All donations matched up to $1.5 million

Share Your Luck in Support of Our Mission

All donations are matched by our co-founders up to $1.5 million per year

Because we believe homelessness is San Diego’s number one issue, we raise money to fund and activate high-impact programs that alleviate the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego City & County.

With your help, we can fund and activate high-impact programs throughout San Diego City and County that are best-in-class, fact-based, cost-effective and show results.

Plus, every dollar donated (up to $1.5 million per year), is matched by Lucky Duck Foundation co-founders, Pat and Stephanie Kilkenny.

Thank you for considering donating or hosting a fundraiser in support of the Lucky Duck Foundation.

Donate money now or start your own fundraiser.

Some of the high-impact, collaborative homelessness programs that we fund, activate, and lead throughout San Diego City & County include:

  • Shelters – connecting individuals experiencing homelessness to shelter, critical services, and a pathway to long-term housing
  • Employment Opportunities & Job Training – providing employment skills, work experience, and job training across a multitude of industries through numerous community service providers
  • Food and Water – delivering life-saving food, water, and services to unsheltered San Diegans
  • Actionable Research – collaborating with San Diego’s institutions of higher learning to research, identify, and implement best-in-class strategies in support of individuals experiencing homelessness
  • Strategic Collaborations – maximizing resources, partnerships, expertise, and outcomes
  • Finding and Following Facts – polling San Diegans, 84% of whom said vacant government buildings should be used as inclement weather shelter
  • Signature Campaign – urging elected officials to open vacant government buildings based on overwhelming public opinion
  • Technology and Access – providing computers, tablets, and other technology to enable unsheltered San Diegans to pursue housing, employment, and educational opportunities
  • Outreach – linking unsheltered San Diegans to shelter, critical services, and other necessities
  • Meals and Food Rescue – eliminating waste by collecting and distributing unused food
  • Tuesday Group – weekly meeting of fact-based business and civic leaders committed to leading San Diego to best practices in all areas of homelessness
  • Symposiums – hosting regular meetings that convene business, civic, political, philanthropic, and homeless leaders and other stakeholders to drive collaboration and progress
  • Community Care Kits – supplying personal hygiene items and other necessities
  • And Several Other Initiatives – provided they are cost effective and best-in-class with proven results and effective leadership
  • Cash for trash – provided they are cost effective and best-in-class with proven results and effective leadership

Donate by mailing a check

Personal or corporate checks can be made out to:
The Lucky Duck Foundation
5675 Ruffin Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92123

Prefer to donate via PayPal?

Donate stock options

Contact staff@luckyduckfoundation.org to make arrangements to donate stock.

Donate Cryptocurrency

We now accept more than 70 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), etc.

Read more details and donate

Donate Cars

We will issue you a receipt with the fair market value of your vehicle, as determined by wholesale auction averages.

Legacy Society

Leave a lasting legacy by including the Lucky Duck Foundation in your estate planning.

Give a gift of real estate

Contact us to learn more.

In addition to monetary donations, LDF invites you to share your luck by:

Subscribe and we will donate socks.

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we will donate a pair of Bombas Socks* on your behalf.

*Socks graciously donated by our collaborative partner, Bombas Socks.


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Makayla Scott

Peer Mentor, Promises2Kids
 
As an African American first-generation college graduate, I recently earned my Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning Management and Design. Despite facing the challenges of homelessness and balancing motherhood, I have persevered and am committed to using my experiences to advocate for better urban planning and support for vulnerable communities.”