· Private foundation
The Ruth Lane Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k1 grant · $5k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $145k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $500k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| YMCA of San Diego County | $150,000 |
| The San Diego Foundation - Grammar Mechanics Fund | $150,000 |
| Francis Parker School | $125,000 |
| San Diego History Center | $75,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad | $30,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Vista | $30,000 |
| National Veterans Legal Services Program, Inc. | $30,000 |
| Braille Institute of America | $11,629 |
| American Cancer Society | $11,629 |
| Orthopaedic Institute for Children Foundation (Luskin) | $11,629 |
| San Diego Blood Bank | $10,000 |
| T.E.R.I. Inc | $10,000 |
| Promises2Kids | $5,000 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
15 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- YOYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY3× · 2022–2024 · $170k · revenue +87%
- FPFRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL2× · 2022–2024 · $130k · revenue +14%
- SDSAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY3× · 2022–2024 · $85k · revenue +418%
Funded once
- FPFrancis Parker School Foundationone grant, 2023 · $5k
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.
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.
The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego is to inspire, develop, and enrich young people to reach their fullest potential as confident, responsible, caring members of society. SINCE OUR DOORS OPENED IN 1952, OUR PROGRAMS…
San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.
To inspire and empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring adults.
Presidio hill school is a co-ed k-8 independent, progressive school. learning is collaborative and an active experience with an emphasis on inquiry. students are engaged in their own learning and guided by an expert faculty through a…
To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as caring, responsible, productive citizens.
Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Health is a $4.9 billion, private not-for-profit integrated health system in San Diego, Ca. (see Sch O)
The mission of the club is to inspire and enable youth to achieve academic success, build good character and responsible citizenship, and make healthy lifestyle choices.
San Diego Junior Theatre (Junior Theatre) was incorporated in 1948 as a nonprofit corporation and is the oldest youth theatre in the nation, offering affordable camps, classes, and outreach programs for children ages 3-18; as well as six…
Our mission is to provide a catholic, college prep, middle school education to students from low income families who will be the first in their families to graduate from college.
Innovative and full of heart, mark day school nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.
Since 1945, San Diego Youth Symphony (SDYS) has served as a catalyst for investing in the future of young people through joyful and transformative music-making experiences. We reach over 2,500 students and families annually throughout San…
We help children discover a way of dealing with life that is realistic, comfortable, and satisfying. Self-confidence is nurtured as children learn to rely on themselves and each other. The noncompetitive environment is one that allows each…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 19 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ↗
- Who funds FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF VISTA INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CARLSBAD ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM INC ↗
- Who funds BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds TERI Inc ↗
- Who funds PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds EAST COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY ↗
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: David C Copley Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
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