FromAmountPurposeYear
$75K
INNOVATION FUND GRANTEE AWARD
2024
$46K
GIRLS TAKE FLIGHT & OP SUPPORT
2024
$20K
FUNDS FOR DISCRETIONARY USE
2024
$10K
KIDCENTS APPLICATION
2024
$10K
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRA
2024
$324K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$110K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$25K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2023
$25K
to support general operations.
2023
$24K
GRANT SUPPORTING STEPS-2-STEM OCEAN EXPLORATION
2023
$20K
FUNDS FOR DISCRETIONARY USE
2023
$17K
GIRLS TAKE FLIGHT & OP SUPPORT
2023
$15K
Contribution provided
2023
$10K
SUPPORT LOCAL KIDS PROGRAMS
2023
$10K
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRA
2023
$10K
Educational Programs
2023
$8K
Contribution provided
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE
2023
$5K
Girls Take Flight starts in January with assemblies for up to 100 sophomore and junior year girls at select high schools in San Diego's low-income neighborhoods. Students are introduced to the people, technology, use, and careers related to UAVs, with a focus on females working in this sector. The kick-off attendees are invited to apply for a weeklong drone camp with 40 hours of instruction, where 20 girls will learn basic coding to program autonomous flight, learn basic manual flying skills, and practice on a drone flight simulator. Camp participants are invited to apply for an intensive practicum at EIS that runs from May through October. Ten girls are chosen to continue into this final stage of the program. The practicum takes place after school, on weekends, and on summer weekdays for a total of 150 hours of instruction. Instructors help students study for their 107 Remote Pilot Certification.
2023
$392K
COX CHARITIES COMMUNITY GRANT
2022
$60K
Innovation Fund Grantee award
2022
$35K
To support the Elementary Institute of Science Endowment Campaign
2022
$25K
SAN DIEGO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESMENT
2022
$25K
To provide support for 2022 operations.
2022
$25K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2022
$20K
FUNDS FOR DISCRETIONARY USE
2022
$20K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$10K
Educational Programs
2022
$10K
Educational Programs
2022
$10K
SUPPORT LOCAL KIDS PROGRAMS
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE
2022
$701K
FOR EIS SUMMER STEM CAMP
2021
$150K
OPERATING EXPENSE GRANT
2021
$100K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$50K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$25K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2021
$10K
Educational Programs
2021
$10K
SUPPORT THE LOCAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM
2021
$6K
COMMUNITY ACTION GRANTS
2021
$5K
Girls Take Flight is a unique and innovative program that empowers high school girls with technology training to start on the pathway to a STEM career. We focus on gender diversity to open doors for historically underrepresented girls so they can see themselves as STEM professionals. Participants learn Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), aka drone, aviation skills. In addition to the technical training, students are introduced to female STEM professionals and aeronautical careers. Female drone pilots provide all instruction and support to ensure participants have the best chance to obtain their FAA remote pilot certificate.
2021
$4K
SUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITY PROGRAMS
2021
$240K
FOR HOSTING PRESS EVENT FOR LAUNCH OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND
2020
$100K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$100K
OPERATING EXPENSE GRANT
2020
$85K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2020
$45K
SERVING AS AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, STEPS-2-STEM PROVIDES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING ALL ELEVEN TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN SAN DIEGOS LINCOLN CLUSTER. ONCE A WEEK, 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ROTATE THROUGH FOUR 55-MINUTE LABS, ENGAGING IN HANDS-ON LEARNING, COVERING SUBJECTS SUCH AS BIOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY, ENGINEERING AND MORE. EACH SESSION LASTS FIVE WEEKS WITH THE GOAL OF IMMERSING STUDENTS IN THE EQUIVALENT OF 20-25 HOURS OF STEM LEARNING. THE AIM IS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS EARLY AND PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES HELPING TO BUILD STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR STEM LEARNING IN LATER GRADES.
2020
$45K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$40K
COVID-19 Rapid Response
2020
$33K
SCIENCE/TECH/ENGINEERING/MATH
2020
$25K
General Operations Support
2020
$25K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2020
$20K
FUNDS FOR DISCRETIONARY USE
2020
$15K
GENERAL - SCHOOLS & OTHER CHARITIES
2020
$15K
SUPPORT THE LOCAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM
2020
$10K
STUDENT EDUCATION
2020
$10K
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS
2020
$8K
Educational Programs
2020
$5K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2020
$5K
GENERAL/UNRESTRICTED
2020
$3K
General SupportEmergency grant
2020
$60K
FIRE UP! - Future Innovators in Robotics & Engineering: providing computer science, engineering, and robotics program for female students entering 6th to 8th grade
2019
$36K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$30K
FUTURE INNOVATORS IN ROBOTICS ENGINEERING (FIRE) IS A SUITE OF INTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN METRO SAN DIEGO. IN EIS BOTBALL TEAM, FEMALE ENGINEERS COACH MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TO DESIGN, BUILD AND PROGRAM AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOT TO COMPETE IN A REGIONAL TOURNAMENT. DURING THE 3-WEEK FIRE SUMMER CAMP, MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS LEARN TO CODE, DESIGN AND BUILD AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, FLY DRONES AND VISIT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND STEM-RELATED BUSINESSES. THROUGH GIRLS TAKE FLIGHT, 10TH AND 11TH GRADE GIRLS EXPLORE VARIOUS USES FOR DRONES WHILE LEARNING FLIGHT MANEUVERS, DRONE REGULATIONS AND WRITING CODE TO CONTROL A DRONE TO FLY AUTONOMOUSLY - LEADING TO THE CULMINATION OF AN FAA DRONE PILOT CERTIFICATION.
2019
$25K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2019
$8K
PROVIDE COMPUTERS TO EXEMPT ORGS
2019
$8K
SCIENCE/TECH/ENGINEERING/MATH
2019
$5K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
2019
$200K
ENDOWMENT FUND AND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN
2018
$15K
GENERAL - SCHOOLS & OTHER CHARITIES
2018
$10K
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS
2018
$7K
SCIENCE/TECH/ENGINEERING/MATH
2018
$2K
STEM Students Summer Camp
2018
$25K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2017