The San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative (SDHFC) is a group of funders and concerned community members. Our mission is to raise, leverage and collaboratively allocate private funds to reduce the impact of HIV in the San Diego region.

The SDHFC has been housed at Alliance Healthcare Foundation since 1997. The board and staff at Alliance are proud of our 11-year affiliation with SDHFC. However, due to recent changes in Alliance's strategic focus areas, it made sense to find a more suitable home for the Funding Collaborative. Through an RFQ (Request for Qualifications) process, the SDHFC Advisory Committee selected San Diego Human Dignity Foundation (SDHDF) to serve in this capacity. The calendar year 2009 grants that were awarded by the SDHFC will continue to be managed by the Alliance Healthcare Foundation. Hamse Warfa, Program Officer, remains the contact person for current grants. Should you have any questions on calendar year 2009 grants, Hamse can be reached at hwarfa@alliancehf.org or by telephone at (858) 614-4892.

Any questions pertaining to fundraising and grantmaking for SDHFC calendar year 2010 grants will go to San Diego Human Dignity Foundation. The contact person is Tony Freeman, Executive Director of SDHDF. Tony can be reached at tfreeman@@sdhdf.org or by telephone at (619) 291-3383.

SDHFC 2006 Annual Report

SDHFC Community Report 2002 - 2005

Our History

By 1990, AIDS had become a major health crisis in the San Diego region. In response, a group of local funders—including Alliance Healthcare Foundation—established the San Diego Grantmakers' AIDS Collaboration (SDGAC). Donations were pooled and re-granted to local service organizations to help people affected by HIV/AIDS.

In 1997, Alliance Healthcare Foundation offered to provide SDGAC with fiscal sponsorship and administrative support. The increasing prevalence of HIV and the lengthening of life expectancy led SDGAC to change its name to the San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative (SDHFC).

SDHFC Today

On behalf of SDHFC, Alliance Healthcare Foundation raises funds from the local community, makes grants to local organizations and assists grantees with technical support. Since 1990, $4.2 million has been raised and re-granted to programs that fill gaps within the San Diego region's HIV/AIDS service delivery system.

Community partnerships with the National AIDS Fund and the Elton John AIDS Foundation have enabled SDHFC to maintain its fundraising momentum, leveraging local grants to maximize our funding potential.

More than two decades after the discovery of the disease, the need for grantmaking in the area of HIV/AIDS remains critical. HIV infection continues to affect the lives of thousands of people, including minority populations, youth and women. For information about donating to SDHFC, please contact Hamse Warfa at (858) 614-4892, or hwarfa@alliancehf.org