San Diego Unified School District Career Technical Education Grant

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California Masonic Foundation

Foundation One-time Grants for K-12 Schools STEM Education Grants

Funding Amount

$390,000 (three-year grant)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

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Overview

A three-year grant to support the expansion of high school Career Technical Education (CTE) programs across San Diego Unified School District, enabling the district to serve an additional 3,000 students through transformative CTE programs.

Geographic Scope: San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), California

Focus Areas:

Career Technical Education (CTE) expansion
Automotive technology programs
Building construction trades programs
Post-secondary preparation
Work-based learning
Student pathway development to skilled trades

Award Details:

Total grant: $390,000
Three-year funding period
Announced October 3, 2023

Grant Objectives:

Expand CTE programming to more high schools within the district
Serve an additional 3,000 students
Support five-week Saturday automotive systems, diagnostics and repairs program
Fund five-week Summer Enrichment program with two-week paid internship
Hire 0.5 post-secondary preparation coach/work-based learning resource teacher
Facilitate campus visits and guest speakers for high school students
Focus on community college programs and apprenticeships

Target Students:

Approximately 64% of SDUSD graduates who do not immediately enter four-year college programs
High school students interested in skilled trades
Students seeking post-secondary career pathways

Background: Based on economic data analysis showing San Diego County expects 190,000 job openings in construction and automotive trades from 2020 to 2030. Addresses the perception gap that the only path to successful careers is through four-year college programs.

Administering Organization:

California Masonic Foundation (in partnership with SDUSD)

Contact:

Phone: (415) 776-7000
Email: memberservices@freemason.org
Website: freemason.org

What California Masonic Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 14
Total given: $2.94M
Median grant: $83K
Range: $10K–$1.22M

By dollars: California 94%, Virginia 6%, Missouri <1%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Diego, CA.
29% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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