San Diego Arts Foundation in downtown San Diego is a 501(c)(3) youth-arts nonprofit headquartered at 932 C Street, operating under EIN 46-3075377 with a mission to connect emerging artists to education, internships, and career pathways across San Diego County. Its San Diego Casting program places young performers in volunteer and paid roles spanning modeling, dance, music, and photography, feeding into the same regional arts-access ecosystem supported by ArtsTix in the Gaslamp Quarter. The foundation also publishes Rock 'N' Roll San Diego Magazine and provides volunteer coordination and artistic support to charity and community organizations staging events throughout the county. Its GAP Kids Runway youth program introduces children to performance arts through structured runway and stage experiences, a pipeline model that complements the film and digital-media training track at Media Arts Center San Diego. The foundation's most resource-intensive initiatives are multi-discipline youth showcases that pair emerging artists with industry mentors from Los Angeles and San Diego production companies for portfolio-building engagements.