San Diego Foundation
2508 Historic Decatuer Road
San Diego, California 92106
United States
Mission
To improve the quality of life in all of our communities by providing leadership for effective philanthropy that builds enduring assets and by promoting community solutions through research, convenings and actions that advance the common good.
Most Meaningful Change
We have developed neighborhood charitable foundations.
1975 Year Founded
52 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$612,487,000 Endowment Value
$40,000,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | San Diego Foundation |
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Address 1 | 2508 Historic Decatuer Road |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | San Diego |
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State / Region | California |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 92106 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 619.347.9936 |
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Email | kathlyn@sdfoundation.org |
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Website | www.sdfoundation.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | B. Kathlyn Mead, President & CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Kathlyn Mead |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President & CEO |
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Year Founded | 1975 |
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Mission Statement | To improve the quality of life in all of our communities by providing leadership for effective philanthropy that builds enduring assets and by promoting community solutions through research, convenings and actions that advance the common good. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 3,200,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 52 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 30 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $70,000,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $49,824,000 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $50,000,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $40,000,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $612,487,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Slightly important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Not important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Lot |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Little |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Lot |
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Disaster relief | Lot |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Occasionally |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Never |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Rarely |
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Internships | Often |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | Getting much better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | Getting much worse |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Not at all |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have developed neighborhood charitable foundations. |
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