Funding search · EIN 831261784 · San Diego, CA

Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation

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

43
grants reported
$790,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Vista Hill Foundation2 grants · $60,000
  • Old Globe Theatre3 grants · $55,000
  • Building 178 Performing Arts Center1 grant · $50,000
  • Serving Seniors2 grants · $40,000
  • Ywca of San Diego County1 grant · $25,000
  • Feeding San Diego1 grant · $25,000
  • San Diego Parks Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • San Diego River Park Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • The San Diego River Park Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • Boys To Men Mentoring Network1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$235,000
2022
$240,000
2023
$315,000
2024

Grant history

All 43 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Building 178 Performing Arts Center · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $40,000

    Vista Hill Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    San Diego Parks Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    The San Diego River Park Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Ywca of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Feeding San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Old Globe Theatre · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $25,000

    San Diego River Park Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $25,000

    Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Access Youth Academy · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Artsbusxpress · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Boys To Men Mentoring Network · Spring Valley, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Elderhelp of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    United Way of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Veterans Association of North County · Oceanside, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Just in Time for Foster Youth · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Logan Heights Community Development Corporation · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Mama'S Kitchen · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Theater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County · La Jolla, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Free To Thrive · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Grossmont Hospital Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    San Diego Childrens Choir · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Urban League of San Diego County · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $20,000

    Vista Hill Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General fund

  • $15,000

    Moonlight Cultural Foundation · Vista, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Old Globe Theatre · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Serving Seniors · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Urban Street Angels · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Autism Society San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Monarch School Project · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General fund

  • $15,000

    Old Globe Theatre · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Putnam Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    San Diego Opera Association · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Association · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Reading Legacies · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    San Diego Oasis · La Mesa, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Girls · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General fund

  • $5,000

    Home of Guiding Hands Corporation · El Cajon, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Urban Corps of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.