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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,244,485 | $3,317,362 | $2,509,825 | $64,969,085 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 62% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 25 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SAN DIEGO, CA | CONTRIBUTION MADE TO AWARD GRANTS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES THAT ENABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT LITERACY, LITERATURE, AND EDUCATION. | $2,232,234 | 2024 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Prescott | PRESIDENT EMERITA | 1.00 | $0 |
| Brian Schottlaender | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jay Hill | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $192,684 |
| Ted Owens | VISE PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $62,679,671 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $772,049 | $2,978,215 | $2,167,076 | $55,778,403 | $53,570,055 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,421,632 | $3,168,267 | $74,967 | $47,766,281 | $45,608,931 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $3,284,700 | $904,775 | $49,049 | $57,293,616 | $57,212,814 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $7,616,176 | $480,818 | $127,328 | $50,457,663 | $50,385,804 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $37,366,588 | $1,066,760 | $975,800 | $40,868,114 | $40,868,114 |
| FY2018amended | 990-PF | $320,296 | $326,362 | $237,000 | $4,179,134 | $4,179,134 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $413,996 | $1,413,013 | $1,405,150 | $4,185,200 | $4,185,200 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $40,405 | $1,308,549 | $1,289,520 | $5,184,217 | $5,184,217 |
| SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 25 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SAN DIEGO, CA | CONTRIBUTION MADE TO AWARD GRANTS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES THAT ENABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT LITERACY, LITERATURE, AND EDUCATION. | $2,000,000 | 2023 |
| Zoological Society of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | Program support | $525,000 | 2017 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO, CA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $500,000 | 2019 |
| SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMSPRINGFIELD, OR | RENOVATION OF TED'S HOME | $350,000 | 2019 |
| San Diego Museum of ArtSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $250,000 | 2016 |
| San Diego Museum of ArtSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $250,000 | 2017 |
| San Diego Symphony Orchestra AssociSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $155,000 | 2016 |
| U C San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA | Program Support | $148,000 | 2017 |
| U C San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA | Program Support | $130,670 | 2016 |
| Vista Hill FoundationSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $130,000 | 2016 |
| Springfield Museums CorporationSpringfield, MA | Program support | $100,000 | 2017 |
| Springfield Museums CorporationSpringfield, MA | Program support | $100,000 | 2016 |
| Mingei InternationalSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $100,000 | 2016 |
| San Diego Public Library FoundationSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $100,000 | 2016 |
| Library Association of La JollaLa Jolla, CA | Program Support | $30,000 | 2016 |
| Alzheimer's San DiegoSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $25,000 | 2016 |
| San Diego Museum of ManSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Alzheimer's San DiegoSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Library Association of La JollaLa Jolla, CA | Program Support | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Zoological Society of San DiegoSan Diego, CA | Program support | $25,000 | 2018 |
| United Through ReadingSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $25,000 | 2016 |
| San Diego Natural History MuseumMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.San Diego, CA | Program Support | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Words AliveSan Diego, CA | Program Support | $20,000 | 2017 |
| National Center for Family LearningLouisville, KY | Program SUpport | $20,000 | 2017 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Satomi Saito | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Katie Rast | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lucia Wiechers Garay | TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 |
| Briea Emory | PROGRAM MANAGER | 40.00 | $81,790 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443209349108304
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343209349101779
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202233199349108048
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202143149349101909
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202013199349100621
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018 · amended
Filing id 202041889349100839
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201811149349100666
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201701299349101690
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.