Price Philanthropies Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Price Philanthropies Foundation, based in La Jolla, CA, gives priority to San Diego, with a special focus on City Heights and on underserved youth and families, so your work fits most closely if it serves that community.
- Its typical grant falls between $1,500 and $110,000, with a median of $16,000 and half its grants at $16,000 or less, so a request near that figure is realistic; its largest grant in the filing is about $2,650,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Because 84% of its grant dollars in the filing went to organisations it had already funded, a first approach should show a clear link to its priorities and a modest, well-grounded request rather than a bid for a large sum.
- The filing gives no deadlines, and applicants submit an initial grant request that goes through internal screening, after which some are asked for a more comprehensive request, so plan for a second step.
- Organisations whose primary purpose is religious, that engage in propagandizing or influencing legislation or elections, that seek federal appeals, or that collect funds for redistribution to other non-profit groups should not apply.
Overview
Price Philanthropies Foundation is a US private foundation based in La Jolla, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Price Philanthropies Foundation aims to transform the lives of underserved youth and families in San Diego, with a special focus on City Heights. Its grantmaking is San Diego-based and supports strategic initiatives, programmes and organisations focused on improving life opportunities for underserved youth and families and their communities. It provides general operating, programme and capital grants. Its focus areas include City Heights, San Diego organisations essential to a thriving community, and PriceSmart communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It makes grants primarily to San Diego non-profits.
Themes
- Underserved youth and families
Geographic Focus
Priority: San Diego; City Heights.
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations whose primary purpose is religious
- Propagandizing, influencing legislation and/or elections, promoting voting registration, political candidates, political campaigns or organizations engaged in political activities
- Federal appeals or organizations that collect funds for redistribution to other non-profit groups
How to apply
Applicants submit an initial grant request. After internal screening, some are asked for a more comprehensive request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 544 grants to organisations were $16,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Price Philanthropies Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 263 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- San Diego State University Research Foundation · Programs & projects$2,646,4612023 tax year
- PriceSmart Foundation · Programs & projects$1,634,5212023 tax year
- San Diego Unified School District · General support; programs & projects$894,0612023 tax year
- Interfaith Community Services · General support; programs & projects$655,0002023 tax year
- San Diego Natural History Museum · General support; programs & projects; capital fund support$568,7062023 tax year
- Aclu Foundation Of San Diego & Imperial Counties · General support; programs & projects$350,0002023 tax year
- YMCA of San Diego County · General support; programs & projects$313,3722023 tax year
- Urban Institute · General support$300,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jennifer Barron — Vice President - International Program
- Jennette Shay — Vice President - Grant Making
- Sophie Bernabe — Secretary
- David Price — Vice Chairman / Vice Prsident
- Dana Goldman — Director
- David Lynn — Director / Investment Committee Member
- Sue Reynolds — Director
- Dede Alpert — Director / Audit Committee Chair
- Matthew Hervey — Director
- M Edward Spring — Director / Audit Committee Member / Investment Committee Chair
- Jeff Fisher — Director / Inv Cmte MBR / Cfo
- Allison Price — Vice Chairman / Vice President / Grant Committee Member
- Sherry Bahrambeygui — Director
- Robert Price — Chairman / President / Grant Committee Chairman / Investment Committee Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $38,275,512 | $16,817,598 | $634,990,498 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $39,428,481 | $16,391,244 | $705,377,632 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Price Philanthropies Foundation?
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Contact
- (619) 795-2064
- La Jolla, CA
- pricephilanthropies.org
Applying to Price Philanthropies Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (619) 795-2064
- La Jolla, CA
- pricephilanthropies.org