California · Nonprofit
DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION
DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,751 to it, the largest being THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION ($25,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2021
- $15k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $54k
- Net assets
- $33k
What Del Sol Lions Foundation does
Mission
The Del Sol Lions Foundation was founded in 2010 to serve the local communities of Del Mar, Solana Beach, Carmel Valley and Rancho Santa Fe, with a focus on serving Veterans, Youth and family, those in need of Vision support, and hunger.
As stated on its FY2021 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
we collected and donated to CRC - Community Resource Center $2210 to purchase blankets for their annual Holiday Baskets drive and donated $2750 to their year end food pantry.
$0 spentof which $4,960 as grantsWe funded two $1000 scholarships and one $1500 scholarship to help college bound students pay their tuition
$0 spentof which $3,500 as grantsContinuation of last years grant of providing transportation support to bicycle 1800 miles from lowest to highest elevation in Argentina for 3 handicapped athletes (one double leg amputee) promoting and documenting there are no limits to what can be accomplished or stigmas associated with being handicapped
$0 spentof which $4,875 as grantsSupport of Blind Stokers cycling group for the visually impaired.
$0 spentof which $250 as grantsDonation to Meals on Wheels
$0 spentof which $500 as grantsOur Food 4 Families program supplies food purchased from local food bank to support local families in need multiple times a year
$0 spentof which $3,000 as grantsProved support to Team Chase handicapped veteran athlete to repair his titanium tandem trike
$0 spentof which $2,259 as grantsProvided eye exam and eye glass for multiple low income students
$0 spentof which $915 as grantsDonation to Veterans for Peace for sleeping bags for home less vets
$0 spentof which $500 as grantsDonation to SBPC Foster Hope Organization
$0 spentof which $250 as grantsMagnifying glasses and prizes for local school district Discovery Days
$0 spentof which $421 as grantsDonation to Rachels Out Raech Organization
$0 spentof which $400 as grantsDonation to Solana Beach School district to support 5 low income students for summer enrichment program
$0 spentof which $2,400 as grants
The 13 programs described on its FY2020 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $0.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $15k → $78.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 66% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 57% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
66% of DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $18k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $35k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $54k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,726 philanthropy nonprofits under $100k, FY2021
Organizations like DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION?
- DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,751 to it, the largest being THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION ($25,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $53,751 in grants to DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION?
- THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2021 (financials across 2021–2021), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing