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San Diego County Bar Foundation

Grants to non-profits that provide access to justice to underserved in San Diego County.

$487k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$80k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Crime & Legal$2.3MCivil Rights$430kReligion$240kHuman Services$140kEmployment$80kHealth$46kInternational$36kCommunity Improvement$18kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 26 grants below total $476,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $486,680 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $10,680 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $60k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $236k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $180k
$12,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Center for Employment Opp$80,000
Think Dignity$50,000
Natl Conflict Resolution Ctr$50,000
Father Joes Village$45,000
Uprise Theatre$25,000
CA Western School of Law$15,000
License to Freedom$15,000
Survivors of Torture Intl$15,000
Radys Childrens Hospital$15,000
La Maestra Comm Health$12,500
Casa Cornelia Law Ctr$12,500
Alliance for African Assist$12,500
SD Volunteer Lawyer Program$12,500
Pathways to Citizenship$12,500
CA Rural Legal Assistance$12,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $154k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF SD: $9k → 11%PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY: $10k → 11%Pillars of the Community: $8k → 11%Survivors of Torture Intl: $15k → 11%Survivors of Torture Intl: $11k → 11%SURVIVORS OF TORTURE INTL: $10k → 11%LICENSE TO FREEDOM: $15k → 11%License to Freedom: $15k → 11%LICENSE TO FREEDOM: $14k → 11%LICENSE TO FREEDOM: $10k → 11%LICENSE TO FREEDOM: $10k → 11%License to Freedom: $9k → 11%Pathways to Citizenship: $13k → 11%Pathways to Citizenship: $8k → 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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.1M · 35 repeat orgs$210k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
13

Total granted

$3.1M
$145k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+14%

Still filing today

51%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Crime & LegalHuman ServicesEducationReligionCivil RightsHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TD
    Think Dignity
    8× · 2017–2024 · $408k · revenue +77%
  • CW
    CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW
    8× · 2017–2024 · $289k · revenue +10%
  • ST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $195k · revenue +124%

Funded once

  • AD
    APPELLATE DEFENDERS INC
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue +14%
  • CR
    CA RURAL LEGAL ASS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • CR
    CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue +116%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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.

1
Southern California Immigration Project

Southern California Immigration Project is a public interest nonprofit organization dedicated to providing pro bono legal services to survivors of human and civil rights violations.

International
2
Inner City Law Center

In 2024, Inner City Law Center, ICLC, served over 3,400 people, helping vulnerable Angelenos to remain in their homes and recover nearly $20.5 million in financial benefits.

Crime & Legal
3
Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense Center

To provide equal access to justice and due process to indigent immigrants facing removal proceedings.

Crime & Legal
4
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc

To provide transformative legal services that enable diverse communities in East Palo Alto and beyond to achieve a secure and thriving future.

Crime & Legal
5
Legal Link

Legal Link removes legal barriers that prolong poverty by adding critically needed capacity to the legal ecosystem.

Crime & Legal
6
Inland Counties Legal Services

Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS) mission is to pursue justice and equality for low-income individuals through counsel, advice, advocacy, and community education, treating all with dignity and respect. Over the last six decades, ICLS…

Crime & Legal
7
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

As one of the most enduring civil rights institutions on the West Coast, we work to dismantle systems of oppression and racism, and build an equitable and just society.

—
8
Jubilee Immigration Advocates

Our mission is to reflect Gods intent for humanity, to live as a reconciled and and restored community. We stand in solidarity with immigrants by providing high quality, affordable immigration legal services and advocating for just…

Human Services
9
Counsel for Justice

CFJ promotes access to justice for underserved communities seeking to assert their legal rights. Our pro bono-based projects bridge the gap for underserved communities seeking safety, stability, and justice. CFJ engages volunteer attorneys…

—
10
Community Legal Aid Socal

To provide civil legal services to low-income individuals and to promote equal access to the justice system through advocacy, legal counseling, innovative self-help services, in depth legal representation, community education, and economic…

Crime & Legal
11
La Raza Centro Legal - San Francisco

La Raza Centro Legal San Francisco provides high quality, highly trusted, free legal services to low-income or immigrant clients in the San Francisco Bay Area.

