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Bid Foundation

Revitalize main street residential and commercial areas in san diego and increase the quality of life and economic well being of residents, employees, and businesses within such areas.

$632k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$43k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $606k
$34,624
Median grant
1
States reached
$282k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DISCOVER PACIFIC BEACH$42,554
LA JOLLA VILLAGE MERCHANTS$40,404
HILLCREST BUSINESS ASSOC INC$40,192
EL CAJON BLVD BUS IMPRV ASSOC$37,573
DOWNTOWN SD PARTNERSHIP INC$36,451
EAST VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INC$35,839
LITTLE ITALY ASSOCIATION$35,678
ADAMS AVENUE BUSINESS ASSOC$35,245
NORTH PARK ORG OF BUS INC$35,024
COLLEGE AREA ECONOMIC DEV COR$34,675
CITY HEIGHTS CDC$34,624
CENTRAL SD BLACK CHAMBER COMM$34,071
MISSION HILLS BUS IMPRV DISTR$33,774
OLD TOWN SD CHAMBER OF COMMER$33,630
GASLAMP QUARTER ASSOC INC$32,967
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%NORTH PARK ORG OF BUS INC: $35k → 11%MCKINLEY SCHOOL FDN OF SD: $10k → 11%SOUTH PARK BUSINESS GROUP INC: $10k → 11%FRIENDS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON: $8k → 11%LA JOLLA VILLAGE MERCHANTS: $40k → 11%WALTER MUNK FDN FOR THE OCEAN: $8k → 11%FRIENDS OF LA JOLLA ELEM SCHO: $8k → 11%CENTRAL SD BLACK CHAMBER COMM: $34k → 11%ADAMS AVENUE BUSINESS ASSOC: $35k → 11%HILLCREST BUSINESS ASSOC INC: $40k → 11%MISSION HILLS BUS IMPRV DISTR: $34k → 11%OCEAN BEACH MERCHANTS ASSOC: $33k → 11%EL CAJON BLVD BUS IMPRV ASSOC: $38k → 11%COLLEGE AREA ECONOMIC DEV COR: $35k → 11%OLD TOWN SD CHAMBER OF COMMER: $34k → 11%DISCOVER PACIFIC BEACH: $43k → 11%DOWNTOWN SD PARTNERSHIP INC: $36k → 11%EAST VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INC: $36k → 11%LITTLE ITALY ASSOCIATION: $36k → 11%GASLAMP QUARTER ASSOC INC: $33k → 11%CITY HEIGHTS CDC: $35k → 11%ALL FOR LOGAN: $10k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Downtown Berkeley Association

The Downtown Berkely Assocaition works to strengthen the Downtown as a vibrant and welcoming urban destination for arts, culture, and commerce through effective advocacy, prmotion and direct services.

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2
Building Industry Association of San Diego

The mission of the building industry association of san diego is to proactively promote a positive business environment for the land development, home building and commercial development industry throughout san diego county.

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3
San Diego Coasters
Arts & Culture
4
Escondido Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber is the voice for businesses in Escondido providing leadership and guidance for the local small business community.

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5
North San Diego Business Chamber

To promote local and regional business to others.

Community Improvement
6
Downtown Chico Business Association

Promote interest and trade and beautify the downtown business environment.

Community Improvement
7
Corona Del Mar Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce - to promote businesses and serve the community of Corona Del Mar.

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8
Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce

Promote business in chula vista, ca.

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9
Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the santa barbara south coast chamber of commerce is to create a strong local economy, promote the community, provide business resources and networking opportunities and represent business to the government.

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10
The Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce

The otay mesa chamber of commerce is the premier san diego business organization providing its members with business resources and access to local and global markets.

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11
San Diego East County Chamber Fdn

The corporation was formed for public and charitable purposes including, without limitation, to operate a non profit organization to promote better understanding of business and its integral role in community development in the east san…

Crime & Legal
12
Forever Balboa Park

To sustain, envision, and enhance Balboa Park for all in partnership with the City of San Diego and in collaboration with other organizations in the Park and the community. Our vision for the Park is to maintain and enhance its stature as…

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Downtown San Diego Partnership Inc; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
3/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HILLCREST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: $40,192 · OtherHILLCREST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONEL CAJON BOULEVARD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: $37,573 · OtherEL CAJON BOULEVARD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONDOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PARTNERSHIP INC: $36,451 · OtherDOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PARTNERSHIP INCAdams Avenue Business Association Inc: $35,245 · OtherAdams Avenue Business Association IncNORTH PARK ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESSES INC: $35,024 · OtherNORTH PARK ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESSES INCOLD TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $33,630 · OtherOLD TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCEGASLAMP QUARTER ASSOCIATION: $32,967 · OtherGASLAMP QUARTER ASSOCIATIONOCEAN BEACH MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATION INC: $32,933 · OtherOCEAN BEACH MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATION INC+1 more: $7,500 · OtherTHE PACIFIC BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $42,554 · Community ImprovementTHE PACIFIC BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPLa Jolla Village Merchants Association: $40,404 · Community ImprovementLa Jolla Village Merchants AssociationEAST VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INC: $35,839 · Community ImprovementEAST VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INCCOLLEGE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $34,675 · Community ImprovementCOLLEGE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONCITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $34,624 · Community ImprovementCITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONCounty of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce: $34,071 · Community ImprovementCounty of San Diego Black Chamber of CommerceMISSION HILLS BID: $33,774 · Community ImprovementMISSION HILLS BIDSouth Park Business Group: $10,000 · Community ImprovementALL FOR LOGAN: $10,000 · Community ImprovementLITTLE ITALY ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO: $35,678 · Arts & CultureMCKINLEY SCHOOL FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO: $10,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY: $7,500 · EducationWALTER MUNK FOUNDATION FOR THE OCEANS: $7,500 · Environment
Other$291,515Community Improvement$275,941Arts & Culture$35,678Education$17,500Environment$7,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE PACIFIC BEACH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $42,554 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetLa Jolla Village Merchants Association: $40,404 over 1y, 12% of budgetHILLCREST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: $40,192 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetEL CAJON BOULEVARD BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: $37,573 over 1y, 16% of budgetDOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PARTNERSHIP INC: $36,451 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEAST VILLAGE ASSOCIATION INC: $35,839 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetLITTLE ITALY ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO: $35,678 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAdams Avenue Business Association Inc: $35,245 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetNORTH PARK ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESSES INC: $35,024 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetCOLLEGE AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $34,675 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetCITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $34,624 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMISSION HILLS BID: $33,774 over 1y, 16% of budgetOLD TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $33,630 over 1y, 11% of budgetGASLAMP QUARTER ASSOCIATION: $32,967 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetOCEAN BEACH MERCHANT'S ASSOCIATION INC: $32,933 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetSouth Park Business Group: $10,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetMCKINLEY SCHOOL FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetALL FOR LOGAN: $10,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetFRIENDS OF LA JOLLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY: $7,500 over 1y, 4.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Sempra FoundationAmazonsmile Foundation
Sempra FoundationCA11.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Bid Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bid Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
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no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 22 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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