It’s that time of year, again!
For philanthropists, the end of the calendar year is generally the time to increase your nonprofit support and make your largest charitable contributions to receive optimal tax benefits.
In 2017, of the $410 billion Americans gave to U.S. nonprofits, roughly 30 percent of all charitable contributions occurred in the month of December and 10 percent of all giving came in the last three days of the year.
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At The San Diego Foundation, we thank our generous donors and greatly appreciate your role in granting more than $67 million to the nonprofit community to strengthen the San Diego region during our most recent fiscal year.
This year end, we want to help make your charitable giving and planning as easy as possible!
I recently spoke to one longtime fund holder at The Foundation who expressed her appreciation for the value community foundations provide donors at year’s end.
With more than 11,000 nonprofits in the San Diego region, this homegrown San Diegan looks to The San Diego Foundation to provide information and research about the nonprofits and social impact areas that matter most to her.
While she has several philanthropic interests, education is her passion.
She and her husband connect with our charitable giving team each October to strategize year-end giving plans and discuss which local nonprofits they can support to help underserved students attend and finish college.
These conversations have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars granted from their donor-advised fund.
In addition to guidance in grantmaking, this donor benefits at year’s end because she is able to contribute to her donor-advised fund using a variety of assets, including cash and complex assets like stocks, mutual funds and more.
She and her husband have replenished their fund in a variety of ways over the years. Currently, they are working with our team to donate privately-held stock before 2018 ends.
As giving increases at year-end, every donor at The San Diego Foundation can expect an easy and timely process for making contributions to donor-advised funds and grants to organizations you care about in San Diego and beyond.
The following information ensures you are prepared for your year-end charitable decisions:
If you need help outside of our office hours, GuideStar and Charity Navigator are great alternative resources to inform your year-end giving decisions.
Asset Type | Deadline |
Mutual Fund | Mutual fund donations must arrive to The Foundation by November 23. |
Stock | Stock donations must arrive to The Foundation brokerage accounts by December 21 at 1:00pm. |
Credit Card | Credit card donations must be processed by The Foundation by December 28 at 1:00pm. |
Cash | Cash donations should be hand-delivered to our Liberty Station office by December 31 at 12:00pm. |
Check | Mail must be postmarked by the U.S. Post Office by December 31. |
Grantmaking | |
Grants | Grants guaranteed to be postmarked before December 31 must be received by December 20 at 12:00pm. |
2018 has been an influential year of opportunity. Let’s create more, together.
See the 2018 Year-End Giving Guide
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On August 9, 2022, we awarded $838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants to 24 nonprofit organizations that offer equitable access to outdoor spaces in San Diego County.
“San Diego Foundation is proud to once again support its partners committed to increasing community-driven efforts to enhance accessible outdoor space, encourage youth to learn more through hands-on education and create the next generation of environmental stewards in the San Diego region,” said Christiana DeBenedict, SDF Director of Environment Initiatives.
This year’s grantees will help address these inequities and enhance access to the outdoors throughout San Diego County.
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