—
12
Vida Legal Assistance Inc

VIDA mainly represents immigrant survivors of violent crimes particularly domestic violence sexual assault abuse and trafficking in persons modern-day slavery forced labor.

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc; the most unlike its peers is Uprise Theatre. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 54 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

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

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
20/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Center for Employment Opp: $330,000 · OtherCenter for Employment OppNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOURCE CE: $300,000 · OtherNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOURCE CECA VETERANS LEGAL TASK FORCE: $180,000 · OtherCA VETERANS LEGAL TASK FORCEFATHER JOES VILLAGE: $135,000 · OtherFATHER JOES VILLAGENATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER: $100,000 · OtherNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTERSD VOLUNTEER LAWYER PRGM INC: $77,500 · OtherFREE TO THRIVE: $62,500 · OtherLegal Aid Society of SD: $57,500 · Other+29 more: $439,605 · Other+29 moreThink Dignity: $407,500 · EducationThink DignityCALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW: $288,500 · EducationCALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHO…Uprise Theatre: $126,500 · Crime & LegalUprise TheatreCasa Cornelia Legal Services: $102,500 · Crime & LegalCasa Cornelia Le…THE BAIL PROJECT INC: $100,000 · Crime & LegalTHE BAIL PROJECT…ELDER LAW & ADVOCACY: $97,000 · Crime & LegalELDER LAW & ADVO…APPELLATE DEFENDERS INC: $20,000 · Crime & Legal+2 more: $22,500 · Crime & LegalST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE INC: $195,000 · ReligionLICENSE TO FREEDOM: $72,000 · Human ServicesSURVIVORS OF TORTURE INTERNATIONAL: $36,000 · Human ServicesPATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP: $20,000 · Human ServicesPILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY: $17,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $8,500 · Human ServicesVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $82,500 · Civil RightsCENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $40,000 · Health
Other$1,682,105Education$696,000Crime & Legal$468,500Religion$195,000Human Services$154,000Civil Rights$82,500Health$40,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThink Dignity: $407,500 over 8y, 16% of budgetCALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW: $288,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE INC: $195,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCasa Cornelia Legal Services: $102,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BAIL PROJECT INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER: $100,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetELDER LAW & ADVOCACY: $97,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $82,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetLICENSE TO FREEDOM: $72,000 over 6y, 4.9% of budgetFREE TO THRIVE: $62,500 over 4y, 31% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS: $40,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSURVIVORS OF TORTURE INTERNATIONAL: $36,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSAN DIEGO VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM INC: $23,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetInterfaith Community Services Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP: $20,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetAPPELLATE DEFENDERS INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY: $17,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAccess Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Bar Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS LEGAL SERVICES OF SAN DIEGO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImmigrant Defenders Law Center: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds Think Dignity ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW ↗
  • Who funds ST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds Uprise Theatre ↗
  • Who funds Casa Cornelia Legal Services ↗
  • Who funds THE BAIL PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ELDER LAW & ADVOCACY ↗
  • Who funds VOICES FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds LICENSE TO FREEDOM ↗
  • Who funds FREE TO THRIVE ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ↗
  • Who funds SURVIVORS OF TORTURE INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO VOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds Interfaith Community Services Inc ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS TO CITIZENSHIP ↗
  • Who funds APPELLATE DEFENDERS INC ↗
  • Who funds PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ↗

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.

The San Diego Foundat…Price Philanthropies …Sempra FoundationThe California Wellne…The San Diego Women's…Rancho Santa Fe Found…Jewish Community Foun…The California Endowm…California Changelawy…Catalyst of San Diego…Alliance Healthcare F…The Parker Foundation
The San Diego FoundationCA32× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · The San Diego Women's Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The California Endowment · California Changelawyers · Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties · Alliance Healthcare Foundation · The Parker Foundation

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 San Diego County Bar Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from San Diego County Bar Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%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 · 0–40%
    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 54 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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