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History

Timeline

2010		Celebrated the Foundation's 35^th Anniversary in partnership with the San Diego Symphony’s 100^th Anniversary

		Granted a total of $700 million into the community over 35 years.

2009		Convened environmental leaders to produce the Regional Focus 2050 Study, a regional assessment of future climate impacts in San Diego County

		Released the Transfer of Wealth Report to explore the wealth opportunities in San Diego over the next 25 years

2008		Began to implement findings from The Soul of San Diego: Keeping Balboa Park Magnificent in its Second Century, developed by The Foundation

		Published Community Compass: Aligning Support to Improve K-12 Mathematics & Science Education for our Students

2007		Celebrated the grant making milestone of $500 million provided to nonprofits

		Responded to the wildfire disaster through the After-the-Fires Fund, and released the After-the-Fires Community Needs Assessment

2006		Reached $500 million in assets

		Released the pARTicipate San Diego report to increase cultural patronage in the San Diego region

		Established a network of regional foundations, which would eventually include affiliates in 4S Ranch~Del Sur, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Escondido, La Jolla, Oceanside, Ramona and Rancho Bernardo.

2005		Celebrated 30^th Anniversary by launching a multi-year, community-wide initiative: Endow San Diego, which included the unprecedented Nonprofit Partnership Program

2004		Began to offer Charitable Gift Annuity services, broadening The Foundation’s offerings to both donors and nonprofit organizations

		Launched the Middle School Science Education Leadership Initiative (MSSELI) through the Science & Technology Working Group

2003		Responded to the community-wide wildfire disaster by opening the After-the-Fires Fund

		Created the Friends of The Foundation annual giving program

2002		Celebrated the grant making milestone of $250 million provided to nonprofits

		Created the US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership to deepen the impact of philanthropy through civic engagement along the US-Mexico border

2001		Anticipated the need for a philanthropic response to community-wide disasters by forming what became the San Diego Regional Disaster Fund

		Developed the Community Partnerships program to enhance responsible and effective grant making, forming Working Groups for Arts & Culture, Civil Society, Environment, Health & Human Services and Science & Technology

2000		Announced the Hervey Family gift, the largest broad-purpose endowment gift to-date in the San Diego region

		Established The San Diego Women’s Foundation

1999		Celebrated the grant making milestone of $100 million provided to nonprofits

		Reached $250 million in assets

		Commissioned and published the San Diego Millennium Project, an independent assessment of the major opportunities and hurdles facing our region as we entered the 21^st Century

1998		Received a $70 million grant from the Price Charitable Foundation and the Weingart Foundation to form the Weingart-Price Fund

1997		Established the Community Scholarship Program

		Funded the expansion of the Reuben H. Fleet Theater & Sciences Center

		Changed the name from the San Diego Community Foundation to The San Diego Foundation

1995		Created the San Diego Teachers’ Fund

1994		Reached $100 million in assets

1993		The Dr. Seuss Limited Partnership Fund was established at The Foundation in memory of the world famous children’s author

1992		Originated the Blasker grant making program for environmental science and technology

		Sol and Helen Price opened their first of several funds at The Foundation, granting out what would become more than $20 million to local causes

1990		Founded the International Community Foundation

1989		Established the San Diego Regional Fire & Emergency Services Fund

		With a gift from Sandy Fleet, the Spreckels Organ Society opened an endowment at The Foundation to preserve its historic organ

1988		Opened the Dell Hunter Memorial Flag Fund, an endowment made possible by a gift from Molly Hunter to ensure fresh flags always fly over San Diego’s city main library

1985		Opened the Mission Trails Regional Park Endowment Fund

		The Reuben H. Fleet Foundation gifted $8 million in assets to The Foundation

1984		Reached the $3 million mark in annual grant distribution

1982		The Col. Frank C. Wood Memorial Fund was established with a bequest that doubles the assets of The Foundation

1981		Opened the McKinnon Fund through a gift by former Congressman Clinton D. McKinnon and his wife Lucille

1979		Assisted in the rebuilding of the YWCA

1978		Preserved Spruce Street Bridge and the surrounding open space through a major gift from Virginia McKinsey Smith

1976		Distributed our first grants: supporting the organization now known as San Diego ARC, the historical preservation of the La Jolla Women’s Club and the founding of what is now known as LEAD San Diego

1975		Incorporated as the San Diego Community Foundation to build permanent charitable assets for the benefit of San Diegans