Funding Amount
$200,000 (recent award cycle)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: San Diego and Imperial Counties, California
Mission: Strategic funding for special initiatives and capacity-building projects that enhance services and opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DDs)
- Separate funding mechanism from standard Program Grants
- Supports strategic projects and initiatives identified by FDD
- Recent award: $200,000 distributed to selected organizations
- Focus on projects that create systemic change and expanded capacity
What San Diego Imperial Counties Developmental Services Foudation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 20
- Total given
- $335K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $7,059–$105K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Diego, CA; Oceanside, CA; El Cajon, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 75% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Program support
$15K
Fred Finch · San Diego, CA
Program support
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Developmental disabilities
- Capacity building
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