California · Public charity
San Diego Public Library Foundation
The library foundation strengthens communities by supporting excellence in the san diego public library system through philanthropy, advocacy and outreach.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,157,654
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,157,654
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations San Diego Public Library Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $1.6M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $1.8M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $1.0M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.0M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $836k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $2.0M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $620k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| city of san diego | $20,323,424 | 9 | n/a |
| Libraries and Parks for All | $548,198 | 3 | 24% |
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About San Diego Public Library Foundation
- How much does San Diego Public Library Foundation give?
- San Diego Public Library Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,157,654 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does San Diego Public Library Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (97%), Public Benefit (3%).
- Who are San Diego Public Library Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: city of san diego ($20M), Libraries and Parks for All ($548k).
- Does San Diego Public Library Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is San Diego Public Library Foundation based?
- San Diego Public Library Foundation is based in CA.
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