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Mark Stuart

Mark Stuart, president and CEO of The San Diego Foundation, is a fundraising and community building professional with 30 years of experience in all aspects of operations and leadership. Mark’s career has been devoted to helping donors realize their hopes, dreams and aspirations.As president of The San Diego Foundation, he collaborates with the board of governors and is responsible for developing and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to the health of the foundation and the San Diego community.Mark has lived in San Diego for 13 years and has a lifelong interest in leadership studies and philanthropy.

The Kelco Historic Community Mural, a large community-driven mural on the side of a building at Cesar Chavez Parkway and Harbor Drive reflects the cultural identity, history and envisioned future of Barrio Logan. (San Diego Foundation)

Opinion: Just like that, a visionary investment vanishes

May 15, 2025 at 1:40 p.m.

It is with deep sorrow and mounting frustration that we announce the untimely death of a visionary investment in environmental justice and community resilience — the $20 million Environmental Protection...

Steph Johnson, founder of Voices of Our City Choir, wipes a tear as she, from left, Hal Fuson, board member of the San Diego Symphony, Brandon Steppe, founder of David’s Harp Foundation, and Dana Zimbric, artistic director and conductor for Classics 4 Kids, react to each of them and six other music education organizations receiving a surprise $150,000 in unrestricted grants during a San Diego Foundation Board of Governors retreat in Encinitas on Feb. 2, 2023. The grants were made possible by a $100 million gift to San Diego Foundation from the estate of the late Jay Kahn, pictured on the screen behind the recepients. (Hayne Palmour IV /U-T file)

Opinion: Purposeful generosity can bring hope to the powerless

January 1, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

The start of a new year is a time of reflection. It’s a chance to think about what matters most, what we hope to accomplish and how we want to...

San Diego, California - October 26: The altar dedicated to Jay Kahn, the local entrepreneur who willed his $106M estate to the San Diego Foundation in Liberty Station on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune

On Dia de Muertos, local philanthropist Jay Kahn is honored by the foundation he endowed

November 2, 2023 at 12:58 a.m.

Stuart is president and CEO of San Diego Foundation. He lives in Bankers Hill.Not many San Diegans have heard of Jay Kahn, a local entrepreneur and San Diego Foundation’s greatest...

San Diego, California - July 10: A new housing development is being built out of shipping containers for people experiencing homelessness on Monday, July 10, 2023 in San Diego, California. The project, known as PATH Villas El Cerrito, is being done by People Assisting the Homeless. Phase 1 will have 40 affordable rental housing units for people experiencing homelessness. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Why isn’t San Diego using this affordable building method to reduce housing insecurity?

July 15, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.

Stuart is president and chief executive officer of San Diego Foundation and lives in Bankers Hill.Like many who live near San Diego’s urban core, I witness the tragedy of people...

The author and his mother.

I’m now the same age my mother was when she died. There’s one thing I never told her.

May 9, 2023 at 3:20 a.m.

Stuart is president and chief executive officer of San Diego Foundation and lives in Bankers Hill.This Mother’s Day is far different for me than the previous 27. In late April,...

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Volunteering is a New Year’s resolution that will give back all year long

December 31, 2022 at 1:11 a.m.

Stuart is the president and CEO at San Diego Foundation. He lives in Bankers Hill.With the start of each new year comes reflection and resolutions. We typically reflect on all...

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What we all can do in San Diego to achieve King’s dream of ‘beloved community’

January 14, 2022 at 10:19 p.m.

Stuart is the president and CEO at The San Diego Foundation. He lives in Bankers Hill.Each day is an opportunity to deepen my understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion, and...

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San Diego has a lot to be thankful for, including helpful, giving San Diegans

November 23, 2021 at 9:04 p.m.

Stuart is president and chief executive officer of The San Diego Foundation and lives in Bankers Hill. It’s that time of year when many of us reflect even more upon...

O'side Kitchen Collaborative volunteers Robert Johnson, right, and Kier Ceballos load prepared dinners into boxes before loading the boxes into vehicles for delivery to senior communities at the O'side Kitchen Collaborative on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Oceanside, California.

Nonprofits helped San Diegans during the pandemic. Let’s help them at Thanksgiving.

November 24, 2020 at 5:09 a.m.

As someone who lived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for seven years, on every Nov. 19, I pause to President Abraham Lincoln’s shortest and arguably most profound speech: his address memorializing...

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This pandemic will end but won’t be the last in our lifetimes. Let’s prepare for the next one.

November 19, 2020 at 1:12 a.m.

Together, we will navigate our way out of this crisis and the pandemic will eventually end. What’s important is how we plan and prepare for both the known and unknown...

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Dear Students, Felicidades and Congratulations

July 31, 2020 at 4:50 a.m.

As the president and CEO of The San Diego Foundation, I often tell people that I have one of the best jobs in our county. That warm feeling was recently...

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Maya Angelou is right. People will never forget how you make them feel.

June 24, 2020 at 4:05 p.m.

I have only one quotation hanging in my office at The San Diego Foundation. It’s in a prominent spot for all visitors to gaze upon while we meet, and it’s...