SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego’s largest charitable organization Tuesday announced nearly 121 grants totaling $78 million for nonprofit groups, schools and organizations, including a $15 million, five-year donation for the San Diego Symphony and its new “Shell” outdoor concert venue.
The Conrad Prebys Foundation’s inaugural Grant Cycle Awards went to organizations that “have exhibited an extraordinary level of resilience, innovation and compassion during this very challenging time, and it is these organizations that will heal our community in the months and years to come,” said Erin Decker, the foundation’s director of grantmaking.
“During his philanthropic years, Conrad experienced so much joy through the act of giving to causes he was passionate about,” said foundation board chair Tony Cortes, a…
