Programs

  • Balboa Park Explorer Program

    BALBOA PARK EXPLORER PASSES - THE BALBOA PARK EXPLORER PROGRAM EXPLORER PROVIDES GENERAL ADMISSION TO 16 MUSEUMS IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT WITH A SUITE OF PASSES ONE DAY, SEVEN DAY, AND ANNUAL AS PART OF THE CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS EFFORT TO BUILD A BETTER BALBOA PARK EXPERIENCE, OUR GOAL FOR EXPLORER IS TO BROADEN ACCESS TO THE CULTURAL DISTRICT MUSEUMS, MAKING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE A SMOOTHER, MORE INTERCONNECTED JOURNEY THROUGH OUR MANY DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS. EXPLORER ALSO PROVIDES A NEW MARKETING OPPORTUNITY, AND A CHANCE TO BUILD A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT AMONG OUR VISITORS. ADDITIONALLY, EXPLORER PROVIDES MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE PROGRAMMATICALLY.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.1M

  • Community Access Pass Program

    COMMUNITY AND MILITARY ACCESS PASSES - BALBOA PARK EXPLORER GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ACCESS PASS CAP PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, AND NOW ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES, TO EXPERIENCE THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL JOYS OF THE MUSEUMS IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT. THE CAP PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS TO DISTRIBUTE SPONSORED ANNUAL EXPLORER PASSES TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. ESTABLISHED IN 2017, THE MILITARY APPRECIATION PASS MAP PROGRAM PROVIDES THE SAME ANNUAL PASSES TO ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SIXTEEN PARTICIPATING CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE SPONSORED ADMISSION TO PASS RECIPIENTS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $276.2K

  • Parkwide IDEA Initiatives

    PARKWIDE IDEA INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY - THE PARKWIDE IDEA INITIATIVES WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2018 AS MUSEUMS PRIORITIZED WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON IMPROVING THE INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CULTURAL DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE INITIATIVES LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARKWIDE IDEA WORKING GROUP WHICH FORMED WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER VENUES. THE WORKING GROUP COLLABORATES ON GRANTS, PROJECTS, AND PROVIDES PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT TO FURTHER IDEA WORK WITHIN EACH REPRESENTATIVES ORGANIZATION. THE WORKING GROUP ALSO PROVIDES LEARNING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARK TEAM MEMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER IN IDEA. IN ADDITION, THE CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP BOARD ESTABLISHED BOARD-LED IDEA EFFORTS IN 2020. THE IDEA TASK FORCE IS COMPOSED OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO HELP GUIDE THE WORKING GROUP AND ENSURE PARTNERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE CULTURAL DISTRICT. TEAM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - TEAM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM CONSISTS OF NETWORKING AND EVENTS, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE LEARNING INSTITUTE, AND COM
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $362.1K