Bridget Rose Foundation Inc.

The Bridget Rose Foundation Inc. is a San Diego-based private family foundation (EIN 87-0788291) established in 2006 by Edward John and Dorothy Rose, and now directed by their descendants as board members. Its published mission, per bridgetrosefoundation.org, is to support "Christian, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational organizations" that "alleviate suffering and improve the lives of our fellow human beings and animals" and improve global well-being. The foundation is explicit about its grantmaking posture: it approaches organizations directly and does not fund unsolicited proposals or solicit contributions. It describes its approach as "strategic, organization-centered" with long-term relationships as the norm. Assets reported on the most recent public 990-PF (tax year 2023 via ProPublica) were $17.9M, putting this in the mid-size family-foundation tier. The IRS ruling date is March 2009 and NTEE code T20 indicates classification as a private grantmaking foundation. Correspondence goes through Lauri McCrink at the San Diego office. Because of the closed, invitation-only funding posture, the realistic path to funding is indirect: nonprofits should focus on building visibility in the domains the foundation funds rather than applying cold.

ProPublica 990-PF filings show volatile year-over-year grant volume - a pattern consistent with a family foundation making larger, less frequent strategic commitments rather than a steady annual portfolio. Grants paid: 2023 = $1,150,000; 2022 = $1 (effectively zero); 2021 = $900,500; 2020 = $540,000; 2019 = $300,000. The $1 grants-paid figure in 2022 is unusual and likely reflects either a timing-only difference in grant disbursement vs. year-end or a one-year deliberate pause, followed by a larger 2023 payout. The five-year average grant volume is roughly $578K/year; the most recent year was materially larger at $1.15M. Total assets have ranged from $15.9M (2022) to $19.9M (2021), ending 2023 at $17.9M. Net investment income in 2023 was $561K against $614K total revenue, with $1.2M in total functional expenses - meaning 2023 was a high-payout year spending down to accumulated reserves. No officer compensation is reported on the 2023 filing, consistent with a volunteer family-board model.

Relative to other San Diego grantmakers, Bridget Rose is a small, closed, faith-inflected family foundation. Unlike the San Diego Foundation (a community foundation with open grant cycles), Bridget Rose explicitly does not accept unsolicited proposals. Its closest peer in posture is the typical US private family foundation making a handful of strategic, long-term commitments per year.

The most recent 990-PF visible in ProPublica covers tax year 2023, filed on IRS form 990-PF with a $1,150,000 total grants-paid figure - the largest year-over-year jump in the foundation's public filing history. The website was active in April 2026 and continues to describe the invitation-only posture via its FAQs. No press releases, news coverage, or public grantee lists surfaced during research. Because the foundation does not publish a grant list online, the Part XV of the 2023 990-PF (available via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) is the best source for identifying current grantees and typical award sizes. Nonprofits tracking the foundation should watch for the 2024 and 2025 filings to see whether the $1.15M payout level holds or whether 2023 was a one-time catch-up distribution after the near-zero 2022 year.

1) Do not submit an unsolicited proposal - the foundation's FAQ page explicitly says "we award practically all of our grants to organizations that we approach directly" and does not fund scholarships, tuition, annual fund drives, or political work. 2) Because the foundation is invitation-only, the realistic path to being found is (a) building strong public visibility for your Christian, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational work; (b) networking with other grantees of similar foundations in San Diego/California; and (c) building relationships with faith-based donor networks where the Rose family and their advisors may be active. 3) Pull the 2023 Form 990-PF (Part XV) from ProPublica to see current grantees - pattern-matching your programming against those organizations will show whether you fit. 4) If you do manage a direct introduction, lead with long-term relationship framing; grants described as "generally long-term, strategic investments" in the foundation's FAQ suggest multi-year commitments are welcomed. 5) Do not request funding for undergraduate/graduate tuition, scholarships, political activities, annual appeals, honorary events, or institutional benefits - all explicitly excluded.