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Nonprofit Impact Stories

Nonprofit grantees transform lives across our region.

Crisis Philanthropy

Addressing the Social-Emotional Needs of Teen Boys

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Crisis Philanthropy

Utilizing “Food As Medicine” to Serve San Diegans with Critical Illnesses

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Workforce Development

Rise Up Industries Helps Former Gang Members Get Job Training

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Children & Families

Providing Early Childhood Education for Working Families Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

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What We Fund

This past year, we granted more than $150 million – the most charitable year in our organization’s history dating back to 1975.

While donor-directed grants from advised funds contribute to the Foundation’s overall grantmaking efforts, the vast majority of our discretionary and competitive grantmaking directly aligns to the priorities outlined in our Strategic Plan, including:

  1. Advancing racial and social justice
  2. Fostering equity of opportunity
  3. Building resilient communities

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From education and the environment to racial and social justice, workforce development, and more, we open competitive grant cycles aligned with our Strategic Plan priorities to help nonprofit organizations make a greater impact and transform the lives of San Diegans.

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We post all open funding opportunities in MySDF, our online grant portal. By creating an account, you can research available grants and apply for funding.

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Hundreds of forward-thinking, local nonprofit leaders turn to us to provide opportunities for long-term sustainability to stabilize their organization and strengthen our region

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