Donor Profiles

  • Without fail, Lia Saeteurn volunteers 500 hours of her time every year.

  • “People always think that only rich men like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are philanthropists. I believe that if you’re doing something for the common good, you’re acting in a philanthropic way and are being a philanthropist.

  • Jing Lyman is an ageless innovator who has spent a lifetime stepping in to make change happen as a maverick community leader, activist and volunteer.

  • Gayle Tauber, Foundation Board Member Jan Tuttleman and Linda Katz cofounded the Women Give San Diego (WGSD) Donor Circle to address a specific need. No other nonprofit in San Diego was grappling with the lack of economic security for women and girls.

  • To ensure systems-level change, Gretchen and Jim invest unrestricted, general support in community-based leaders and member-led organizations that address the root causes of injustice.

  • Kimberly Freeman, a native Angeleno, first started with the Southern California Gas Company as a college intern.