San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP)

The San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) is a left-of-center, faith-based community advocacy organization consisting of approximately 30 congregations representing over 70,000 families in San Diego County. It works to train and develop civic leaders from the congregations and engage the communities in local social advocacy in support of issues including housing and immigration. Its strategic plan focuses on “racial and economic justice.” 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
Website: www.sdop.net
Formation:

1979

Executive Director:

Dinora Reyna-Gutierrez

Location: San Diego, CA View on map
Tax ID: 95-3284521
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $911,192 Revenue: $1,146,475 Expenses: $1,049,161

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    SDOP is funded by left-of-center grantmaking organizations including Price Philanthropies Foundation, Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, Faith In Action, PICO California, Pritzker Family Foundation, Engage San Diego, and California Endowment. 2

    Background

    San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP), founded in 1979, is a network of approximately 30 congregations representing over 70,000 families that trains local leaders to become organizers in San Diego County through leadership training, community and civic engagement, and advocacy. SDOP’s focus is on left-wing social advocacy in support of liberalizing the criminal justice system, expanding low-income housing to reduce homelessness, expanding immigration and protecting immigrants, expanding government accountability, and encouraging voting. 3

    SDOP is a member of San Diego Leaders, a coalition of “social equity/justice” organizations focused on building a network of leaders to represent and empower communities described as under-represented. Several left-of-center San Diego-based organizations, including  Center on Policy Initiatives, Engage San Diego, Environmental Health Coalition, and Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans are also members. 4

    SDOP is a member of Faith In Action, formerly PICO (Pacific Institute for Community Organizations), a network of left-leaning faith-based organizations pushing for citizenship of undocumented immigrants,  voting rights for persons with felony convictions, and civic organizing. 5 Donors of Faith In Action include Open Society Foundations, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and Open Philanthropy Project. 6 7

    Campaigns

    Criminal Justice

    San Diego Organizing Project claims that the justice system criminalizes and imprisons people of color and the homeless unfairly. As part of this program SDOP partners with ACLU to work toward restorative justice practices. 8

    In November 2023 SDOP received a $650,000 grant for training Black and Latino youth in San Diego County to be community organizers to address “justice system inequities” from Elevate Youth California 9, a statewide program that granted over $257 million to support youth civic engagement in communities of color and LGBT youth. 10

    Affordable Housing and Homelessness

    SDOP advocated for the Homelessness Prevention Act which reduces landlord rights and protects California tenants from eviction. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed the bill into law in September 2023. 11

    Immigration

    SDOP advocated for the Immigrant Legal Defense Program which is the first border county to provide legal defense to immigrants, including helping refugees and illegal immigrants avoid deportation, and for the creation of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs to provide services to illegal immigrants. 12

    Funding

    San Diego Organizing Project lists partners and funders on its website, including Price Philanthropies Foundation, Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans, Faith In Action, PICO California, Pritzker Family Foundation, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Sierra Health Foundation, Engage San Diego, and California Endowment. 2

    Additional donors are San Diego Lesbian Gay Bisexual And Transgender Community Center, New Venture Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy, and Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. 13

    Leadership

    Dinora Reyna-Gutierrez is executive director. She graduated with a master’s in public affairs from the University of San Francisco and has been with San Diego Organizing Project since 2014, focused on equitable housing and protection for undocumented immigrants. 14 15 16

    Kadri Webb is executive committee co-chair and has been the senior pastor of St. John Church of Oceanside, California since 2014. In addition to SDOP, he sits on the boards of Interfaith Community Services and Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center. 17 Webb’s LinkedIn profile shows his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. 18

    Gloria Morales-Palos is executive committee co-chair for SDOP, a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, and a program coordinator for Faith In Action. 19 20

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $911,192 $1,146,475 $1,049,161 View
    2023 $834,136 $785,890 $925,067 View
    2022 $938,110 $1,053,586 $780,779 View
    2021 $872,643 $645,916 $908,831 View
    2020 $1,574,189 $1,196,017 $753,827 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 20

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Dinora ReynaExecutive Director$120,894

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $12,427,755
    • Number of Grants: 145
    • Number of Funders: 34

