Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego

Nonprofit · Grant recipient San Diego, CA EIN 33-0039466

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2026

Total received

$11.4M

Foundation funders

74

Grants recorded

181

Years covered

2019–2026

Who funds Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by Make-a-Wish Foundation of America ($5.3M), Car Donation Foundation ($3.3M), American Foundation of Utah Inc ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego between 2019–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Make-a-Wish Foundation of America$5,289,23972019–2025
Car Donation Foundation$3,329,058122020–2025
American Foundation of Utah Inc$500,00062020–2025
The San Diego Foundation$392,38662020–2025
Names Family Foundation$315,995192020–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$200,00042019–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$176,50032020–2025
Padres Foundation$156,52632020–2024
David C Copley Foundation$137,20852020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$112,000162020–2024
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation$102,50612023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$81,53532022–2025
Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation$75,00012025
Billy J Birdwell and Esme J Birdwell$45,00022024–2025
Midway Foundation Inc$45,00022023–2024
The Parker Foundation$40,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$39,52042020–2023
Charities Aid Foundation America$30,36632022–2025
French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua$30,00032021–2023
Sempra Foundation$20,42942021–2024
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc$20,00022023–2024
Rodeki Foundation$20,00012023
Sempra Employee Giving Network$17,23132020–2023
Give Back Foundation$16,29732020–2022
Sundt Foundation$15,30022021–2023
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The US Charitable Gift Trust$15,00012023
Network for Good$14,69422020–2021
The Wilson Sexton Foundation$13,00032020–2022
Youngevity Be The Change Foundation$12,00012019
Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers$11,49822024–2025
The Richard K Davis & Theresa a Davis Family$10,00012025
Balmes Foundation$10,00012025
Billingsley Foundationcharle & Ruth$10,00012024
Masserini Maurice J Tua$10,00012024
The Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation$10,00012024
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc$10,00012022
Susan Scott Foundation$10,00022020–2021
United Way Worldwide$8,55312019
Carmen Rebozo Foundation Inc$7,50032024–2026
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$7,00032022–2024
Pratt Memorial Fund$6,09022021–2023
United Way of Bergen County$6,00012019
Commonwealth Cares Fund Inc$5,75012022
Gilbert J Martin Foundation$5,00012024
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua$5,00012023
Salmon Family Foundation$4,00022024–2025
Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation$3,00012024
Motorola Solutions Foundation$2,95012020
Noam and Sara Glick Family Foundation$2,50012024
The Burnham Foundation$2,50012024
Lucile H Howe and Mitchell B$2,00012025
Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation Inc$2,00022020–2021
Kavanaugh Family Foundation$1,85012024
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$1,41742019–2025
Hood Family Foundation$1,10012024
San Diego District Attorney Investigators Foundation$1,00012024
Flora & Doris Denova Foundation$1,00012021
Dorothea Tuney Foundation$52812025
The Fischer-Ritchey Foundation$50012025
Brauner Family Foundation$50012024
Arthur J Gallagher Foundation$50012023
Gienapp Family Foundation$50012022
The Debra Carroll and Donald Duford Family Foundation$40012025
Martin and Ann Goldstein Family Foundation$29412024
LPL Financial Foundation Inc$27512020
Leichtag Foundation$25012024
Gannett Foundation Inc$21012023
The Moser Family Foundation$20012024
Edward Jones Foundation$20012023
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$15022021–2024
GE Aerospace Foundation$10012022
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc$7912022
The Lazard Charitable Foundation$5212023
Baird Foundation Inc$3212025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M6 grants2019 27 grants2020 23 grants2021 27 grants2022 38 grants2023 38 grants2024 21 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2026) to $2.2M (2021). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

What grants has Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Carmen Rebozo Foundation IncCHARITABLECHARITABLE$2,500
2025Make-a-Wish Foundation of AmericaGENERAL SUPPORT$1,275,561
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$151,000
2025Car Donation FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$137,503
2025American Foundation of Utah IncGENERAL$100,000
2025Car Donation FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$91,287
2025Walter J & Betty C Zable FoundationGENERAL ASSISTANCE$75,000
2025The San Diego FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$66,156
2025The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$34,971
2025Billy J Birdwell and Esme J BirdwellGeneral Support$20,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$17,012
2025The Richard K Davis & Theresa a Davis FamilyGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Balmes FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Independent Insurance Agents and BrokersGENERAL SUPPORT$6,355
2025Carmen Rebozo Foundation IncCHARITABLECHARITABLE$2,500
2025Salmon Family FoundationHelp Sick children$2,000
2025Lucile H Howe and Mitchell BSAME AS ABOVE$2,000
2025Dorothea Tuney FoundationGENERAL FUND$528
2025The Fischer-Ritchey FoundationGeneral Operations$500
2025The Debra Carroll and Donald Duford Family FoundationGENERAL$400
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$100
2025Baird Foundation IncHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$32
2024Make-a-Wish Foundation of AmericaGENERAL SUPPORT$583,737
2024Car Donation FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$140,983
2024Car Donation FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$128,986
2024American Foundation of Utah IncGENERAL$100,000
2024David C Copley FoundationPURCHASE LAPTOPS$67,208
2024Names Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$45,000
2024The San Diego FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$40,500
2024The Parker FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$40,000

Showing 30 most recent of 181 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by Make-a-Wish Foundation of America ($5.3M), Car Donation Foundation ($3.3M), American Foundation of Utah Inc ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego between 2019–2026.

Who is Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego's largest funder?

Make-a-Wish Foundation of America is the largest recorded funder of Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego, with $5.3M across 7 grants (2019–2025).

How much grant funding has Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego received?

IRS 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego across 181 grants from 74 funders between 2019–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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