Funding search · EIN 953758658 · Carlsbad, CA
Paul and Magdalena Ecke Poinsettia
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 48
- grants reported
- $457,048
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- California State University San Marcos Foundation3 grants · $120,000
- San Diego Botanic Garden3 grants · $70,500
- Scripps Health Foundation3 grants · $66,000
- Magdalena Ecke Family Ymca3 grants · $58,000
- Community Resource Center3 grants · $37,500
- Casa De Amparo3 grants · $17,000
- Coastal Roots Farm3 grants · $15,000
- Don Diego Fund3 grants · $13,208
- City of Encinitas Community Grant Program1 grant · $10,000
- City of Encinitas1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
California State University San Marcos Foundation · San Marcos, CA · 2024
Historical collection pledge
- $40,000
California State University San Marcos Foundation · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Historical collection pledge
- $40,000
California State University San Marcos Foundation · San Marcos, CA · 2022
Historical collection pledge
- $28,500
Scripps Health Foundation · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Capital campaign pledge and event sponsorship
- $26,000
Magdalena Ecke Family Ymca · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Roof raiser, sponsor poinsettia ball, live youth donation, and capital campaign
- $23,500
San Diego Botanic Garden · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Sponsor gala in the gardens and capital campaign
- $23,500
San Diego Botanic Garden · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Sponsor gala in the gardens and capital campaign
- $23,500
San Diego Botanic Garden · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Sponsor gala in the gardens and capital donation
- $22,500
Scripps Health Foundation · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Capital campaign pledge and event sponsorship
- $21,000
Magdalena Ecke Family Ymca · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Parking project, roof raiser, sponsor poinsettia ball and live youth donation
- $15,000
Community Resource Center · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Donation and capital campaign
- $15,000
Scripps Health Foundation · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Capital campaign pledge
- $12,500
Community Resource Center · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Capital campaign
- $11,000
Magdalena Ecke Family Ymca · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Roof raiser, sponsor poinsettia ball, and live youth donation
- $10,000
City of Encinitas · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
City of Encinitas Community Grant Program · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
Community Resource Center · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Donation
- $6,000
Casa De Amparo · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Annual fund donation and capital campaign
- $6,000
Casa De Amparo · San Marcos, CA · 2022
Annual fund donation and capital campaign
- $5,000
Casa De Amparo · San Marcos, CA · 2024
Capital campaign
- $5,000
Coastal Roots Farm · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Coastal Roots Farm · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Don Diego Fund · Del Mar, CA · 2023
Scholarship donation and gala donation
- $5,000
Coastal Roots Farm · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Donation
- $5,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Donation
- $4,208
Don Diego Fund · Del Mar, CA · 2022
Scholarship donation
- $4,000
Don Diego Fund · Del Mar, CA · 2024
Scholarship donation and gala donation
- $4,000
Maega Mexican American Educational Guidance Foundation · Solana Beach, CA · 2022
Scholarship fund
- $3,000
Mexican American Educational Guidance Foundation · Solana Beach, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
- $3,000
Mexican American Educational Guidance Foundation · Solana Beach, CA · 2023
Scholarship fund
- $2,500
Kpbs Tv-Fm · San Diego, CA · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
California Rangeland Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Kpbs Tv-Fm · San Diego, CA · 2022
Donation
- $2,000
Encinitas Preservation Association · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Donation
- $1,940
Paul Ecke Central Pta · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Donation
- $1,200
Friends of San Pasqual Academy · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,200
Friends of San Pasqual Academy · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation · Morro Bay, CA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation · Morro Bay, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
North County Health Services · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,000
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
North County Health Services · San Marcos, CA · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Donation
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