2020
Supporting those most affected by COVID-19.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, San Diego Foundation partners with local leaders to launch the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund on March 16, 2020.
The Foundation collaborates with philanthropy, government, business, nonprofits, schools and other sectors across San Diego County to raise and grant $67 million for over 200 nonprofit partners that provide 4.14 million critical services to San Diegans in need – low-income workers, families and vulnerable communities most affected by the coronavirus crisis.
Notable contributions include $1 million in seed funding from SDG&E, a $1.5 million matching gift from the Hervey Family, and an $8 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott – the single largest individual contribution. In total, the fund receives over 3,700 generous donations.
The response fund serves as a model for the 2024 San Diego Flood Response Fund, a philanthropic effort to raise and deploy funds to nonprofits serving southeastern San Diego communities that needed assistance after a “1,000-year storm” hit San Diego. The collective effort results in $1.4 million raised and granted 16,795 services provided to flood survivors.
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