Funding search · EIN 203216993 · San Diego, CA

The Conrad Prebys Foundation

Name: The Conrad Prebys Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

987
grants reported: $154.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $75,000
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

youth diego building development arts health success center

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Unrestricted operating support for San Diego arts and culture institutions
Community clinics and tribal health centers across San Diego County
La Jolla biomedical research institutes: Salk, Scripps, La Jolla Institute
Public media and universities: KPBS, SDSU, UC San Diego, USD
Immigrant, refugee and tribal community organizations in East and South County
Homelessness, youth pathways and workforce programs

Typical grant

Median grant is $75,000 and the middle half runs $15,000 to $150,000, with a very heavy cluster at exactly $250,000 that functions as the standard institutional check. The $1 million to $3 million awards go to a small set of anchors: San Diego Symphony, UC San Diego, KPBS and the Campanile Foundation, SDSU, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Sharp HealthCare. With 987 grants to 476 recipients over three years, repeat giving is the norm, and several organizations appear twice within a single year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL OPERATING”
“COMMUNITY”
“HEALTH CENTER”
“FOUNDATION”
“SAN DIEGO”

Positioning adjacent work

Every grant in the file is coded GENERAL OPERATING. Ask for unrestricted support, not a project budget line.
Ask $250,000 if institutional, $75,000 if smaller. Seven figures goes only to established anchors.
Route research through a San Diego host: UC San Diego, SDSU, Salk, Scripps, La Jolla Institute all recur.
Tie health work to safety-net delivery, tribal health councils or community clinics, not to abstract science.

Worth knowing: This is a San Diego County funder, full stop: 968 of 987 grants went to California and nearly all to San Diego and its immediate north, east and south county communities, with WGBH in Boston as the rare exception. Giving reads as relationship-driven and institution-anchored, with the same museums, clinics and universities returning year after year, so a cold approach from outside the region has almost no precedent in the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Salk Institute for Biological Studies4 grants · $7.8M
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs)8 grants · $6.4M
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association8 grants · $6.0M
Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Disc Inst4 grants · $5.3M
The Campanile Foundation Sdsu3 grants · $4.5M
Scripps Health Fdtn2 grants · $4.5M
Sharp Healthcare Foundation5 grants · $4.0M
La Jolla Institute for Immunology7 grants · $3.4M
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance5 grants · $3.3M
Uc San Diego for the Depot (Uc Sd Fdtn)1 grant · $3.0M

Giving over time

$47.1M

2022

$53.6M

2023

$53.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 987 grants.

