San Diego Foundation

Wishing you a Happy #July4th! 🎆 Our office is closed as we’re taking the day to relax and spend quality time with loved ones and being outside. We will be open tomorrow, July 5 for regular business hours. Enjoy celebrating the day safely with your loved ones!

We recently launched El Camino Fund, a new affinity fund at SDF and seeded the initiative with a $2.5 million endowment to empower local Latino/a leaders and strengthen economic mobility and generational wealth-building projects led by Latino/a-serving nonprofit organizations in San Diego County. It provides an opportunity for those engaged with and passionate about San Diego’s Latino/a community to express their generosity and support through philanthropy. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XOQxjt #AffinityFund #ElCaminoFund #CommunityImpact

🌟 Nonprofit Fundraising Professionals! We’re thrilled to share that Stephan Coleman, Market Managing Director at PNC Institutional Asset Management, will be one of our speakers at this year’s San Diego Fundraising Conference. Stephan is responsible for the strategic direction, innovation and execution of PNC’s Institutional Asset Management business in the San Diego, Northern California and Nevada markets. His team consults with a broad range of clients including nonprofit organizations, corporations, healthcare systems, insurance companies, unions and governments. Learn more about this year’s speakers at SDFoundation.org/SDFC. #SDFundraisingConf2024 PNC Bank

Social justice means equal rights and equitable opportunities for all. ✨ According to the San Diego Economic Equity Report, many San Diegans face challenges in affording housing and other basic needs, with significant disparities affecting our Black and Latino/a neighbors. As San Diego’s largest regional community foundation, we’re dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and removing barriers to inclusion, striving to make San Diego County a better, stronger and more equitable region. Learn more in our blog about social justice activism in San Diego: https://bit.ly/3W9YDlP #EqualRights #SanDiegoActivism #SocialJustice

We partnered with the Dr. Seuss Foundation to award $1.3 million in grants to local nonprofits supporting early childhood education and care for San Diego families with young children ages 0 – 5. This ongoing collaboration supports school readiness and equitable access to opportunity, ensuring a strong foundation for literacy in the earliest years. Learn more about SDF's Early Childhood Initiative: https://bit.ly/3xTlTee #EarlyChildhood #Education #SanDiego

In response to the Jan. 22 floods, we launched the San Diego Flood Response Fund to rapidly deploy flexible resources into the community and support organizations responding to the unprecedented flooding. Some of the most acute flooding and damage occurred in communities in National City, Spring Valley and southeastern San Diego, including Mountain View, Southcrest, Logan Heights and Encanto, leaving neighbors and residents without livable homes, clothing, food or transportation. 100% of donations received for the San Diego Flood Response Fund went towards nonprofits helping San Diegans impacted by the flood. Learn more and view the report: https://bit.ly/3RLNXqR #SanDiego #FloodRecovery #CommunityIpact

Nonprofits: did you know real estate is the largest asset class in the United States, yet it only represents about 3% of charitable giving? The truth is that most nonprofits lack the infrastructure or expertise to accept these gifts, which deters their growth and impact. Check out a recent webinar where experts from SDF and Charitable Real Estate Foundation (CREF), a supporting organization of SDF, discuss the transformative potential of accepting real estate gifts for nonprofit organizations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XJcnF7 #Nonprofits #SanDiego #RealEstate

For #BlackMusicMonth, we’re highlighting Brandon Steppe, Founder and Executive Director of The David's Harp Foundation, Inc.. 🎵 The organization started when Brandon left his corporate job to turn his father’s garage in southeastern San Diego into a recording studio. Through art, music and media, David’s Harp Foundation (one of 10 Jay Kahn Endowment Fund Grantees) impacts the lives of teens and transitional-age youth, providing unique opportunities for artistic growth and life success. Discover more about how David’s Harp Foundation is serving San Diego’s youth: https://bit.ly/4cjeUKN #SanDiegoLeader #CommunityImpact

A heartfelt thank you to Campbell & Company for being a community sponsor at the second annual San Diego Fundraising Conference! 🙌 Your support keeps the conference affordable for local development and fundraising professionals, while also bringing together national fundraising experts, thought leaders, nonprofit professionals, and board members for a day of learning and camaraderie. ➡️ Discover more: https://bit.ly/4bomceV #SDFundraisingConf2024

In addition to San Diego Pride, several other nonprofit organizations in San Diego live out the spirit of Pride Month all year long. 🏳️🌈 SDF and our supporting organizations have funded LGBTQ+ programs and initiatives through grants to Mama’s Kitchen, PFLAG, the Lambda Archives, San Diego Human Dignity Foundation and the Diversionary Theatre and others. Learn more about LGBTQ+ Support & Resources in San Diego: https://bit.ly/3RFI7Hx #PrideMonth #LGBTQSupport