California · Public charity
San Diego Tourism Marketing District
Sdtmd is a funding conduit for the development and implementation of effective marketing programs and services that benefit the assessed businesses within the SAN DIEGO TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT.
- $50M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 19
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $67,649
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $47,139,653
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 17
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $23M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations San Diego Tourism Marketing District 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; $156k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 19 | $50M | 42% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $51M | 17% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $40M | 33% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $27M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $21M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $37M | 29% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $44M | 43% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $37M | 44% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau | $323,117,942 | 9 | 87% |
| Sports Sd Inc | $6,842,233 | 8 | 17% |
| San Diego Crew Classic Inc | $1,080,230 | 8 | 26% |
| California State Games | $1,075,667 | 6 | 53% |
| Wonderlust Events LLC | $1,000,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Thunderboats Unlimited Club Inc | $675,000 | 6 | 26% |
| Extreme Sailing | $648,782 | 2 | n/a |
| Surf Cup Sports | $567,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Southern California Tennis Association Foundation | $467,000 | 5 | 46% |
| California Police Athletic Federation | $343,567 | 7 | 16% |
Show all 38 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau | $323,117,942 | 9 | 87% |
| Sports Sd Inc | $6,842,233 | 8 | 17% |
| San Diego Crew Classic Inc | $1,080,230 | 8 | 26% |
| California State Games | $1,075,667 | 6 | 53% |
| Wonderlust Events LLC | $1,000,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Thunderboats Unlimited Club Inc | $675,000 | 6 | 26% |
| Extreme Sailing | $648,782 | 2 | n/a |
| Surf Cup Sports | $567,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Southern California Tennis Association Foundation | $467,000 | 5 | 46% |
| California Police Athletic Federation | $343,567 | 7 | 16% |
| La Jolla Historical Society | $319,024 | 5 | 13% |
| Wonderfront Holdings LLC | $249,435 | 1 | n/a |
| World of Wine Events LLC | $193,129 | 3 | n/a |
| Fast Forward Futures Inc | $192,316 | 3 | 65% |
| San Diego Brewers Guild | $189,548 | 4 | 48% |
| The Bon Temps Social Club of San Diego | $171,712 | 3 | 21% |
| Padres LP | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crssd Music LLC | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elite Clubs National League Inc | $149,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Sd Lacrosse LLC | $130,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Bayfest LLC | $121,530 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern California Tennis Association | $115,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Best Coast Beer Fest LLC | $113,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Zero Emissions Alliance Inc | $103,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Century Club of San Diego | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| San Diego Diplomacy Council | $82,585 | 3 | 6% |
| Del Mar Food and Wine LLC | $64,715 | 1 | n/a |
| Fast Forward Ventures LLC | $56,199 | 1 | n/a |
| Ultimate Players Association | $53,980 | 2 | 1% |
| Sd Toc Loc LLC - Dba Amgen | $46,211 | 1 | n/a |
| Pro Padel League Operations Inc | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maverick Sports | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth Tennis San Diego | $43,704 | 2 | 1% |
| The Crafter's Box Inc | $37,330 | 1 | n/a |
| Access Youth Academy | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Viaports International LLC | $27,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Gaa | $23,397 | 1 | n/a |
| Visual Media Group | $17,100 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
San Diego Tourism Marketing District supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 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: The San Diego Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · David C Copley Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Sempra Foundation · California Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About San Diego Tourism Marketing District
- How much does San Diego Tourism Marketing District give?
- San Diego Tourism Marketing District reported 19 grants totaling $50,371,932 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does San Diego Tourism Marketing District fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (95%), Recreation & Sports (4%), Arts & Culture (1%).
- Who are San Diego Tourism Marketing District's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau ($323M), Sports Sd Inc ($6.8M), San Diego Crew Classic Inc ($1.1M).
- Does San Diego Tourism Marketing District fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as San Diego Tourism Marketing District?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, David C Copley Foundation.
- Where is San Diego Tourism Marketing District based?
- San Diego Tourism Marketing District is based in CA.
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