On January 22, 2024, San Diego County experienced a 1,000-year flood. Some of the most acute flooding and damage occurred in communities in National City, Spring Valley and southeastern San Diego, including Mountain View, Southcrest, Logan Heights and Encanto, leaving neighbors and residents without livable homes, clothing, food or transportation.
In response to the crisis, San Diego Foundation (SDF) launched the San Diego Flood Response Fund to rapidly deploy flexible resources into the community and support organizations responding to the unprecedented flooding.
The fund received donations and made emergency grants to nonprofit service organizations engaged in disaster response and relief. 100% of donations to the San Diego Flood Response Fund went towards nonprofits helping San Diegans impacted by the flood.
The San Diego Flood Response Fund did not grant directly to individuals or families but to the nonprofit organizations that served individuals and families.
On February 28, 2024, Federal assistance became available to San Diegans affected by the floods, leading SDF to sunset the San Diego Flood Response Fund. Generous donors gave $1,400,031 to the fund. SDF was the fund’s largest donor with $300,000.
