Ninth Annual Forte for Children Gala Brings in Over $448,000

Plus good news for the ovarian cancer community, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, Escondido arts and culture organizations, and the San Diego Center for Children
The San Diego Foundation Increases Access to Early Childhood Education with a $13.8 Million Mega-Gift

Plus Alliance Healthcare Foundation starts an innovation fund, Mission Fed and SD Humane Society “Clear the Shelters,” and more
‘Hamilton’ Star Leslie Odom, Jr. Brings the House Down at The Salk Institute’s Symphony Gala

Plus Sharp HospiceCare’s annual regatta brings in $400,000, two benefits raise $60,000 for the Museum of Making Music’s programs, and local foster kids get a back-to-school boost
La Jolla Music Society Scores $360,000 for its Artistic and Education Outreach Programs

Plus: Seacrest Foundation, The San Diego Women’s Foundation, and San Diego Social Venture Partners celebrate funding good causes
Serving Seniors Serves Its Milestone 12-Millionth Meal

Plus a new program for kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder and a $2 million boost for The Salk Institute’s Conquering Cancer Initiative
Living Coast Discovery Center’s Farm to Bay Culinary Event Breaks a Fundraising Record

Plus Promises2Kids welcomes its largest class of Guardian Scholars ever and the Drive Out Hunger Golf Classic brings in $140,000
The San Diego Symphony Notables Raises $75,000 for Music Education

Plus the San Diego Center for Children receives an award for its Successful Transitions Program, and McAlister Institute gets a boost for its supportive programs
The Cushman Foundation Kick-Starts the Burn Institute’s Intervention Program for Young Firebugs

Plus San Diego Gas & Electric bolsters the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy’s charter school climate-science curriculum
Promises2Kids Raises $1 Million for Local Foster Kids

Plus St. Germaine Children’s Charity’s pledge to help homeless mothers and children, and grants promote access to nature in underserved communities
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego Raises $225,000 on Red Shoe Day

Plus USO San Diego, Sycuan, and Promises2Kids help local families
City Ballet Takes Guests Behind the Scenes at its 25th June Fundraiser

Plus how San Diego County Credit Union and the San Diego Foundation are supporting local students
The San Diego Center for Children Raises $410,000 at Their 131st Anniversary Gala

Plus The Salvation Army, St. Germaine’s Children’s Charity, and Promises2Kids all come through with big wins for San Diego’s struggling youth and families
Costumed Characters and Charitable Donors Turn Out for Meals on Wheels’ Over the Rainbow Gala

Plus Jewish Family Service of San Diego ups the ante on its Centennial Countdown Campaign, and Bank of America’s push to end homelessness
USO San Diego Raises Over $1 Million to Support Military Members

Plus the Monarch School’s annual fundraiser brings in $1.1 million for homeless students and Voices for Children hosts its seventh annual Wine Women & Shoes event
Feeding SD’s Fuel for Summer Campaign Provides Free Meals to Food-Insecure Youth

Plus, veterans learn to create well-balanced meals with Wounded Warrior Project, and upcoming events for your calendar
The San Diego History Center Raises $115,000 at Its 90th Anniversary Gala

Plus nearly 100 TVs are donated to South Bay schools, and the Children’s Nature Retreat Foundation raises money for families in West Africa and its local animal sanctuary
Grossmont Hospital Foundation Raises More Than $440,000 for Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Plus good news from Father Joe’s Villages, Mama’s Kitchen, Serving Seniors, Shelter to Soldier, and more
Alexander and Eva Nemeth Foundation Gives $5 million to Sharp Mary Birch to Improve the Lives of At-Risk Infants

Plus: Jewish Family Service of San Diego raises $1.25 million at its centennial gala, and the James M. Cox Foundation funds a tech center for the National City Boys & Girls Club
David C. Copley Foundation Pledges $100,000 to Help Students in City Heights and Lemon Grove

The foundation’s big gift to United Way of San Diego County, plus the FACE Foundation saves its 2,000th pet, and Park Hyatt Aviara’s support for the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation
The San Diego Foundation Helps Even More Kids Go to College

TSDF’s new pilot program for low-income and first-generation college students, plus an update on Serving Seniors’ affordable housing efforts and Episcopal Community Services’ Water to Wine Gala
National Conflict Resolution Center Raises Highest Amount Ever at Annual Peacemaker Awards

NCRC spreads the word on restorative justice. Plus: Ronald McDonald House and Feeding San Diego
Big Win for the Kids: Cool Campaigns through Autism Speaks, Cars 4 Classrooms, and Build a Miracle

Good works happening in the mega-region
A Whole Lotta Giving! Spring Round-Up

Good news about charities in San Diego
Turning Lives Around with One Act of Kindness San Diego

How local nonprofits are helping transition San Diego’s homeless
3 San Diego Nonprofits Celebrate Anniversaries

Feeding San Diego, Stand Down, and the Jewish Community Foundation all celebrated milestones in 2017
Oasis Receives Parker Foundation Grant

San Diego Charity News for December 25, 2017