428 private foundations reported grants to San Diego, California recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 428 private foundations reported 1,058 grants totaling $92,981,821 to 642 organizations in San Diego, California. The most-funded purposes were education (76 grants) and health & medical (63 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $30,774,116 across 22 grants. The median reported grant was $10,050.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported California dollars that landed in San Diego — a funder at 90% is effectively a San Diego funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 22 | $30,774,116 | 9% |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | 15 | $5,872,717 | 39% |
| Qualcomm Charitable Foundation | 2 | $4,452,656 | 100% |
| Apal Communications Connections | 1 | $3,184,979 | 100% |
| The California Endowment | 24 | $2,745,000 | 2% |
| The Satterberg Foundation Inc | 18 | $2,644,036 | 17% |
| John Elda Fritsche Charitable | 1 | $1,986,217 | 100% |
| Epstein Family Foundation | 3 | $1,355,000 | 100% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Dare Bioscience Inc | 3 | $9,643,118 |
| High Tech High Graduate School of Education | 3 | $7,875,721 |
| Cambiar Education | 4 | $4,960,800 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum | 5 | $4,329,517 |
| The San Diego Foundation | 4 | $3,964,979 |
| Sapient Bioanalytics LLC | 3 | $2,569,833 |
| White Horse INN | 1 | $1,986,217 |
| SAN Diego Humane Society | 14 | $1,654,722 |
| Arcturus Therapeutics Inc | 2 | $1,550,000 |
| Rady Children's Hospital | 9 | $1,456,000 |
428 private foundations reported grants to recipients in San Diego, California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $92,981,821 across 1,058 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Alumbra Innovations Foundation, Qualcomm Charitable Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in San Diego, California concentrate in education (76), health & medical (63), human services (44). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a San Diego, California recipient was $10,050, and the largest single reported grant was $5,393,118. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
