Originally published at Southern Cross
SAN DIEGO — Will Peterson began his new job as executive director of the Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego, effective Oct. 1.
And he owes that partly to an email forwarded to him by one of his older brothers.
“To this day, he doesn’t quite know how he got (the job announcement),” admitted Peterson, 32, “and he said (to me), ‘I don’t know what this is, but I think you might be interested.’”
His brother’s intuition was correct.
The job description immediately appealed to Peterson, who had been living in the Twin Cities area for the past three years and had been wanting to move back to his hometown.
The foundation, which is independent of the Diocese of San Diego and has its own board of trustees, was established in late 2015 as a one-stop resource for Catholic charitable giving.
It had about $35 million under management as of mid-2024 and supports about 200 funds established by individuals and organizations to provide financial stability to local parishes, schools, religious vocations, and social service charities.
The website notes that the foundation offers local Catholics “a way to leave their legacy uniquely aligned with their Catholic values and beliefs.”
Donors’ money is invested according to the
