Smarts Ways to Give in 2025
Act now to ensure your gifts are processed by December 31.
Fifty & Forward
This Giving Season, align your giving with San Diego Foundation through Fifty & Forward.
By giving through your donor-advised fund (DAF) or making new contributions, you can make grants have a meaningful impact for Education, Children & Families, and the Environment.
Together, let’s take the past 50 years of investment and impact into the next 50 years of possibility and promise.
United for San Diego
One in eight San Diegans is facing economic hardship due to government cuts to public programs and services.
United for San Diego is an unprecedented partnership among three of San Diego’s largest foundations to keep San Diegans housed, fed and healthy.
Your grant to the San Diego Unity Fund helps keep critical safety nets in place across the county for neighbors who need them most.
2025 Year-End Deadlines
Refer to the critical dates below to ensure that your clients gifts are received and processed by December 31, the IRS deadline for yearly tax deduction eligibility. For some assets, these dates fall in November.
Credit Card
Must be submitted online by
December 31, 11:59pm
Or, by phone/in-person by
December 31, 12:00pm
Instructions
IRAs / QCDs / RMDs
Deadlines are dependent on IRA contribution type and custodian.
Here to Support Your Giving
Your philanthropy is personal. Our Donor Services Team is here to help you this Giving Season by delivering world-class service and promptly responding to your needs.
We can support your giving and philanthropic goals in many ways, including:
- Helping you make grants that will meet our community’s greatest needs
- Sharing our expertise in the urgent issues facing our community
- Providing research into nonprofits or issues to support your philanthropy
- Connecting you to nonprofits, causes and other funders that align with your interests
- Assisting you in making donations of any kind and opening new funds
- Helping you navigate and use the MySDF Donor Portal