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May 9, 2007
NEW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT FOCUSES ON CARLSBAD RESIDENTS AND NONPROFITS ANNOUNCED

Endow Carlsbad Connects People who Care with Causes that Matter

Carlsbad, CA, May 9, 2007 – An evening of wine, cheese and charity marked the formal launch of Endow Carlsbad, a local fund of The San Diego Foundation that will serve the community of Carlsbad exclusively. Community leaders, businesses and nonprofits gathered at the Ocean House to celebrate the new community foundation> Read news release.

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June 7 , 2006
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SAN DIEGO RECEIVES $1 MILLION ENDOWMENT GIFT

Todd and Mari Gutschow become the latest donors to engage in Endow San Diego

San Diego, CA, June 7, 2006 – The future just got a little brighter for children across the San Diego region. The San Diego Foundation announced today that Todd and Mari Gutschow have made a $1 million endowment gift to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. Inspired by The San Diego Foundation’s Endow San Diego initiative, this endowment is intended to ensure the future of the quality programs and facilities for the nonprofit organization region-wide. >Read news release.

KGTV 10 News covered this story, watch the news clip.

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February 15 , 2006
Endowment Gift for Nativity Prep School Emerges from Endow San Diego.

Logan Heights college preparatory school receives substantial anonymous donation.

San Diego, CA - The San Diego Foundation announced today that a $100,000 gift was granted to Nativity Prep Academy as a result of its Endow San Diego initiative. The endowment, provided to the privately funded college prep school located in the Logan Heights area of San Diego, will benefit its scholarship program. Read the News Release. >Read news release.

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Feb. 8, 2006

Padres Continue to Give Back to the Community that Supports Them... (Reprinted from the News Notes section of the San Diego Daily Transcript) >Read the News Clipping.

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January 18, 2006
The San Diego Foundation Expands North County Services. New endowment announced shows continued growth of Endow San Diego.

San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation announced today the opening of its Solana Beach office and the addition of four new staff members to serve North County. The Foundation also announced the Rancho Coastal Humane Society Witmer Animal Care Fund. >Read news release.

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January 5, 2006
Congratulations to Endow San Diego’s Nonprofit Partner, North Coast Repertory Theatre!

San Diego, CA - Local advertising, marketing and public relations agency Oster and Associates, Inc. has selected North Coast Repertory Theatre (NCRT) as the agency’s 2006 pro-bono account to receive free marketing services for a year. >Read news release.

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Dec. 19, 2005

San Diego Natural History Museum’s Research and Displays Made Possible Through Endowments... (Reprinted from the News Notes section of the San Diego Daily Transcript) >Read the News Clipping.

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Dec. 9, 2005

Giving the Gift of Girl Scout Camp – and More. The stuff of a young girl’s dream: saddling, riding, haltering and grooming. (Reprinted from the News Notes section of the San Diego Daily Transcript) >Read the News Clipping.

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November 16, 2005
The San Diego Foundation Announces 172 New Nonprofit Partners . And Two Endowments Only One Month after Launching Endow San Diego.

San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation, a nonprofit, community-based organization focused on improving the quality of life in San Diego through responsible and effective philanthropy, announced today that more than 172 nonprofits have signed up to be part of the Endow San Diego Nonprofit Partnership, with more than 120 people having been specially trained and equipped for endowment outreach. In addition, The Foundation announced that two new endowments have been established just one month after the launch of its Endow San Diego initiative. >Read news release.

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Nov. 11, 2005

The San Diego Foundation Unveils Endow San Diego, the largest endowment initiative in the history of the U.S. (Reprinted from the News Notes section of the San Diego Daily Transcript) >Read the News Clipping.

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October 15, 2005
San Diego’s Largest-Ever Endowment Initiative Announced Today. The San Diego Foundation Unveils New Initiative at 30th Anniversary Celebration.

San Diego, CA - The San Diego Foundation, a nonprofit, community-based organization focused on improving the quality of life in San Diego through responsible and effective philanthropy, announced tonight San Diego’s largest, region-wide endowment drive ever to be initiated. Named Endow San Diego, the effort is a multi-year initiative designed to inform and inspire San Diegans to understand and support endowments. >Read news release.

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Television News Coverage

View streaming video of news coverage of The San Diego Foundation's 30th Anniversary and the Endow San Diego initiative:

10 News (Oct. 15, 2005)
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NBC 7-39 (Oct. 15, 2005)
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