September 18, 2014 – San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation Teachers’ Fund awarded 63 teachers across 16 San Diego County School Districts a total of $50,748 in grants that helped strengthen more than 4,000 students’ ties to the community and provided unique opportunities for learning this year. The grants benefitted K-12 teachers who focus... Read More »

September 18, 2014 – San Diego, CA – During Tijuana River Action Month, hundreds of volunteers will gather from September 20 to October 11 to clean up the massive amounts of ocean-bound trash and debris currently clogging the Tijuana River Valley. The Tijuana River Action Network (TRAN) will address the sediment, trash and other pollutants... Read More »

September 15, 2014, 2014 – San Diego, CA – The Escondido Charitable Foundation (ECF) today announced it has granted $1 million to local nonprofit organizations focused on programs that serve Escondido residents, including $187,715 this year. Six organizations, including Del Dios Middle School, Encuentros Leadership, Zoological Society of San Diego, North Broadway School, San Elijo... Read More »

July 23, 2014 – San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation today announced it granted $47 million to nonprofit organizations in fiscal year 2014. Since its inception, The Foundation has granted $880 million to serve and improve the San Diego region. A celebration of the year’s success and the introduction of five new Board... Read More »

July 18, 2014 – San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation Malin Burnham San Diego Center for Civic Engagement (the Center) has granted 20 community awards between $1,000 and $5,000 to encourage the creation of projects that improve neighborhoods throughout San Diego County. Nearly $100,000 was granted in total. The Great Neighborhood Challenge is... Read More »

July 17, 2014 – San Diego, CA – The educational dreams of more than 800 students will become a reality in the 2014-2015 school year, as The San Diego Foundation’s scholarship donors once again came together and collectively gifted $2.2 million in scholarship awards. Unlike other scholarship programs in San Diego, Foundation donors have an... Read More »

July 15, 2014 – San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation Board of Governors today announced that former Chief Operating Officer of The California Endowment Kathlyn Mead has been selected as President and Chief Executive Officer of The San Diego Foundation. A long-time San Diego community member and resident of Escondido, Mead brings a... Read More »

June 13, 2014 – San Diego, CA – On Thursday, June 12, the Oceanside Charitable Foundation (OCF), an affiliate of The San Diego Foundation, held its 6th Annual Grant Awards Celebration providing seven nonprofits with $58,000 in funding. These grants will enhance civic leadership, engagement, and volunteerism within the Oceanside community. The programs funded include... Read More »

July 8, 2014 – San Diego, CA – Bridging the debate and often-cited challenges between policymakers, business leaders, environmentalists and climate scientists, Climate Education Partners (San Diego Region) and its partner organization, The San Diego Foundation, released a first-of-its-kind report, “San Diego, 2050 Is Calling. How Will We Answer?” connecting the work of local scientists... Read More »

July 2, 2014 – San Diego, CA – A lo largo de 20 años como presidente y director ejecutivo de The San Diego Foundation, Bob Kelly ha creado un legado perdurable, logrando que la Fundación se convirtiera en la institución principal de la filantropía en la región, y una voz fuerte que favorece la participación... Read More »