Grants
Grants Awarded
2020-2021
Escondido Community Foundation awarded $302,825 in funding during its 14th year of grantmaking to 17 programs strengthening the environment in Escondido and addressing the impacts of COVID-19.
Environmental Education & Food System Awareness Through Classroom Aquaponics
EcoLife Conservation
$25,000
Opening Young Eyes to Nature in Escondido
Friends of Daley Ranch
$25,000
Interactive Science Garden
San Pasqual Union School
$25,000
Habitats: A Program for All Escondido Union District 3rd Graders
Escondido Creek Conservancy
$24,000
Water & Environmental Education Workshops for Children in Escondido
San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
$20,825
Environmental STEM Education Programs
Coastal Roots Farm
$17,500
Food for Thought
I Love a Clean San Diego
$17,500
Exploring Conservation Science Program for 8th Grade EUSD Students
San Diego Zoo Global
$15,000
Additional grantmaking is supporting COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. Grants include:
- Escondido Union School District – $40,000
- Feeding San Diego – $20,000
- Interfaith Community Services – $20,000
- COVID-19 Community Response Fund – $17,000
- The Salvation Army Escondido – $15,000
- Neighborhood Healthcare – $10,000
- Palomar Health Foundation – $5,000
- San Diego Futures Foundation – $5,000
- Front Line Appreciation Group – $1,000
Middle & High School Leadership Initiative
A Step Beyond
$35,000 Grant
Northern Lights
California Center for the Arts, Escondido
$35,000 Grant
Two Field Renovations
Escondido American Little League
$35,000 Grant
Grand Avenue Music Festival
Escondido Downtown Business Association
$35,000 Grant
Dixon Lake Playground
Hidden Valley Kiwanis
$20,000 Grant
Explore and Restore Felicita County Park
Nature Collective (formerly known as San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy)
$27,500 Grant
One-on-One Intergenerational Literacy Tutoring Program
San Diego Oasis
$15,000 Grant
2018-2019
Escondido Community Foundation awarded $183,910 in funding at its 12th Annual Grants Celebration on September 27 to six nonprofit programs that will enhance Escondido through interactive, publicly-accessible arts and cultural experiences.
The Allegro Project
Civic Youth Orchestra
$50,000 Grant
Local Color Mural and Flag Project
Escondido Arts Partnership
$21,700 Grant
The Wall Speaks
Escondido Community Child Development Center
$30,000 Grant
Restoration of Historic Victorian
Escondido History Center
$16,778 Grant
Excavating Escondido II
La Jolla Playhouse
$50,000 Grant
Ticitozaa Folklorico Dance Festival
Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts
$15,432 Grant
2017-2018
Escondido Community Foundation awarded $231,016 in funding to eight nonprofits at its 11th Anniversary Celebration. ECF awarded funding to nonprofits that will have a long-term impact on youth.
Robots, Coding & Digital Interactivity: STEM in the Classroom
Conway Elementary School
$21,418 Grant
Young Emerging Latino Leaders Father/Son Project
Encuentros Leadership
$35,000 Grant
Youth Leaders for Change Academy
Escondido Education COMPACT
$31,574 Grant
Project Teatro Mision
Mission Middle School
$27,000 Grant
Escondido Community Wraparound
Fred Finch Youth Center
$35,000 Grant
Life Skills for Teens
Palomar Family Counseling Service
$17,024 Grant
Girls Who Code (Club Escondido)
San Diego Futures Foundation
$29,000 Grant
Transitional Age Youth Program
Voices for Children
$35,000 Grant
2016-2017
Escondido Community Foundation awarded $210,000 in funding to seven nonprofits at its 10th Anniversary Celebration. ECF focused on programs that prevent homelessness and promote housing stability in the Escondido community.
A Step Beyond
A Step Beyond
$20,000 Grant
Escondido Community Child Development Center
Mental Health Services Specialist for At-Risk Preschoolers and Families
$20,000 Grant
Financial Literacy in Escondido Communities
Community HousingWorks
$30,000 Grant
Next Step North Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Center for Community Solutions
$35,000 Grant
Family Housing and Social Services Program
Interfaith Community Services
$35,000 Grant
Mental Health Services for the Homeless
Neighborhood Healthcare
$35,000 Grant
A Permanent Solution to Family Homelessness in Escondido
Solutions for Change
$35,000 Grant
2015-2016
The Escondido Community Foundation granted $168,860 to eight nonprofit organizations that promote the rich natural resources and open spaces of Escondido.
Chaparral Passport and Naturalist Program
The California Chaparral Institute
$21,560 Grant
Children’s Natural Play Area
El Caballo Park Conservancy
$24,500 Grant
Clean Canyons for a Clean Coast
I Love a Clean San Diego County
$17,000 Grant
Daley Ranch 7th Grade Field Trip
The Friends of Daley Ranch
$25,000 Grant
Escondido Outdoors
Outdoor Outreach
$10,000 Grant
Exploring and Conserving the Escondido Creek Watershed
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
$30,000 Grant
Girls on the Run Escondido
Girls on the Run San Diego
$10,800 Grant
Save Our Aquatic Resources Program
Zoological Society of San Diego
$30,000 Grant
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2014-2015
The Escondido Community Foundation celebrated its seventh year of grantmaking and awarded $187,175 to six community groups. For the 2014-2015 grant cycle, the Escondido Community Foundation+ chose to focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) projects.
Implementing STEM Classroom Communities: Collaborative
Del Dios Middle School
$35,000 Grant
STEM Education & Career Exploration
Encuentros Leadership
$35,000 Grant
Igniting A Love of Science
North Broadway School
$35,000 Grant
Our Living Watershed
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
$22,00 Grant
STEM Enrichment Program for underserved children
The Kid’s College
$30,715 Grant
Hands-on Experiences in Conservation Science for Escondido
Zoological Society of San Diego
$30,000 Grant
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