Funding search · EIN 330903811 · Carlsbad, CA
The William Hall Tippett and Ruth
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 69
- grants reported
- $1.0M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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1 grant matching “awos” · $10,000
- $10,000
Arms Wide Open · El Cajon, CA · 2025
To support awos musical theatre offerings for people with disabilities.
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Opera Neo3 grants · $80,000
- Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego San Diego Art Institute2 grants · $50,000
- Arms Wide Open3 grants · $50,000
- Serving Seniors4 grants · $50,000
- David'S Harp Foundation2 grants · $41,000
- San Diego Humane Society1 grant · $40,000
- Challenge Center1 grant · $40,000
- La Jolla Playhouse2 grants · $39,000
- Challenge Center Therapy Center2 grants · $35,000
- La Jolla Playhouse Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County2 grants · $35,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
Challenge Center · La Mesa, CA · 2022
Support its core services for people with disabilities.
- $40,000
San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2022
For General Operating Support.
- $35,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2025
To support the 2026 performance outreach program (pop) tour.
- $30,000
Opera Neo · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support general operating support.
- $30,000
Opera Neo · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support the mary ellen clark matching grant for opera neo's 2024 season, a grant consultant, and operating support.
- $30,000
Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego San Diego Art Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support general operating expenses and a strategic consultant.
- $30,000
David'S Harp Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support a challenge matching grant for the purchase of production equipment, part-time salary for a David's Harp program and general operating support for the Business Pod program.
- $30,000
Ica San Diego Art Institute · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support the curatorial programming for the upcomoing 2022-2023 season of contemporary art exhibitions.
- $25,000
The San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2025
A matching grant to support the kitten program.
- $25,000
David'S Harp Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support a part-time teaching artist.
- $25,000
Timken Museum of Art Putnam Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support the timken museum of art's educational outreach programs.
- $25,000
Arms Wide Open · El Cajon, CA · 2023
To support the musical theatre program.
- $25,000
Frosted Faces Foundation · Ramona, CA · 2023
To support the seniors for seniors program and the final wish program.
- $25,000
Villa Musica · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support the expansion of the musical biographies initiative.
- $25,000
Timkin Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support the Senior Arts program in the amount of $15,000 and the capital campaign in the amount of $10,000.
- $25,000
Villa Musica · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support its school and community education programs.
- $25,000
Write Out Loud · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support the expansion of programming for seniors and young people.
- $20,000
Timken Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support artsreach, memories at the museum, and arts4schools youth education program.
- $20,000
Challenge Center Therapy Center · La Mesa, CA · 2024
To support aquatics, balance and conditioning, and age-ility classes for seniors.
- $20,000
Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego San Diego Art Institute · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support software implementation.
- $20,000
La Jolla Playhouse Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County · La Jolla, CA · 2024
To support the jumpstart theatre program.
- $20,000
Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support the case management program.
- $20,000
The Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges · El Cajon, CA · 2024
To support 20 scholarships for students studying performing or visual arts.
- $20,000
Challenge Center Therapy Center · La Mesa, CA · 2023
To support the aquatics, balance and conditioning, and age-ility 360 classes for seniors.
- $20,000
Episcopal Community Services · National City, CA · 2023
To support the expansion of the kindermusik program.
- $20,000
Opera Neo · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support operating expenses and a matching grant for the capital campaign for technology and musical instruments.
- $16,000
David'S Harp Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the student studio program.
- $15,000
Challenge Center Therapy Center · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the increase of health and wellness classes for seniors.
- $15,000
Lucky Duck Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support seniors safe at home.
- $15,000
Arms Wide Open · El Cajon, CA · 2024
To support the inspire program.
- $15,000
La Jolla Playhouse Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County · La Jolla, CA · 2023
To support the jumpstart theatre program.
- $15,000
San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support the low-cost spay and neuter program.
- $15,000
San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support general operating expenses.
- $10,000
Arms Wide Open · El Cajon, CA · 2025
To support awos musical theatre offerings for people with disabilities.
- $10,000
Liberty School Ntc Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support general operations of liberty school.
- $10,000
Monarch School Project · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support k12 arts programming.
- $10,000
New Village Arts · Carlsbad, CA · 2025
To support the mindful theatre program.
- $10,000
Outside the Lens · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the teen media arts studio.
- $10,000
Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the case management program.
- $10,000
Liberty School Ntc Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support general operations of the liberty school.
- $10,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
To support the reflections program.
- $10,000
New Village Arts · Carlsbad, CA · 2024
To support the theatre front to back program.
- $10,000
Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges · El Cajon, CA · 2023
To support scholarships for the fall 2023 semester.
- $10,000
Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support general operating expenses.
- $10,000
Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support the supportive housing case manager to provide critical onsite case management services at serving seniors housing residences.
- $10,000
Arms Wide Open · El Cajon, CA · 2022
A matching grant to support performing arts programs for people with disabilities.
- $10,000
Foundation for Grossmont Cuyamaca C · El Cajon, CA · 2022
To Provide 10 students with $1,000 scholarships for the Fall 2022 semester
- $10,000
Ivey Ranch Park Association · Oceanside, CA · 2022
Scholarships for Veterans and Armed Service Members in the Horses to Heroes program.
- $10,000
Opera Neo · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support the matching campaign.
- $10,000
Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support general operating expenses.
- $5,000
Carma for Horses · Arcadia, CA · 2025
To support the lilac fire fund.
- $5,000
Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the marketing initiative.
- $5,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2025
To support the reflections program.
- $5,000
San Diego Childrens Choir · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the access for all program.
- $5,000
The Foundation for Grossmont & Cuyamaca Colleges · El Cajon, CA · 2025
To support new instruments for the grossmont college music department.
- $5,000
Villa Musica · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the link up program.
- $5,000
Voices of Our City Choir · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the music and theater arts program.
- $5,000
San Diego Children'S Choir · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support school outreach and ensemble programming.
- $4,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2025
To support the 2026 performance outreach program (pop) tour.
- $4,000
Lucky Duck Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support general operating expenses.
- $4,000
The San Diego Humane Society · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support general operating expenses.
- $3,500
Art of Elan · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support alumni master teaching artists in the young artists in harmony program.
- $3,500
Lions Tigers and Bears · Alpine, CA · 2025
To support enrichment toys for big cats and bears at the sanctuary.
- $3,000
Mingei International · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support make at mingei.
- $2,500
Frosted Faces Foundation · Reamona, CA · 2025
To support frosted funding.
- $2,500
La Jolla Historical Society · La Jolla, CA · 2025
To support the oral history toolkit pilot project.
- $2,500
Playwrights Projects · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the plays by young writers festival.
- $2,500
Young Lions Jazz Conservatory · San Diego, CA · 2025
To support the shed & tools fund.
- $1,000
Timken Museum Putnam Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support the spontaneous pitch with catalyst.
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