The Art Pratt Foundation of Old Mission RC is a San Diego–focused funder that prioritizes practical, capital-oriented support: small-to-midsize grants to buy equipment, facility repairs, computers and other tangible items that help organizations deliver programs. They favor community institutions (Rotary and civic groups), youth-serving organizations (YMCA, Girl Scouts, camps, arts education) and practical health, workforce and human-services providers. Giving is pragmatic and local rather than programmatic or advocacy-driven.
A $90,000 land purchase for Thousand Smiles Foundation in Bonita stands out as the foundation’s largest recent grant and shows how Art Pratt Foundation of Old Mission Rc backs concrete, project-specific needs. The pattern continues across its recent giving: support for Old Mission Rotary Club Fnd in El Cajon to fund club projects, plus capital help for local organizations that need equipment, repairs, or furnishings to keep services running. Their grants are usually modest rather than large-scale, and they repeatedly fund tangible assets instead of general advocacy or broad program commitments. The foundation’s recipients include youth and community-serving groups, health-related organizations, arts and education nonprofits, and vocational training providers. YMCA of San Diego received support to rebuild Pratt Lodge at Camp Marston, while San Diego Youth Symphony, San Diego Children’s Choir, and Institute of Contemporary Art received equipment- and classroom-related support. Other grants went to organizations such as Adaptive Sports Assoc, Workshop for Warriors, and Vehicles for Change San Diego, indicating a practical preference for tools, devices, and facility improvements that directly affect delivery of services. The overall picture is a local public charity with a clear emphasis on physical assets and short-horizon projects.
In health-related giving, Art Pratt Foundation of Old Mission Rc supported Thousand Smiles Foundation twice in the recent list: $90,000 for purchasing land adjacent to the clinic in Bonita and $16,582 for capital improvements. That combination suggests an interest in the physical infrastructure behind care delivery. For youth and education, the foundation funded YMCA of San Diego with $21,000 to rebuild Pratt Lodge at Camp Marston, and also gave $10,000 to NTC Foundation for supplies and equipment for elementary school use. Arts and learning organizations appear as well: San Diego Youth Symphony received $10,000 for instruments, San Diego Children’s Choir received $10,000 for music, and the San Diego Council on Literacy received $10,000 to purchase books. The foundation also supports workforce-oriented capital needs, including $10,000 to Workshop for Warriors for welding stations and $10,000 to Vehicles for Change San Diego for auto apprentice tools.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated locally but broadly distributed: one large recurring beneficiary (Old Mission Rotary Foundation) receives a significant share, while the majority of awards are modest (~$10,000) one-off or occasional capital grants to a wide set of San Diego nonprofits. Emphasis is on tangible, project-specific purchases rather than unrestricted operating support.
Notable grantees: Old Mission Rotary Club Foundation, Thousand Smiles Foundation, YMCA of San Diego (Camp Marston / Pratt Lodge), Workshop for Warriors, Brother Benno Foundation
Recent grants cluster tightly around a narrow size band: p25 is $7,969, while both the median and p75 are $10,000. That makes $10,000 the most common award in the recent list. The foundation also makes occasional larger grants, but most gifts are at this fixed, project-level scale. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off. Old Mission Rotary Club Fnd appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Thousand Smiles Foundation shows up in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation is a public charity, not a vehicle for individual grants or program-related investments, and the record here points to short-term, purpose-specific awards rather than open-ended support.
Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in California: 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and all listed recent recipients are in the U.S. San Diego appears repeatedly, including San Diego proper for YMCA of San Diego, San Diego Youth Symphony, Adaptive Sports Assoc, Workshop for Warriors, and others. El Cajon, Bonita, National City, Oceanside, Encinitas, and Rancho Cucamonga also appear in the recent-grants list. The geographic pattern is regional rather than national or international.
The recent grants point to capital and equipment needs: land adjacent to a clinic, lodge reconstruction, computer equipment, instruments, books, welding stations, auto apprentice tools, classroom furniture, an oven/range, and wheelchair repair. The pattern is project-specific support for physical assets and facility improvements.
Typical awards are clustered at $10,000. The recent-grant distribution shows p25 at $7,969, with both the median and p75 at $10,000. Larger gifts do appear, including $21,000 and $90,000, but most listed awards sit at the $10,000 level.
The recent list shows recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years. Old Mission Rotary Club Fnd appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Thousand Smiles Foundation appears in 2023 and 2025. That indicates repeat funding relationships rather than isolated grants.
