Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation
San Diego, CA · EIN 31-1540383. Reported 403 grants totalling $18.8M to 161 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Campanile Foundation | San Diego, CA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Teri Inc | Oceanside, CA | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Diego Oasis | La Mesa, CA | $1,095,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | San Diego, CA | $895,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Support the Enlisted Project (step) | San Diego, CA | $580,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Shelter Network of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $539,489 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos | San Marcos, CA | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Voices for Children | San Diego, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Outdoor Outreach | San Diego, CA | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Promises 2 Kids | San Diego, CA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Armed Services YMCA | Camp Pendleton, CA | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Center for Community Solutions | San Diego, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Diego Blood Bank | San Diego, CA | $284,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crisis House | El Cajon, CA | $279,350 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Just in Time for Foster Youth | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Inc | Irving, TX | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pro Kids Golf Academy Inc | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| San Diego Parks Foundation | La Jolla, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Say San Diego | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bonner General Hospital Foundation | Sandpoint, ID | $196,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside | Oceanside, CA | $164,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Free to Thrive | San Diego, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monarch School | San Diego, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rise Up Industries | Santee, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Vista Hill | San Diego, CA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Solutions for Change | Vista, CA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | San Diego, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ramona Ag Boosters | Ramona, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Sd | San Diego, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of North County | Fallbrook, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Vista | Vista, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elderhelp | San Diego, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Noah Homes | Spring Valley, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels | San Diego, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Generatehope Inc | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Home Start Inc | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Living Coast Discovery Center | Chula Vista, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mama's Kitchen | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North County Lifeline | Oceanside, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Youth Symphony | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Elementary Institute of Science | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Workshops for Warriors | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| San Diego Air & Space Museum | San Diego, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| San Diego Children's Discovery Museum | Escondido, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Resource Center | Encinitas, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Community Services | National City, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aseltine School | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Barrio Logan College Institute | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Basic | Borrego Springs, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad | Carlsbad, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Emilio Nares Foundation | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fresh Start Surgical Gifts | Carlsbad, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girls Rising | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oncology and Kids Inc | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| San Diego Civic Youth Ballet | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| San Diego Junior Theater | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Words Alive | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's San Diego | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armed Services YMCA at Camp Pendleton | Camp Pendleton, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding America San Diego | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Huntingtons Disease Society of America Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kitchens for Good | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Monarch School Project | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Conflict Resolution Center | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reality Changers | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Madeleine Sophie's Center | El Cajon, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Transcendance Youth Arts Project | National City, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater San Diego | San Diego, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walden Family Services | San Diego, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Through Reading | San Diego, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito | Solana Beach, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Burn Institute | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Don Diego Scholarship Foundation | Del Mar, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elder Law & Advocacy | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fern Street Community Arts Inc | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fleet Science Center | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Diego Children's Choir | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | San Diego, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Starpal | San Diego, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Brother Benno Foundation Inc | Oceanside, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Angels Foster Family Agency | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Society San Diego | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sd County Inc | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CASA De Amistad | Solana Beach, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Balboa Park | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ramona Agricultural Boosters | Ramona, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego Botanic Garden | Encinitas, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Village | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Turning Point Home | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| USO San Diego | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| YWCA of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Julian Union School District PTO | Julian, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy | San Diego, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Children's Initiative | San Diego, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of East County Inc | Santee, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of East County Inc | Santee, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Julian Pathways Inc | Julian, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Diego Second Chance Program | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Southern California | Long Beach, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The New Children's Museum | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Urban Corps | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Autism Tree Project Inc | San Diego, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Water Conservation Garden | El Cajon, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair Inc | San Diego, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grossmont Hospital Foundation | San Diego, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Malashock Dance | San Diego, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The San Marcos Promise | San Marcos, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation | El Cajon, CA | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Reason to Survive | National City, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Del Mar Foundation | Del Mar, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fallbrook Food Pantry | Fallbrook, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation | Poway, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | Tampa, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| St Madeleine Sophies Training Center | El Cajon, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tecolote Youth Baseball | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wesley House Student Residence Inc | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Angels Foster Family Network | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forever Balboa Park | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego Public Library | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The San Diego River Park Foundation | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warrior Foundation Freedom Station | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abc Youth Foundation | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of South County | Imperial Beach, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ramona Unified School District | Ramona, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reins Therapeutic Horsemanship Program | Fallbrook, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Diego Canyonlands | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Assoc of Sd County | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Corps of San Diego County Charter School | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East County Youth Symphony | El Cajon, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ramona Junior Fair Inc | Ramona, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Diego Public Library Foundation | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocesan Council of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turning Point Home of San Diego Inc | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Balboa Park Conservancy | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Stevens Camp & Retreat Center | Julian, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Curebound Padres Pedal the Cause | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Del Mar Community Connections | Del Mar, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Women Warriors | Vista, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oceanside Museum of Art | Oceanside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Padres Pedal the Cause | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rancho Coastal Humane Society | Encinitas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rolf Benirschke Legacy Foundation | Del Mar, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Diego County Medical Society | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles (camp Stevens Episcopal) | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The UCLA Foundation Operation Mend | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trauma Intervention Programs of Sd Inc | Carlsbad, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vietnam Veterans of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Surf Museum Encinitas | Oceanside, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
114 of 161 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Promises 2 Kids
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN - Voices for Children
GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ADVOCATES FOR ABUSED & NEGLECTED FOSTER CHILDREN - Salvation Army
GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE FOOD & CARE FOR THE HUNGRY - Monarch School Project
GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOMELESS & AT-RISK YOUTH - Say San Diego
SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - Friends of Vista Hill
SUPPORT PARENTCARE FAMILY RECOVERY PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 279 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 101 | $3,967,491 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 92 | $4,891,331 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 108 | $5,040,017 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 102 | $4,931,500 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 10731 Treena Street Suite 102, San Diego, CA, 92131. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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