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Grant Funders in San Diego, CA

Bespoke Grants indexes 158 grant-making foundations headquartered in San Diego, California — together $723.0M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a San Diego nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

158
Foundations in San Diego
$723.0M
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
CA
State

Foundations headquartered in San Diego

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$78.3M2024
2The San Diego Foundation$72.6M2023
3Rady Children's Hospital Foundation-san Diego$50.5M2023
4International Relief Teams$49.6M2025
5Neighborhood House Assn$40.8M2023
6San Diego Tourism Marketing$37.3M2025
7Point Loma Nazarene University$30.5M2023
8The Campanile Foundation$20.0M2025
9San Diego State University Foundation$19.9M2024
10Wesley Developments$13.3M2022
11San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$13.0M2024
12The Conrad Prebys Foundation$12.1M2024
13Torrey Coast Foundation$10.7M2024
14Sharp Healthcare Foundation$9.7M2024
15Project Concern International$9.3M2024
16San Diego First Assembly Retirement$8.3M2023
17Goodwill Industries of San Diego County$6.8M2020
18Kevin C Tang Foundation$6.3M2020
19Moxie Foundation$5.8M2020
20Access Support Corporation$5.4M2022
21San Diego Symphony Foundation$5.4M2024
22David C Copley Foundation$5.0M2024
23Sempra Foundation$5.0M2024
24The Jem Project$4.8M2024
25Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego$4.5M2024
26The Legler Benbough Foundation$4.5M2020
27Challenged Athletes Inc$4.1M2021
28The Tony Robbins Foundation$4.0M2024
29Mccarthy Family Foundation Inc$4.0M2022
30Grossmont Hospital Foundation$3.9M2024
31Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation$3.8M2024
32Alliance Healthcare Foundation$3.7M2024
33United Way of San Diego County$3.3M2024
34Zoological Society of San Diego$3.2M2024
35Apal Communications Connections$3.2M2024
36Rady Family Foundation$3.2M2020
37Pedal the Cause - San Diego$3.1M2024
38B Quest$3.1M2024
39Amateur Radio Digital Communications$3.0M2024
40The Halicioglu Family Foundation$3.0M2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a San Diego, CA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund San Diego nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.