Future of the San Diego Foundation’s Arts Funding Questioned
By Kinsee Morlan at San Diego City Beat:
However, “the arts absolutely still have a place here,” assures Kathlyn Mead, who took over as the foundation’s new president and CEO about five months ago.
Mead says that the loss of Shaw is a result of restructuring that involved eliminating 13 positions while creating 15 new ones. She says the move was part of organizing the foundation’s work under an initiative called WELL (Work Enjoy Learn Live), which puts funding opportunities into a rubric that allows potential donors to easily understand the various categories to which they can contribute. Arts and culture, for example, falls under “Enjoy,” alongside recreation and physical activity.