The San Diego Housing Commission fosters social and economic stability by ensuring the development and preservation of quality, affordable housing solutions for San Diegans.
Sdhc Building Opportunities Inc’s recent giving centers on San Diego Housing Commission services that blend tax preparation, rental support, neighborhood resource access, and homeownership counseling. The two largest recent grants in the record both went to the same recipient in San Diego, one for $408,717 in 2023 and another for $181,216 in 2024, signaling a sustained relationship around those service lines. That pattern fits a funder tied to affordable housing and household stability rather than a broad philanthropic portfolio. The foundation’s work aligns with housing development and preservation, but the grant record shows support that reaches beyond construction financing. Its recent awards connect to programs serving low- to moderate-income taxpayers and workers, current and prospective homeowners, families seeking financial counseling, and local residents using a community center. The emphasis is practical: rental assistance, homelessness solutions, tenant protections, and housing-related financial capability. Across the available record, Sdhc Building Opportunities Inc gave exclusively within California and did so through large grants relative to the number of awards shown. The recipient activity suggests a narrow local remit and a close match between the funder’s housing mission and the services delivered by its main grantee.
In housing-related direct service, Sdhc Building Opportunities Inc supported San Diego Housing Commission programs tied to tax preparation, the Envision Center, and homeownership counseling. A 2023 grant of $408,717 and a 2024 grant of $181,216 both funded that combined service bundle. The foundation also backed financial and housing stability work for households in San Diego. Its program taxonomy points to EITC outreach and tax preparation, homeownership counseling and foreclosure prevention, financial capability and asset building, and community resource center services. The active program list shows a parallel institutional focus on housing supply and preservation. SDHC’s multifamily mortgage revenue bond program supports construction or rehabilitation of affordable multifamily rental housing, while separate preservation and partnership programs support rehabilitation financing and long-term affordability. It also funds homelessness-related operations. One listed program covers Storage Connect Centers I & II, which provide secure storage and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego.
$370K
$43K
$370K
$374K
Most grants fall between $238K and $352K, with a median of $295K.
25th Percentile
$238K
Median
$295K
75th Percentile
$352K
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Grant sizes are large and tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $238,091, the median is $294,966, and the 75th percentile is $351,842. The two recent grants on file both fall within that general range, with one above and one below the median. The record shows repeated support to the same recipient across 2023 and 2024, which points to ongoing rather than one-off funding. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals. It also does not make program-related investments. The grant record does not show an application-based open call for the recent awards, although some active programs accept unsolicited inquiries.
Giving is local and entirely in California in the available record: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, which is also the top state by grant count. The named recipient city in the grant record is San Diego. Program geography is also centered on the City of San Diego and San Diego County, with some initiatives specified for coastal areas of the city and others for the broader county.
Its focus areas include affordable housing development, rental assistance, homelessness solutions, first-time homebuyer assistance, housing finance and loan servicing, and tenant protections. The program taxonomy also includes EITC outreach and tax preparation, homeownership counseling and foreclosure prevention, financial capability and asset building, and Envision Center services.
The grant-size distribution is high and fairly compact: p25 is $238,091, median is $294,966, and p75 is $351,842. The two most recent grants were $408,717 in 2023 and $181,216 in 2024.
Yes, in the available record every grant went to recipients in California, and all of those grants were to a San Diego recipient. The geographic scope of giving is local, and the recipient country distribution is 100% US.
Active programs include multifamily housing revenue bonds, multifamily rental housing finance, affordable housing preservation, partnership developments, an affordable housing expedite program, a landlord partnership program, and Storage Connect Centers I & II for transitional storage services.
Some active programs do. The Multifamily Mortgage Revenue Bond Program lists unsolicited acceptance as true, the Landlord Partnership Program also lists unsolicited acceptance as true, and Storage Connect Centers I & II list unsolicited acceptance as true. Other active programs in the record do not.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $369,511 | 2026 | FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER (FTHB), RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS, PROVIDE CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT TRAINING AND LIFE SKILLS, RTF, SENIORS SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM AND UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS |
| SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $1,018,284 | 2025 | FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER (FTHB), RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS, PROVIDE CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT TRAINING AND LIFE SKILLS, RTF, SENIORS SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM AND UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS |
| SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $181,216 | 2024 | RTF, EITC, ENVISION CENTER AND HOMEOWNERS COUNSELING |
| SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $408,717 | 2023 | RTF, EITC, ENVISION CENTER AND HOMEOWNERS COUNSELING |
SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION
$369,511FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER (FTHB), RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS, PROVIDE CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT TRAINING AND LIFE SKILLS, RTF, SENIORS SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM AND UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS
SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION
$1,018,284FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER (FTHB), RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS, PROVIDE CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT TRAINING AND LIFE SKILLS, RTF, SENIORS SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM AND UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS
RTF, EITC, ENVISION CENTER AND HOMEOWNERS COUNSELING
RTF, EITC, ENVISION CENTER AND HOMEOWNERS COUNSELING