$6.7M
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Salk campaign for the future: building a more resilient world
$3.0M
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$3.0M
Uc San Diego for the Depot (Uc Sd Fdtn) · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General operating
$3.0M
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · San Diego, CA · 2023
The shell performance center
$3.0M
Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Disc Inst · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Catalyst the teaching incubator
$2.3M
Scripps Health Fdtn · San Diego, CA · 2023
Enhanced surgical suites for the medical center of the future
$2.3M
Scripps Health Fdtn · San Diego, CA · 2022
Enhanced surgical suites for the medical center of the future
$1.6M
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs) · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$1.6M
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs) · San Diego, CA · 2023
Building on trust: the campaign for kpbs
$1.6M
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs) · San Diego, CA · 2022
Building on trust: the campaign for kpbs
$1.5M
The Campanile Foundation Sdsu · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$1.5M
The Campanile Foundation Sdsu · San Diego, CA · 2023
San diego state university performing arts second stage theatre
$1.5M
The Campanile Foundation Sdsu · San Diego, CA · 2022
San diego state university performing arts second stage theatre
$1.4M
Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties · San Diego, CA · 2023
Far south border north
$1.2M
Rady Children'S Hospital · San Diego, CA · 2022
Rapid precision medicine at rady childrens
$1.2M
Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Disc Inst · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Development of a breakthrough therapy for medulloblastoma and other cancers
$1.2M
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · La Jolla, CA · 2022
The conrad prebys foundation flow cytometry core at la jolla institute for immunology
$1.0M
San Diego Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$1.0M
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$1.0M
Sharp Healthcare Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$1.0M
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating
$1.0M
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2023
San diego zoo's children's zoo: a window on the natural world
$1.0M
Sharp Healthcare Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
The sharp innovation and education center
$1.0M
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Masterpiece trust
$1.0M
Casa De Amparo · San Marcos, CA · 2022
Teen wellness center
$1.0M
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · San Diego, CA · 2022
San diego zoo's children's zoo: a window on the natural world
$1.0M
Sanford Burnham Prebys Med Disc Inst · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Gemfinder - serving the underserved
$1.0M
Sharp Healthcare Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
The sharp innovation and education center
$975,181
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Trispecific antibodies: next generation immuno-oncology platform for treating relapsed / refractory cancers
$900,000
Sharp Healthcare Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Providing oxygen during delayed cord clamping to improve long-term neurodevelopment in children
$750,000
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General operating
$750,000
National Conflict Resolution Center · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$750,000
Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General operating
$750,000
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Esrl awards (ollmann saphire, sharma, and shresta)
$750,000
Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Esrl award excellence in scientific research leadership award grant for drs. Mia huang, xin jin, lisa stowers
$750,000
Indiana University Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Conrad t. Prebys performance season at the iu jacobs school of music
$725,825
San Diego Blood Bank · San Diego, CA · 2022
San diego blood bank precision blood center of excellence
$700,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Development of allogeneic switchable chimeric antigen receptor t cell therapy
$700,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Development of allogeneic switchable chimeric antigen receptor t cell therapy
$622,200
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs) · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$622,200
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs) · San Diego, CA · 2023
Increase the youth behavioral health workforce capacity
$619,856
Balboa Park Online Collaborative · San Diego, CA · 2023
Balboa park infrastructure and escape room
$500,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General operating
$500,000
Ntc Foundation Dba Arts District Liberty Station · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$500,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General operating
$500,000
The Salvation Army · Carson, CA · 2024
General operating
$500,000
University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$500,000
World of Work Foundation · El Cajon, CA · 2024
General operating
$500,000
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Little amal
$500,000
Mingei International · San Diego, CA · 2023
Mingei international museum transformation
$500,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Conrad prebys room at the museum of contemporary art san diego
$500,000
Ntc Foundation Dba Arts District Liberty Station · San Diego, CA · 2023
Building 178 performing arts center (working title)
$500,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Esrl awards- dr. Engle and sharpee
$500,000
The California Medical Innovations Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023
Novel swine model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
$500,000
The Salvation Army · Carson, CA · 2023
Homeless to home campaign for the rady center
$500,000
University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Excellence in scientific research leadership 2023
$500,000
World of Work Foundation · El Cajon, CA · 2023
World of work
$500,000
Family Health Centers of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Translational science in the equity-focused learning health system
$500,000
La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Sustaining growth for the future
$500,000
Mingei International · San Diego, CA · 2022
Mingei international museum transformation
$500,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Conrad prebys room at the museum of contemporary art san diego
$500,000
Ntc Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Building 178 performing arts center (working title)
$500,000
San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support for the san diego museum of arts operations and new art & empathy program development
$500,000
The California Medical Innovations Institute · San Diego, CA · 2022
Novel swine model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
$500,000
The Old Globe · San Diego, CA · 2022
General operating support for the old globe
$500,000
The Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Conrad prebys music center - keeping it thriving, and continuing to expand its reach
$500,000
The Salvation Army · Carson, CA · 2022
Homeless to home campaign for the rady center
$500,000
The San Diego River Park Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
River center at grant park - park and interpretive stage phase
$500,000
The Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Outsmarting emerging pathogens in an interconnected world
$495,546
J Craig Venter Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Development of novel synthetic targeted antimicrobial therapeutics
$450,000
California Center for the Arts Escondido · Escondido, CA · 2023
Center's community advancement team & deib project
$450,000
La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Idea at the conrad: increasing inclusion, diversity, equity, and access
$450,000
San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2023
Operational and programmatic support for mopa@sdma
$450,000
The Old Globe · San Diego, CA · 2023
The old globes arts engagement department
$415,630
La Jolla Institute for Immunology · La Jolla, CA · 2022
No cell is an island: how studying previously ignored immune cell-to-cell interactions in human blood could lead to novel prevention,care and treatment approaches for infectious diseases
$400,000
San Diego State University Fdtn (Kpbs) · San Diego, CA · 2023
Kpbs arts content initiative
$400,000
Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Uplifting diverse new works and voices
$384,000
Quail Botanic Garden Foundation Inc (Dba San Diego Botanic Garden) · Encinitas, CA · 2022
Creation of a national medicinal plants collection and research consortium to catalyze drug discovery in san diego and beyond
$350,000
Sdsu (School of Public Health) · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$350,000
San Diego Historical Society · San Diego, CA · 2023
Campaign to transform san diego history center
$350,000
San Diego Opera Association · San Diego, CA · 2022
Season sponsor of sdos spring and fall seasons in 2022
$325,000
La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General operating
$325,000
San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$325,000
The Old Globe · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$303,000
Downtown San Diego Public Spaces Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$302,000
Sdhc Building Opportunities · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$302,000
Sdhc Building Opportunities · San Diego, CA · 2023
Healthcare career catalyst for young adults
$300,000
Palomar Health Foundation · Escondido, CA · 2024
General operating
$300,000
Ymca of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2024
General operating
$300,000
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Present and visible: mcasd san diego community arts partnership project
$300,000
Palomar Health Foundation · Escondido, CA · 2023
Palomar pathways for pathmakers: healthcare careers for emerging professionals
$300,000
San Diego Museum of Art · San Diego, CA · 2023
San diego museum of art & museum of photographic art merger
$300,000
Womens Museum of California · San Diego, CA · 2023
Womens museum of california integration into san diego history center
$300,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of East County · Santee, CA · 2022
Bgcec scholarship fund for children that need us most
$300,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Removing barriers and mitigating inequities
$300,000
N-Lorem Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2022
Development of personalized experimental antisense oligonucleotide (aso) therapies for ultra-rare disease patients
$274,000
Reuben H Fleet Science Center · San Diego, CA · 2023
Art for planetary health: participatory art activations with partner communities
$273,800
North County Health Project · San Marcos, CA · 2024
General operating
$273,800
North County Health Project · San Marcos, CA · 2023
Patient ready - medical assistant career pathway
$270,000
Karen Organization of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
San diego refugee communities coalition youth development initiative

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