Financial Contributions - We Pool our Resources The San Diego Women's Foundation members commit to an annual contribution of $2,000 for a minimum of five years, a total of $10,000. Each Fiscal Year : 45% of each contribution will go to our endowment to support San Diego's Communities in perpetuity. 45% of each contribution will go to a pooled fund for making grants to the community. 10% of each contribution will go to administrative costs associated with managing the endowment fund and researching and dispensing funds to Community Partners. All contributions to the San Diego Women's Foundation are fully tax-deductible. Our assets are managed and invested as an advised fund at The San Diego Foundation. We Focus our Grantmaking Each year the Grants Committee selects one focus area: Arts/Culture Civil Society Economic/Employment Development Education Health and Human Services Environment We Learn about Issues Members join our foundation with varying levels of familiarity with philanthropy. The Education Committee creates programs to inform our members about community issues and opportunities in our focus area. The Grants Committee develops guidelines, reviews proposals, conducts on-site evaluations of nonprofit organizations, and continues ongoing and mutually beneficial relationships with our community partners. This hands-on process of making grants is educational even for experienced philanthropists. We Make a Significant Impact The power of many women giving together has a huge impact. By pooling our funds, we are able to respond to community-wide needs with focused grants of $25,000 or greater.