Open Foundations · California

Conrad Prebys Foundation

San Diego, California · EIN 203216993. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $53.6M across 380 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.

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$53.6M
paid in 2024
380
grants paid
$100K
median grant
32%
to first-time recipients
$1.1B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
DIRECTOR OF GRANTMAKING
Address
1420 KETTNER BLVD SUITE 700, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92101
Phone
6198602100
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
HTTPS://WWW.PREBYSFDN.ORG/STRATEGICPLAN CONTAINS DETAILS ON THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING PROGRAM.
Submission deadline
HTTPS://WWW.PREBYSFDN.ORG/STRATEGICPLAN CONTAINS DETAILS ON THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTMAKING PROGRAM.
Restrictions on awards
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN ORGANIZES THE WORK INTO FOUR PROGRAMS DRIVEN BY MR. PREBYS' INSTRUCTIONS AND GIVING DURING HIS LIFETIME: VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, YOUTH SUCCESS, HEALTHCARE, AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. AS OF 2024, OUR APPROACH WILL PUT A PRIORITY ON COCREATING GRANTS WITH PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ALIGN WITH OUR ISSUE AREA GOALS. THIS WILL ENTAIL AN ONGOING GRANTMAKING PROCESS RATHER THAN SET GRANT CYCLES. WE WILL USE MANY DIFFERENT GRANTMAKING TOOLS AS APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING OPEN APPLICATIONS, REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, INVITATIONONLY PROCESSES, AND COMMUNITY-LED GRANTMAKING. WE COMMIT TO ROLLING OUT THESE DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543219349104979. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 380 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1San Diego Symphony Orchestra AssociationCA$3,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
2Uc San Diego for the Depot (uc Sd Fdtn)CA$3,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
3San Diego State University Fdtn (kpbs)CA$1,600,000GENERAL OPERATING
4The Campanile Foundation SdsuCA$1,500,000GENERAL OPERATING
5San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024CA$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
6San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceCA$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
7Sharp Healthcare FoundationCA$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
8Wgbh Educational FoundationMA$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATING
9La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyCA$750,000GENERAL OPERATING
10National Conflict Resolution CenterCA$750,000GENERAL OPERATING
11Scripps Research InstituteCA$750,000GENERAL OPERATING
12San Diego State University Fdtn (kpbs)CA$622,200GENERAL OPERATING
13Museum of Contemporary Art San DiegoCA$500,000GENERAL OPERATING
14Ntc Foundation Dba Arts District Liberty StationCA$500,000GENERAL OPERATING
15Salk Institute for Biological StudiesCA$500,000GENERAL OPERATING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2021213$43.2M
2022278$47.1M
2023318$52.2M
2024380$53.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
California97%
Massachusetts1%
New Jersey1%
Ohio1%
New York0%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alan SorkinSECRETARY · 2024
Constance CarrollDIRECTOR · 2024
Dan YatesPRESIDENT · 2024
Gil AlvaradoCFO · 2024
Grant OliphantCEO · 2024
Irma CotaDIRECTOR · 2024
Mary WalshokDIRECTOR · 2024
Paula CordeiroDIRECTOR · 2024
Peter EllsworthTREASURER · 2024
Victoria HamiltonDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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