and we joined the County of San Diego in the Partnership to Protect San Diegans, which brought millions more to the Unity Fund to help San Diegans.
United for San Diego
United for San Diego represented an unprecedented partnership among three of San Diego’s largest foundations – Prebys Foundations, Price Philanthropies and San Diego Foundation – and the Price family.
Recognizing the economic hardship facing many San Diego children and families because of deep cuts to publicly funded safety net programs, these funders increased their combined annual giving by $70 million and aligned giving strategies to help support basic needs and keep critical community resources afloat.
San Diego Unity Fund and United for San Diego were separate initiatives that supported a similar goal: to ensure local families continue to thrive, especially those reliant on local safety net programs supporting food security, housing stability and healthcare access.