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San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024

Wdc is a year long celebration of design in our community and also an opportunity to use the power of design to transform our community.

$565k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 17 grants below total $550,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $564,600 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $14,600 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

  • $10k–50k13 grants · $250k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $300k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$683k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CASA FAMILIAR$75,000
INSTALLATION GALLERY$75,000
OURWORLDS INC$75,000
THE DESIGN ACADEMY INC DBA INTERSECTION INC$75,000
OUTSIDE THE LENS$25,000
ART PRODUCE$25,000
POETIC JUSTICE$25,000
SAN DIEGO JAZZ VENTURES INC$25,000
THE DAVID'S HARP FOUNDATION INC$25,000
CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS$25,000
BLANKET SOUNDS (PREVIOUSLY THE ART OF JAZZ)$25,000
BLINDSPOT COLLECTIVE$25,000
PROJECT BLANK$10,000
SAN DIEGO ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL$10,000
MOTHER SPONGE INC DBA SET AND DRIFT$10,000
02The need
02

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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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MOTHER SPONGE INC DBA SET AND DRIFT: $10k → 11%CASA FAMILIAR: $75k → 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.

1
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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2
San Diego Theatre Critics Circle

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to reviewing and honoring the top achievements in San Diego professional theater. The organization is made up of 9 professional theater critics who…

Arts & Culture
3
Uprise Theatre

The Mission of Uprise Theatre is to use art and activist lawyering to disrupt systems of oppression and reclaim power with the people. The Vision of Uprise Theatre is that now will be the time in history in which all peoples are treated by…

Crime & Legal
4
Artronika

ARTRONIKA is a collective of Los Angeles based artists that produce immersive arts programming showcasing an array of South Asian talent and culture. Through innovative and inclusive events, we reimagine traditional music, art, and…

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5
San Diego Cultural Arts Alliance

Education on the arts through class projects, in particular, graffitti art.

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6
Herencia Hispana San Diego

Unite all latino americans

Membership Benefit
7
Vanguard Culture

Vanguard Culture is a volunteer-powered, inclusive nonprofit dedicated to advancing San Diegos Creative Industries. We provide quality arts journalism, cutting edge events, professional development that create arts jobs, bring diverse…

Arts & Culture
8
Indian Dance Training Center

Indian Dance Training Center (IDTC) is a community development organizationaimed at empowering the youth through cultural dance training of traditional SouthAsian dance styles as well as classical theater. IDTC provides trainings,…

Arts & Culture
9
Latina Dance Project Inc

The Latina Dance Project, a collaborative ensemble of multidisciplinary artists, explores through performances--physical, musical, and visual--controversial issues impacting the global community. The companys projects create experiences…

Arts & Culture
10
Art Foundation
Arts & Culture
11
Onstage Playhouse Inc

To present high quality theatrical productions by serving as a cultural hub for historically under-represented and under-served residents of chula vista

Arts & Culture
12
Pacific Arts Movement

Pacific Arts Movement presents Pan Asian media arts to San Diego residents and visitors in order to inspire, entertain, and support a more compassionate society.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Project Blank; the most unlike its peers is Outside the Lens. 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

15 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. 15 of the 17 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
6/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INSTALLATION GALLERY: $75,000 · Arts & CultureINSTALLATION GALLERYMEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO: $75,000 · Arts & CultureMEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO JAZZ VENTURES INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureSAN DIEGO JAZZ VENTURES INCCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCalifornia Lawyers for the ArtsBlindspot Collective: $25,000 · Arts & CultureBlindspot CollectiveProject BLANK: $10,000 · Arts & CultureSAN DIEGO CRAFT COLLECTIVE: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE DESIGN ACADEMY INC DBA INTERSECTION INC: $75,000 · OtherTHE DESIGN ACADEMY INC…Art Produce: $25,000 · OtherArt ProduceSAN DIEGO ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL: $10,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO ENVIRONMENTA…CASA FAMILIAR INC: $75,000 · Human ServicesCASA FAMILIAR INCBAYSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesBAYSIDE COMMUNITY…OUTSIDE THE LENS: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentOUTSIDE TH…DAVID'S HARP FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Youth DevelopmentDAVID'S HA…POETIC JUSTICE INC: $25,000 · Crime & LegalBLACK SAN DIEGO EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY: $25,000 · Civil RightsTHE BERRY GOOD FOOD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Food & Nutrition
Arts & Culture$245,000Other$110,000Human Services$85,000Youth Development$50,000Crime & Legal$25,000Civil Rights$25,000Food & Nutrition$10,000

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 budgetINSTALLATION GALLERY: $75,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCASA FAMILIAR INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO: $75,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetArt Produce: $25,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetOUTSIDE THE LENS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSAN DIEGO JAZZ VENTURES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBlindspot Collective: $25,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetPOETIC JUSTICE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetBLACK SAN DIEGO EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY: $25,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetDAVID'S HARP FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTHE BERRY GOOD FOOD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetProject BLANK: $10,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetSAN DIEGO CRAFT COLLECTIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBAYSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% 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.

The Conrad Prebys Fou…The San Diego Foundat…Price Philanthropies …Jewish Community Foun…The Parker FoundationNational Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Conrad Prebys FoundationCA26× affinity10 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Parker Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 17 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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