Don Diego Scholarship Foundation
The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation provides annual scholarships to outstanding san Diego county high school seniors who have participated in the san Diego county fair or other del mar fairgrounds events it also gives grants for agricultural education.
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation at a glance
In short: Don Diego Scholarship Foundation reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,982 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -35.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,292,600
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $265,536
- -12.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $53,244
- +107.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $329,431
- +44.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Don Diego Scholarship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $36K (2019). In 2025 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SD Unified School District San Diego, CA | School Trips | $6,210 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,292,600 | $265,536 | $329,431 | $3,982 | Total only | $53,244 |
| 2024 | $1,211,730 | $302,102 | $228,457 | $6,210 | 1 | $25,625 |
| 2023 | $1,084,853 | $201,081 | $256,434 | $11,351 | 2 | $31,919 |
| 2022 | $1,031,214 | $233,190 | $211,764 | — | — | $43,124 |
| 2021 | $1,253,423 | $135,996 | $183,353 | — | — | $73,900 |
| 2020 | $1,249,865 | $246,742 | $170,754 | — | — | $63,822 |
| 2019 | $1,068,104 | $233,358 | $232,334 | $36,265 | 2 | $61,697 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Don Diego Scholarship Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Del Mar, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $53K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is led by Ashley Colburn McCaughan, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ashley Colburn McCaughan
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$64K (2023) → $74K (2025)
Kirby Morrison
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alysha Stehly
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyson Connolly
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederick Schenk
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Karetas
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Harper
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hoeflich
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Liss
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Barkett
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Ecke III
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Nejabat
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Shewmaker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Farrior
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
D. Prestininzi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna O'Leary
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roxana Foxx
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Dicicco
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Arabo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russ Penniman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chana Mannen
Secretary
Executive Director → Director, 2023
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$44K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Glenn Drown
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Edwards
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Ashley Colburn (2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Juanita Hayes (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Don Mosier (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jack Ford (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Tanz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kathlyn Mead (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Leslie Barone (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pierre Sleiman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Russell Penniman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Carlene Moore (2020) — Interim CEO
- Former: G. Joyce Rowland (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Gelfand (2020) — Director
- Former: Bob Vice (2019) — Director
- Former: Dee Prestininzi (2019) — Director
- Former: Lee Haydu (2019) — Director
- Former: Roxanna Fox (2019) — Chair
- Former: Sandra Dicicco (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Fennell (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $74K, to Ashley Colburn McCaughan (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Don Diego Scholarship Foundation
How much does Don Diego Scholarship Foundation give each year?
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
How large is Don Diego Scholarship Foundation?
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $266K.
What is Don Diego Scholarship Foundation?
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Del Mar, CA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Don Diego Scholarship Foundation operate?
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation has awarded grants in California, Ohio.
What is Don Diego Scholarship Foundation's EIN?
Don Diego Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0859020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 18, 2026)
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