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San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc

To raise funds to support the youth of the community and fund this and other charitable activities of the kiwanis club of san diego.

$246k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
8
Itemized grants FY2025
10
Organizations funded FY2024
40%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$118k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 21
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$6.6M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 40% of the organizations San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentInternationalPhilanthropyHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving8$118k63%
FY202410$132k40%
FY202312$153k17%
FY202215$145k60%
FY202118$152k39%
FY202021$263k33%
FY201921$128k100%
FY20177$58kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$240kYouth Development$191kHealth$103kHuman Services$76kInternational$69kHousing & Shelter$60kRecreation & Sports$60kScience & Tech$55kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Washington-Lincoln Laurels for Leaders$108,094633%
YMCA of San Diego County$65,00020%
Ocean Discovery Institute$55,00021%
Burn Institute$54,85052%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$53,50020%
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc$45,00033%
Just in Time for Foster Youth$45,00030%
Ronald McDonald House Global$42,97550%
Foundation for the Children of the Californias$38,50051%
San Diego Education Fund$37,50054%
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All grantees of San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Washington-Lincoln Laurels for Leaders$108,094633%
YMCA of San Diego County$65,00020%
Ocean Discovery Institute$55,00021%
Burn Institute$54,85052%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$53,50020%
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc$45,00033%
Just in Time for Foster Youth$45,00030%
Ronald McDonald House Global$42,97550%
Foundation for the Children of the Californias$38,50051%
San Diego Education Fund$37,50054%
San Diego Children's Discovery Museum$35,00021%
Starpal$32,50041%
Uplift$30,20045%
San Diego Habitat for Humanity Inc$25,00010%
San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory$25,00011%
Traveling Stories$25,00019%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$25,00020%
Coastal Roots Farm$25,00011%
Camp Stevens$25,0001n/a
Oncology and Kids Inc$20,00025%
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation$20,00030%
International Relief Teams$17,80020%
I Love a Clean San Diego$15,0002n/a
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego$13,50020%
Kiwanis International Foundation$12,50020%
The New Childrens Museum$11,00030%
Seal-Nsw Family Foundation$10,00010%
Multi-Agency Alliance for Children Inc$10,00010%
San Diego Diplomacy Council$10,00011%
San Diego Futures Foundation$10,00010%
Fred Finch Youth Center$10,00010%
Survivors of Suicide-San Diego$10,00019%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc$10,00010%
San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$10,00010%
Vida Joven Foundation$8,20021%
Ecolife Conservation$6,60020%
Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation$6,00030%
The Salvation Army$5,0001n/a
The Aja Project$5,00011%
Monarch School Project$5,00010%
Partners Therapeutic Horsemanship$5,00013%
Rancho De Sus Ninos Inc$5,00010%
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation$5,00010%
Assistance League of Greater San Diego$5,00011%
Gompers Preparatory Academy$5,00010%
Salvation Army National Corp$3,5001n/a
California State Games$3,00011%
Urban Corps of San Diego County$3,00010%
San Diego Bird Alliance$2,50010%
Sports Sd Inc$2,00020%
Kiwanis International Inc$2,0001n/a

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($89k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWashington-Lincoln Laurels for Leaders: $108,094 over 6y, 33% of budgetYMCA of San Diego County: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Discovery Institute: $55,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBurn Institute: $54,850 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $53,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys to Men Mentoring Network Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetJust in Time for Foster Youth: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $42,975 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for the Children of the Californias: $38,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetSan Diego Education Fund: $37,500 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetSan Diego Children's Discovery Museum: $35,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetStarpal: $32,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetUplift: $30,200 over 4y, 5.3% of budgetSan Diego Habitat for Humanity Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSan Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTraveling Stories: $25,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoastal Roots Farm: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetOncology and Kids Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetSan Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Relief Teams: $17,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego: $13,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKiwanis International Foundation: $12,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe New Childrens Museum: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSeal-Nsw Family Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMulti-Agency Alliance for Children Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Diplomacy Council: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSan Diego Futures Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFred Finch Youth Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSurvivors of Suicide-San Diego: $10,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSan Diego Rescue Mission Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVida Joven Foundation: $8,200 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetEcolife Conservation: $6,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Aja Project: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMonarch School Project: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPartners Therapeutic Horsemanship: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetRancho De Sus Ninos Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHome of Guiding Hands Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAssistance League of Greater San Diego: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGompers Preparatory Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State Games: $3,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUrban Corps of San Diego County: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Bird Alliance: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSports Sd Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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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…David C Copley Founda…Price Philanthropies …The Parker FoundationJewish Community Foun…The Nordson Corporati…Sempra FoundationThe Conrad Prebys Fou…The Cushman FoundationWalter J & Betty C Za…Boys and Girls Aid So…Rancho Santa Fe Found…
The San Diego FoundationCA41.4× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Parker Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The Cushman Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego Ltd · Rancho Santa Fe 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.

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About San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc

How much does San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc give?
San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc reported 8 itemized grants totaling $117,925, out of $246,009 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (23%), Youth Development (19%), Health (10%).
Who are San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Washington-Lincoln Laurels for Leaders ($108k), YMCA of San Diego County ($65k), Ocean Discovery Institute ($55k).
Does San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, David C Copley Foundation, Price Philanthropies Foundation.
Where is San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc based?
San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc is based in CA.

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 62 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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