The Rady Foundation concentrates its giving in San Diego-area institutions, privileging long-term capacity building through large endowment gifts and multi-year support. Major funding goes to Jewish communal organizations and cultural institutions, with a secondary emphasis on direct social services such as homelessness assistance. Their grants are high-dollar and targeted, intended to sustain flagship local organizations rather than fund many small projects.
A defining feature of Rady Foundation’s giving is its use of large endowment grants to sustain anchor institutions in San Diego. The biggest recent awards went to San Diego Symphony, which received $1,610,000 in 2025 and $1,605,000 in 2024 for General Endowment, showing a strong preference for capital-style support rather than short-term project funding. The foundation also made repeated seven-figure general-endowment gifts to Jewish Family Service in 2025, 2024, and 2023, alongside a $1,000,000 grant to Jewish Federation- SD in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that backs core operating strength for established local organizations. Beyond the Jewish communal sector, Rady Foundation supports San Diego-based institutions serving basic needs, health, education, and culture. Its recent grants include endowment support for UCSD-affiliated programs, cancer and blood disorder services at Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego, and a homelessness initiative at The Salvation Army. The portfolio is concentrated, high-dollar, and institution-focused, with recurring support for the same recipients over multiple years.
In arts and culture, Rady Foundation directed $1,610,000 in 2025 to San Diego Symphony for General Endowment, following a $1,605,000 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. In Jewish communal philanthropy, it gave $1,000,000 in 2025 to Jewish Federation- SD for General Endowment and $1,000,000 in 2023 to Jewish Family Service for General Endowment. The foundation also supports health-related institutions. It gave $140,000 in 2023 to Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego for the Peckham Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders, and $100,000 in 2023 to the same hospital for the Neuroscience Institute. In higher education, grants went to UCSD Sullivan Center and UCSD Rady School of Mgt, each for General Endowment. Basic-needs work appears as well, including $1,000,000 to The Salvation Army for Homeless to Home Fund.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $10,000, with a lower quartile of $2,125 and an upper quartile of $100,000, while the recent list also shows several very large endowment gifts in the seven-figure range. Recipients repeat across years: San Diego Symphony, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Federation- SD, Kindness Initiative, Nice Guys Inc, and Horatio Alger Association each appear in more than one grant year. The pattern is heavily relationship-based and long-term, with many awards labeled General Endowment. Rady Foundation also funds individuals, and the grant list includes fellowship and scholarship awards through Horatio Alger Association. No application process is shown in the provided data.
$4.1M
$93.7M
$20.7M
$4.3M
Most grants fall between $2K and $100K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Rady Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 57 | $13.5M | 96.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1 |
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Highly concentrated: a small number of very large grants (many endowment-style gifts) that account for the bulk of annual giving, with repeat multi-grant relationships to flagship local organizations rather than broad, distributed grantmaking.
Notable grantees: San Diego Symphony, Jewish Family Service, The Salvation Army (San Diego homelessness initiatives), Jewish Federation - San Diego
Rady Foundation gives primarily in California, with 76% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. San Diego is the clearest center of gravity: San Diego Symphony, Jewish Family Service, The Salvation Army, Feeding San Diego, and Nice Guys Inc all appear there. La Jolla also shows up through UCSD Sullivan Center, UCSD Rady School of Mgt, and Kindness Initiative. Outside the U.S., the recent grants list includes one recipient in the UK and one in Canada, but the portfolio remains overwhelmingly domestic.
The recent grants show repeated support for San Diego-based Jewish communal organizations and cultural institutions, especially General Endowment gifts to San Diego Symphony, Jewish Family Service, and Jewish Federation- SD. It also funds health, homelessness, education, and hunger-related organizations, including Rady Children’s Hospital of San Diego and Feeding San Diego.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including San Diego Symphony in 2024 and 2025, Jewish Family Service in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Jewish Federation- SD in 2024 and 2025, and Nice Guys Inc in 2023 and 2024. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards.
The middle of the distribution is $10,000, with a first quartile of $2,125 and a third quartile of $100,000. The recent grants list also includes several much larger endowment gifts at $1,000,000 and above, which indicates a split between smaller awards and major institutional support.