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $765,7362020 Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management2020 PYJI – SAN DIEGO POSITIVE YOUTH JUSTICE INITIATIVE (SD-PYJI)
    $725,0002025 The California EndowmentTo support an organization that advances health equity in the San Diego area through community organizing.
    $600,0002023 The California EndowmentTo support an organization that advances health equity in the San Diego area through community organizing.
    $400,0002021 The California EndowmentTo support an organization that advances health equity in San Diego through community organizing.
    $333,6802022 Faith in Action NetworkNATIONAL INITIATIVE
    $250,0002020 The California EndowmentTo support a narrative change project that promotes the health, safety and inclusion of immigrants to California through a large-scale community art project near the San Diego-tijuana border.
    $249,6952020 The California EndowmentTo support narrative change around immigration and health that will incorporate education, advocacy and communications to work toward a more supportive policy environment for immigrant health in San Diego.
    $210,0002023 PICO CALIFORNIAGeneral Operating
    $200,0002025 The California EndowmentTo support an organization that advances health equity in the San Diego area through community organizing.
    $170,0002022 PICO CALIFORNIAGeneral Operating
    $150,0002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $150,0002023 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $150,0002022 Vanguard CharitableFor recipient's exempt purpose
    $150,0002021 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEM
    $126,7382020 Faith in Action NetworkNATIONAL INITIATIVE
    $105,0002024 PICO CALIFORNIAGeneral Operating
    $75,0002020 Price Philanthropies FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $50,0002020 San Diego FoundationFor covid response for mobilization of 30+ congregations for emergency response per grant agreement letter
    $45,0002023 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.GENERAL
    $40,0002020 Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial CountiesTo support 2020 Census outreach
    $39,6542020 United Way of San Diego CountyCensus 2020 Outreach/Education
    $30,0002024 Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program ManagementGENERAL SUPPORT
    $30,0002023 Price Philanthropies FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $30,0002022 Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program ManagementGENERAL SUPPORT
    $30,0002022 Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.GENERAL

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $207,003
    • Number of Grants: 6
    • Number of Recipients: 2

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $33,7952020 MISSION EDGE SAN DIEGOProject and Program Work
    $9,0002020 Charity Apostolic ChurchProject and Program Work

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    References

    1. 2023 Annual Report – San Diego Organizing Project. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-annual-report.pdf
    2. “Partners & Funders.”” San Diego Organizing Project. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/financial-supporters
    3.  “Mission & Vision.” San Diego Organizing Project – About Us. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/mission-vision
    4. “Members.” San Diego Leaders. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.sandiegoleaders.org/members
    5. “Issue Areas.” Faith in Action. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://faithinaction.org/our-work/issue-areas/
    6. “Awarded Grants.” Open Society Foundations. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=faith+in+action
    7. “Grants.” W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.wkkf.org/grants/
    8. “Justice System Reform.” San Diego Organizing Project – Campaigns. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/justice-system-reform
    9. “Standard Track Cohort 5.” Elevate Youth California. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://elevateyouthca.org/program-impact/standard-track-cohort-5/
    10. Elevate Youth California homepage. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://elevateyouthca.org/
    11. “Affordable Housing & Homelessness.” San Diego Organizing Project. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/affordable-housing-and-homelessness
    12. “Immigrant Justice.” San Diego Organizing Project. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/immigrant-rights
    13. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer search. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?sort=best&form%5B%5D=IRS990ScheduleI&year%5B%5D=2020&year%5B%5D=2022&year%5B%5D=2021&q=95-3284521&submit=Apply
    14. LinkedIn – Dinora Reyna. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinora-reyna/
    15. Lallia Allali. “Someone San Diego Should Know: Dinora Reyna.” The San Deigo Union-Tribune. December 10, 2020. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/2020-12-10/someone-san-diego-should-know-dino
    16. “Grants.” Open Philanthropy. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/?q=Faith+in+Action
    17. “Dr. Kadri J. Webb.” St. John Church – Who We Are. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://stjohnoceanside.org/who-we-are/leadership/
    18. LinkedIn – Kadri J. Webb. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadri-j-webb-6304866/
    19. “2023 Executive Committee.” San Diego Organizing Project – Board & Staff. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://sdop.net/board-staff
    20. “Our Team.” Faith In Action. Accessed May 3, 2024. https://faithinaction.org/about-us/staff/