The San Diego Foundation Tuesday awarded more than $650,000 in grants, many of which are focused on fighting pollution in the Tijuana River watershed.
The 2025 Binational Resilience Initiative grants were given to 18 nonprofits in the United States and Mexico. The awards include six binational partnerships and three general support grants to address environmental challenges such as water quality monitoring and watershed restoration.
Foundation President and CEO Mark Stuart called the Tijuana River watershed “one of our region’s most urgent and complex environmental challenges.”
“Through the Binational Resilience Initiative, San Diego Foundation is helping organizations on both sides of the border advance practical, community-based solutions, from watershed restoration to coastal resilie