Overview

• The San Diego Foundation created the San Diego Unity Fund with $20 million, joined by $25 million each from Price Philanthropies and the Prebys Foundation.
• United for San Diego will prioritize housing stability, food security, and healthcare access, with distribution plans still in development alongside local service agencies.
• Organizers pledged that 100% of donations will go directly to trusted nonprofits with no administrative fees.
• Foundation leaders warned that San Diego County could lose at least $300 million annually, putting healthcare for more than 400,000 residents and food assistance for about 100,000 at risk and pushing one in eight residents toward hardship.
• At a San Diego Food Bank press conference, Grant Oliphant, Mark Stuart, and David Price urged organizations and residents to contribute, acknowledging the initial $70 million will not fully replace lost federal support.