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PORTFOLIO OF WORK

We invest and fund projects and organizations whose programs benefit the most under-resourced in San Diego and Imperial counties.

Over the past few years, we have focused significant energy on these key themes:

  • Centering equity in our work
  • Shifting more investments into strategic and systemic “upstream” social determinants of health (SDOH) like economic security and mobility, housing, and the racial wealth and income gap
  • Exploring more trust-based philanthropy principles, and how community voice can and should directly guide our work

While we’ve made big strides in the themes above, we are always actively evolving, growing and stretching ourselves. In partnership with others, we maintain a clear commitment to generative thinking and continual evolution.

 

 

OUR WORK IS ORGANIZED INTO THESE FOUR STRATEGIC AREAS

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Addressing Root Causes

We’re addressing the systems that create health and wealth inequities. 

 

 

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Supporting the Safety Net

We’re investing in short-term interventions to get people back on their feet so they can build a better future for themselves and their families. 

 

 

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Advancing Sustainable Innovation

We’re investing in sustainable solutions to solve our most intractable health and wellness challenges. 

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Impact Investing

We’re activating our investment portfolio in order to generate a greater social return than is possible with our grantmaking portfolio alone. 

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