Its giving is concentrated in California, which accounts for 76% of grants. San Diego and La Jolla appear frequently in the recent list, while a small number of grants go outside the U.S. to recipients in the UK and Canada.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $10K |
1.7% |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | $395 | 1.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,000,000 | 2026 | Rady Children's Health |
| Jewish Family Service | San Diego, CA | $974,597 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Jewish Federation- SD | San Diego, CA | $500,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Congregation Beth Israel | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | Building Campaign |
| University of CA San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | Sullivan Center-Entrepreneurship & Innovation Current Fund |
| University of CA San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | Evelyn & Ernest Rady Graduate Fellowship Fund |
| Kindness Initiative | La Jolla, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| San Diego Automotive Museum | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| San Diego Police Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Nice Guys Inc | San Diego, CA | $1,875 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Cygnet Theatre Company | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Rancho Coastal Humane Society | Encinitas, CA | $500 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Clarion Project | Richardson, TX | $150 | 2026 | General Fund |
| San Diego Symphony | San Diego, CA | $1,610,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Jewish Federation- SD | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Jewish Family Service | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| UCSD Sullivan Center | La Jolla, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| American Friends of Shamir Medical | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Friends of the IDF | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Kindness Initiative | La Jolla, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Feeding San Diego | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Nice Guys Inc | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| Congregation Beth Israel | San Diego, CA | $500 | 2025 | Hunger Project |
| San Diego Air Space Museum | San Diego, CA | $100 | 2025 | General Endowment |
| San Diego Symphony | San Diego, CA | $1,605,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| Jewish Family Service | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| UCSD Rady School of Mgt | La Jolla, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| Horatio Alger Association | Alexandria, VA | $82,000 | 2024 | Fellowship/Scholarship Program/Awards |
| Jewish Federation- SD | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| Big BrothersBig Sisters-SD | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| Nice Guys Inc | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| JINSA | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| Lawrence Family Jewish CC | La Jolla, CA | $250 | 2024 | General Endowment |
| The Salvation Army | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | Homeless to Home Fund |
| Jewish Family Service | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Rady Children's Hospital of San Die | San Diego, CA | $140,000 | 2023 | Peckham Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders |
| Rady Children's Hospital of San Die | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | Neuroscience Institute |
| Horatio Alger Association | Alexandria, VA | $86,000 | 2023 | Fellowship/Scholarship Program/Awards |
| JINSA | Washington, DC | $54,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Jewish Federation of San Diego Coun | San Diego, CA | $36,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| JDC | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Kindness Initiative | La Jolla, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Rady Childrens' Hospital of San Die | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Celebrating Futures Fund |
| Centre for Analysis of the Radical | York, Yo | $10,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Nice Guys Inc | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | General Endowment |
| Congregation Beth Israel | San Diego, CA | $3,040 | 2023 | Hunger Project/Spring Gala |
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation
$2,000,000Rady Children's Health
Jewish Family Service
$974,597General Fund
Congregation Beth Israel
$200,000Building Campaign
University of CA San Diego
$200,000Sullivan Center-Entrepreneurship & Innovation Current Fund
University of CA San Diego
$100,000Evelyn & Ernest Rady Graduate Fellowship Fund
San Diego Food Bank
$2,000General Fund
Nice Guys Inc
$1,875General Fund
UCSD Sullivan Center
$200,000General Endowment
American Friends of Shamir Medical
$100,000General Endowment
Nice Guys Inc
$2,500General Endowment
Congregation Beth Israel
$500Hunger Project
San Diego Air Space Museum
$100General Endowment
UCSD Rady School of Mgt
$200,000General Endowment
Horatio Alger Association
$82,000Fellowship/Scholarship Program/Awards
Big BrothersBig Sisters-SD
$10,000General Endowment
Nice Guys Inc
$5,000General Endowment
Lawrence Family Jewish CC
$250General Endowment
The Salvation Army
$1,000,000Homeless to Home Fund
Peckham Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders
Horatio Alger Association
$86,000Fellowship/Scholarship Program/Awards
Centre for Analysis of the Radical
$10,000General Endowment
Nice Guys Inc
$5,000General Endowment
Congregation Beth Israel
$3,040Hunger Project/Spring Gala