Wild Wisdom Foundation Inc (formerly
La Jolla, CA · EIN 27-3183913. Reported 254 grants totalling $12.2M to 116 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Wild Wisdom Foundation Inc (formerly 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $2,178,133. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Annie Dunne Donor Advised Fund | San Diego, CA | $2,544,346 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gloriana Donor Advised Fund | La Jolla, CA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raymond James Charitable (annie Dunne Fund) | St Petersburg, FL | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Raymond James Charitable | St Petersburg, FL | $1,023,097 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nature Collective | Solana Beach, CA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature & Culture Intl | Del Mar, CA | $560,019 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raymond James Charitable (gloriana Fund) | St Petersburg, FL | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wildcoast | Del Mar, CA | $393,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Oceanside Museum of Art | Oceanside, CA | $186,041 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ica San Diego | Encinitas, CA | $152,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Strategic Energy Innovations | San Rafael, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Vision | Berkeley, CA | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Human Nature Center | Ventura, CA | $129,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $100,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guided Discoveries | Claremont, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whitman Elementary | San Diego, CA | $87,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cadman PTA | San Diego, CA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rowan PTA | San Diego, CA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Valencia Park | San Diego, CA | $84,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clairemont Canyons Academy | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holmes Elementary | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lafayette PTA | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Longfellow Elementary PTO (los Compadres) | San Diego, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ocean Knoll Elementary | Encinitas, CA | $75,546 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Encinitas Unified School District (capri) | Encinitas, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Gage Elementary | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Vista Unified | Vista, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watsonville Charter School of the Arts | Watsonville, CA | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawthorne Elementary | San Diego, CA | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Field PTA | San Diego, CA | $69,685 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Toler Elementary PTA | San Diego, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jefferson PTA | Carlsbad, CA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| South O PTO | Oceanside, CA | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Juarez Elementary | San Diego, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vista La Mesa Academy | La Mesa, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Ecology Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $51,710 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lemon Ave Elementary PTA | La Mesa, CA | $51,462 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bay Park Elementary | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA De Oro Elementary | Spring Valley, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Darnall Charter School | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vista Unified (casita Center) | Vista, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Curie Elementary | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Foster Elementary | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Lab | Santa Cruz, CA | $35,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sage Garden Project of California | La Jolla, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burbank Elementary | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Darnell Charter | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Mesa Elementary | La Mesa, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Cool Earth | San Luis Obispo, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Otay Elementary | Chula Vista, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pasadena Education Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pasadena Educational Foundation | S Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sequoia PTA | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hancock Ptf | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alcott Elementary School | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arches (jamul Elementary) | Jamul, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Read for Kids | Visalia, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crestwood PTA | Visalia, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encinitas Unified School District | Encinitas, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Literacy Center | Sacramento, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hamilton Elementary | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lakeside Farms Elementary | Lakeside, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisa May Alcott PTA | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mea-Mt Everest Academy | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Cooperative Charter School | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys to Men | Spring Valley, CA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy | San Diego, CA | $11,040 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Muttly Crew Inc | Lake Forest, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bella Monte Montessori Academy | Vista, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chesterton PTA | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mdusd Education Foundation | Concord, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pajaro Valley Unified | Watsonville, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club Solana Beach | Solana Beach, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Synergy Arb Foundation | Solana Beach, CA | $5,546 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chefs De Cuisine Foundation | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compassion and Choices | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Living Classrooms | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance | Flagstaff, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of California | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Diego Children & Nature | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Explore Ecology | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safina Center | Setauket, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of Ca | Sacramento, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club | Oakland, CA | $2,600 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frosted Faces | Ramona, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Master Gardeners | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Campaign for Tibet | Washington, DC | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,045 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Daybreak Church | Carlsbad, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Diego Archaeological Center | Escondido, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ilan-Lael Foundation | Santa Ysabel, CA | $1,925 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ssafa- the Armed Forces Charity | London, London | $1,839 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stichting Werkgroep De Ruyter | Rijnsburg, Netherlands | $1,595 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kpbs | San Diego, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Compassion & Choices | Littleton, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners for Tibet | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego Food Bank | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ventura School District | Ventura, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pasadena Humane Society | Pasadena, CA | $786 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Museum Contemporary Art San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cambria Elementary | Cambria, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loreto Street Elementary | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa Academy | Atascadero, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenpeace | Washington, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
60 of 116 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 61%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 68 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | $5,201,695 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 60 | $1,701,720 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $1,688,158 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $2,110,966 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 39 | $1,477,943 | $10,000 |
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
74% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Wild Wisdom Foundation Inc (formerly's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 7755 Fay Ave D, La Jolla, CA, 92037. 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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