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Lucky Duck Foundation Mission to End Homelessness

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Lucky Duck Foundation apply sound business principles, a bias for action, and strategic collaborations to fund, activate and lead high-impact homelessness programs throughout San Diego County. And our co-founders match all donations up to $1.5 million per year.

Our Mission

To prevent and alleviate the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego County

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Our Vision

To be a national model for addressing homelessness by applying leadership, expertise, accountability, and sound business principles.

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Lucky Duck Foundation Approach

We study the issue daily, meet to strategize weekly, and convene key stakeholders and political leaders regularly to instigate progress, collaboration, and change. We employ sound, principled business practices to ensure that every donation makes a difference. By diligently following the facts, we thoroughly vet every effort in order to fund, activate, and lead high-impact programs. Then, by collaborating with best-in-class organizations, we coordinate and focus local efforts to rally the community and call on elected leaders to act. We endeavor to lead San Diego to best practices in all areas of homelessness.

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FAQs:

Who is the founder of Lucky Duck Foundation?

The Lucky Duck Foundation was founded in 2005 by Pat and Stephanie Kilkenny to support charitable causes in San Diego, with a focus on homelessness.

Who is the CEO of Lucky Duck Foundation?

Drew Moser is the CEO of the Lucky Duck Foundation in San Diego.

Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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