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Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego
The purpose of this organization is to foster a culture of catholic stewardship, providing a platform where people can connect, learn, and actively contribute to the well being of our society through catholic principles. The mission of the foundation is to foster and amplify catholic philanthropy.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 35
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 37
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 46%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $22,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $283,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 37
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $39M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $445k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 34 | $1.7M | 18% |
| FY2023 | 37 | $2.7M | 46% |
| FY2019 | 25 | $828k | 48% |
| FY2018 | 18 | $423k | 78% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $87k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center Inc | $1,139,370 | 4 | 33% |
| Cristo Rey San Diego High School Inc | $1,044,165 | 3 | 40% |
| The Dynamic Catholic Institute | $411,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego Inc | $379,000 | 4 | 6% |
| International Relief Teams | $322,250 | 5 | 0% |
| Serving Hands International | $257,015 | 4 | 9% |
| East County Transitional Living Center | $202,500 | 4 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc | $163,100 | 4 | 2% |
| Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego | $156,853 | 4 | n/a |
| St Vincent de Paul Village Inc | $142,200 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center Inc | $1,139,370 | 4 | 33% |
| Cristo Rey San Diego High School Inc | $1,044,165 | 3 | 40% |
| The Dynamic Catholic Institute | $411,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego Inc | $379,000 | 4 | 6% |
| International Relief Teams | $322,250 | 5 | 0% |
| Serving Hands International | $257,015 | 4 | 9% |
| East County Transitional Living Center | $202,500 | 4 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc | $163,100 | 4 | 2% |
| Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego | $156,853 | 4 | n/a |
| St Vincent de Paul Village Inc | $142,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Union Rescue Mission | $130,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Life Perspectives | $121,250 | 4 | 3% |
| Build a Miracle | $106,000 | 5 | 2% |
| Rise Up Industries | $101,250 | 4 | 1% |
| Saint Charles of Borromeo Catholic Parish in San Diego Ca Real Prop S | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Evangelical Catholic Inc | $85,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Parish in San Diego Ca Real Prop S | $51,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Word Among US Inc | $43,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Support the Enlisted Project Inc | $41,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Just in Time for Foster Youth | $39,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Pastor of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish in San Diego Calif | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Casa Cornelia Legal Services | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Thomas More Society | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Challenged Athletes Inc | $28,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish in San Diego Calif | $24,330 | 2 | n/a |
| San Diego Police Officers Association Foundation | $23,800 | 3 | 1% |
| Noah Homes Inc | $22,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Totus Pro Deo | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Parish in la Mesa Ca Real Prop Sup | $18,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Knights of Columbus Charities Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Housing Works | $17,500 | 2 | 0% |
| St Germaine Roman Catholic Parish Prescott Valley | $17,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego | $15,050 | 2 | 0% |
| Midland County Cancer Society DBA Cancer Services | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Uc San Diego Foundation | $14,180 | 1 | 0% |
| Passionlife Ministries Inc | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Relief Services | $10,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Chesterton Academy of the Holy Fami | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Pastor of All Hallows Catholic Parish in la Jolla Ca a Corp Sole | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grandma Lulus Table | $10,000 | 1 | 42% |
| Word on Fire Catholic Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Parish in San Diego Ca | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Serving Seniors | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of San Diego | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $8,545 | 1 | 0% |
| Napili Kai Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Thrive Wellness Collective | $7,500 | 1 | 44% |
| Generatehope Inc | $7,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Pastor of Saint Patrick Catholic Parish San Diego in San Diego Ca | $6,333 | 1 | n/a |
| Barbers For Baja Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Feeding San Diego | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: David C Copley Foundation · The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International · The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · The Cushman Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The Parker Foundation · Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc · The Country Friends
How this is measured
Compare Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego with peer funders
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About Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego
- How much does Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego give?
- Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego reported 35 itemized grants totaling $1,690,642, out of $1,820,205 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (18%), Education (14%), International (5%).
- Who are Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center Inc ($1.1M), Cristo Rey San Diego High School Inc ($1.0M), The Dynamic Catholic Institute ($411k).
- Does Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include David C Copley Foundation, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, The San Diego Foundation.
- Where is Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego based?
- Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego is based in CA.
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