Price Philanthropies Foundation

**Our History** The Price Philanthropies Foundation (formerly Price Family Charitable Fund) was founded by retail entrepreneur and philanthropist Sol Price and his wife Helen in 1982. Today, Sol and Helen Price’s son and daughter in law, Robert and Allison Price, continue the family’s legacy through their leadership of the foundation. Throughout his lifetime, Sol Price pioneered creative practices in retail, real estate, and philanthropy. He achieved exceptional success through his business ventures, including Fed Mart, Price Club (which ultimately merged with Costco) and PriceSmart. He was a man of great integrity and known for the care and dignity with which he treated employees. **1991** Sol created the Aaron Price Fellows Program in memory of Robert and Allison’s son, Aaron, who died in 1989 at the age of 15. The Aaron Price Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for motivated and diverse San Diego public high school students to learn about their community and develop leadership skills. **1994** Sol Price embarked on a multi-decade initiative in City Heights, an urban community in San Diego. His vision was to develop a comprehensive approach to revitalize the community and provide better opportunities for the 74,000 residents, who are primarily refugees and immigrants from Latin America, Asia and East Africa. In addition to these efforts, Sol Price supported many of San Diego’s essential education, cultural and social service organizations. Nationally, he applied his financial resources to advocate for tax fairness and policies to lift low-income families out of poverty. **Today** Price Philanthropies Foundation is run by Sol and Helen Price’s son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Allison Price. Under their leadership, the foundation continues to invest in programs and organizations that faithfully reflect the vision that Sol Price had for a more just society. A separate Aaron Price Fellows Foundation was established in 2018 and is overseen by Robert and Allison Price, along with their children Rebecca Price Brewer, Sarah Price Keating and David Price. To learn more about Sol Price, read Sol Price, Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator available on Amazon.com and Sol Price: Legacy of Generosity from The San Diego Union Tribune.