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San Diego Rescue Mission Inc’s largest recent grant was $6,369,200 to San Diego Rescue Mission Foundation for NMTC-related loan funding. That single award reflects a funder that operates at a sizable scale while staying entirely local: every recorded grant went to a recipient in California. The organization’s work centers on homelessness services, emergency shelters, residential recovery programs, hunger relief, children’s services, and community outreach through mobile showers. The foundation’s grantmaking also points to a direct-service model tied to its broader mission. It supports people experiencing homelessness, individuals with substance use disorders, and families with children through a continuum that includes crisis response, transitional support, and longer-term housing and recovery services. Its giving profile is concentrated enough that the reported grant-size distribution is identical at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, indicating a single recorded grant amount in the available data. Leadership is listed under Donnie Dee, and the organization’s latest 990 year on file is 2025.
In homelessness services, the foundation backs emergency shelter and meal programs as part of a direct-service model for people experiencing homelessness. That aligns with its stated focus on crisis response and continuum-of-care support. Food access is another clear area of activity. Through the Partners for Hunger Relief Program, the organization collects and redistributes surplus refrigerated food to nonprofit partner agencies across San Diego County at no cost, with weekly supplies going to approved partner organizations in the Food Bank’s Food to Nonprofits Program. The foundation also supports recovery and family services. Its focus list includes residential recovery programs, addiction recovery and substance use rehabilitation, children’s services, and resource-center support, alongside job training and vocational services for low-income and unemployed individuals.
The available grant-size distribution is singular: p25, median, and p75 are all $6,369,200. That means the recorded grant set in the data centers on one grant amount rather than a spread of smaller awards. The foundation’s grantmaking is local, and 100% of the grants in the data went to recipients in California. It also makes program-related investments, which is a separate tool from standard grants. The presence of a 2025 990 on file indicates the profile reflects current reporting.
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$30.4M
Most grants fall between $6.4M and $6.4M, with a median of $6.4M.
25th Percentile
$6.4M
Median
$6.4M
75th Percentile
$6.4M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
DONNIE DEE
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Grantmaking is fully concentrated in California, with 100% of recorded grants going to recipients in the state. The named recipient in the recent grants list is in San Diego, matching the foundation’s local focus. The active hunger-relief program also operates across San Diego County, including Central and Southern San Diego. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the data.
Its stated focus areas include homelessness services, emergency shelters, residential recovery programs, hunger relief, children’s services and resource center work, and community outreach such as mobile showers. The taxonomy also includes addiction recovery, transitional and long-term housing, food security, and job training or vocational services.
The giving profile is extremely concentrated in the available data: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile grant size are all $6,369,200. That indicates a single recorded grant amount in the dataset rather than a range of different award sizes.
Its grantmaking is local, and every recorded grant in the data went to California. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 1 grant and 100% in the U.S.
Yes. The profile lists makes program-related investments as True, so it uses PRIs in addition to grants.
Yes. The Partners for Hunger Relief Program collects and redistributes surplus refrigerated food to nonprofit partner agencies across San Diego County at no cost, with weekly supplies for approved partners in the Food Bank’s Food to Nonprofits Program.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from San Diego Rescue Mission that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations operating hunger relief programs within San Diego County; partners must be accepted to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank's Food to Nonprofits Program.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $6,369,200 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS RELATED TO NMTC LOAN |
SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION FOUNDATION
$6,369,200TO PROVIDE FUNDS RELATED TO NMTC LOAN