Its grantmaking is concentrated in California. The top state by grant count is CA, and 98% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent list includes many San Diego-area recipients, along with organizations in El Cajon, Bonita, National City, Oceanside, Encinitas, and Rancho Cucamonga.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Smiles Foundation | Bonita, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | Purchase land adjacent to clinic |
| OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND | EL CAJON, CA | $43,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS |
| YMCA of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $21,000 | 2025 | Rebuild Pratt Lodge at Camp Marston |
| Shoreline Community Services | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Purch laptops/showers/canopy/equip |
| Banding Together | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Purch Equip/instruments |
| San Diego Civic Yourh Ballet | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Production sets, costumes |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Purch classroom furniture |
| Brother Benno Fnd | Oceanside, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Facility remodel |
| Outside the Lens | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Purchase of equip for program |
| NTC Foundation | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Purch supplies/equip elemenatary Sc |
| Vehicles for Change San Diego | National City, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Equip/tools auto apprentice prog |
| Center for Community Solution | San Diego, CA | $9,919 | 2025 | Purch 10 laptop computers |
| Spreckels Organ Society | San Diego, CA | $9,800 | 2025 | Purchase Orgelkids Pipe Organ Kit |
| Hubbs Research Inst | San Diego, CA | $9,347 | 2025 | Purchase of equip for program |
| Nativity Prep Academy | San Diego, CA | $8,305 | 2025 | Purch classroom furniture |
| San Diego Parks Foundation | San Diego, CA | $8,211 | 2025 | Purch 3 youth sport wheelchairs |
| Media Arts Center | San Diego, CA | $8,114 | 2025 | Purch film cameras, editing softwar |
| Girl Scouts San Diego | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | Replace electrical equipment |
| San Diego Dance Theater | San Diego, CA | $5,400 | 2025 | Replace seating Light Box Theater |
| OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND | EL CAJON, CA | $45,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS |
| San Diego Air & Space Museum | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase storage |
| Canine Companions | Oceanside, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase Roof Drains |
| Center for Employment Opp | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase 8 tablets |
| Olivewood Gardens & Learning | National City, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase oven/range |
| Hope Through Housing | Rncho Cucamonga, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase computer equipment |
| Uptown Community Serv Ctr | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase computer equipment |
| San Diego Council on Literacy | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase 9228 Books |
| Rise Up Industries | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Tenant improvements |
| Military Outreach Mission | La Mesa, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Van purchase |
| Blood Bank | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Purchase Sterilwelder |
| Arms Wide Open | El Cajon, CA | $9,925 | 2024 | Purchase Theater Equip |
| TranscenDance | San Diego, CA | $9,841 | 2024 | Purchase mirror, sign, video equip |
| Mainly Mozart | San Diego, CA | $9,655 | 2024 | Purchase 4 Drum cases |
| Forever Balboa Park | San Diego, CA | $9,172 | 2024 | Purchase monitor, lockers |
| Timkin Museum of Art | San Diego, CA | $9,100 | 2024 | LMR Radios |
| United Way of SD | San Diego, CA | $8,540 | 2024 | Pruchase exterior seeating |
| Townspeople | San Diego, CA | $8,500 | 2024 | Purchase 8 tablets |
| Fresh Start Surgical Gifts | San Diego, CA | $8,310 | 2024 | Purchase Skin pen kit |
| Casa de Amparo | San Marcos, CA | $7,725 | 2024 | Concrete renovation |
| Elder Law & Advocacy | San Diego, CA | $6,326 | 2024 | Purchase video Equip |
| Rally 4 Reilly & Friends | El Cajon, CA | $5,198 | 2024 | Purchase 3 PCs, shed |
| OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND | EL CAJON, CA | $39,250 | 2023 | SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS |
| OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND | EL CAJON, CA | $34,456 | 2023 | SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS |
| THOUSAND SMILES FOUNDATION | BONITA, CA | $16,582 | 2023 | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| EMPOWERMENT THROUGH GOLF | El Cajon, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Purchase equip |
| WORKSHOP FOR WARRIORS | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Purchase welding stations |
| JR ACHIEVEMENT SAN DIEGO | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Purchase elevator |
| ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Wheelchair repair |
| ZERO8HUNDRED | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Purchase computer equip |
| STAR PAL | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Purchase Office equip |
Thousand Smiles Foundation
$90,000Purchase land adjacent to clinic
OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND
$43,600SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS
Shoreline Community Services
$10,000Purch laptops/showers/canopy/equip
Banding Together
$10,000Purch Equip/instruments
San Diego Civic Yourh Ballet
$10,000Production sets, costumes
Institute of Contemporary Art
$10,000Purch classroom furniture
Brother Benno Fnd
$10,000Facility remodel
Vehicles for Change San Diego
$10,000Equip/tools auto apprentice prog
Spreckels Organ Society
$9,800Purchase Orgelkids Pipe Organ Kit
Hubbs Research Inst
$9,347Purchase of equip for program
San Diego Dance Theater
$5,400Replace seating Light Box Theater
OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND
$45,000SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS
San Diego Air & Space Museum
$10,000Purchase storage
Uptown Community Serv Ctr
$10,000Purchase computer equipment
San Diego Council on Literacy
$10,000Purchase 9228 Books
Rise Up Industries
$10,000Tenant improvements
Military Outreach Mission
$10,000Van purchase
Blood Bank
$10,000Purchase Sterilwelder
Arms Wide Open
$9,925Purchase Theater Equip
TranscenDance
$9,841Purchase mirror, sign, video equip
Rally 4 Reilly & Friends
$5,198Purchase 3 PCs, shed
OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND
$39,250SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS
OLD MISSION ROTARY CLUB FND
$34,456SUPPORT CLUB PROJECTS
THOUSAND SMILES FOUNDATION
$16,582CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH GOLF
$10,000Purchase equip
ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOC
$10,000Wheelchair repair
ZERO8HUNDRED
$10,000Purchase computer equip
STAR PAL
$10,000Purchase Office equip