The Associated Students UCLA, as a responsive student-centered organization, provides innovative and excellent services, programs, products, and facilities for the entire UCLA community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.4M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55.1M
90% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 90% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$56.0M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$55.8M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$6.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$56.0M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$39.3M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$47.5M
FY2023$56.0M
FY2024$66.8M
FY2025$64.5M
Expenses
$55.8M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$47.8M
FY2021$41.6M
FY2022$50.3M
FY2023$55.8M
FY2024$60.8M
FY2025$64.5M
Net assets
$6.2M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.1M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$12.3M
FY2025$12.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1945.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $43.2M Management & general 22% · $12.5M Fundraising 0% · $125K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$334,457Pt VII · Sec A
Info System Director
$218,718Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$205,829Pt VII · Sec A
Business Affair Director
$200,898Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Food Operation
$164,938Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$149,617Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Trademarks
$138,526Pt VII · Sec A
Board Dir, Chair (through 6/30/2023)
$38,737Pt VII · Sec A

Pouria Abbassi’s $389K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pouria Abbassi$388,958$357,648$334,457$307,621$275,000$266,621
Kamran Mehdian$246,117$237,892$218,718$205,675$206,383$200,663
Michelle Moyer$226,605$232,423$200,898$190,510$192,074$186,370
Donna Baker$232,285$232,333$205,829$196,407$195,325$191,935
Patrick Healey———$191,175$178,186$187,749
Cindy Bolton$179,248$174,877$164,938$156,665$152,166$153,315
Ari Baron$167,494$172,229$149,617———
Peter Poon$170,445$171,033————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $38.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Asucla meets the needs of approximately 46,000 students through the sale of books and supplies. Asucla provides essential and convenient items that are easily accessible, of high quality and low cost, including, but not limited to: academic support, trademark merchandise, and convenience products.

$14.9Mprogram expense
02

Asucla provides food service for the campus community through the operation of several eateries throughout the campus. Students are employed to work at many of the eateries.

$12.5Mprogram expense
03

Asucla supports student governments and student programming activities in the student union and throughout the campus. Asucla provides support to student government, student groups and student programs through state-of-the-art office and community spaces, and by providing adequate financial resources and personnel to ensure an active and…

$10.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $1.5M · 2019–2024
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2024$304,088
La Strong LafdCA · FY2024$19,880
The Painted TurtleCA · FY2024$17,689
The UCLA FoundationCA · FY2024$5,637
Camp Laurel FoundationCA · FY2024$5,261
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2023$173,550
Hawaii Community FoundationHI · FY2023$39,759
The UCLA FoundationCA · FY2023$19,556
Camp Laurel FoundationCA · FY2023$8,919
The Painted TurtleCA · FY2023$5,069
The UCLA FoundationCA · FY2022$52,711
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2022$34,644
Camp Laurel FoundationCA · FY2022$15,700
The Painted TurtleCA · FY2022$9,502
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56.0M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$29.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.8M
Money outPt IX
$55.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$43.2M
Managementcol C$12.5M
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.1M
Total assetsLn 16$61.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$808K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29.8M
Total revenueLn 12$56.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
SavingsLn 2$20.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$61.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,693
VolunteersI 61,660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28.6M$21.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.2M$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$64.8M$61.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58.7M$55.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M$6.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$125K$125K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$675K$168K$507K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23.3M$18.0M$5.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.2M$1.4M$737K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.1M$2.7M$1.4M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$931K$480K
Legal feesLn 11b$95K$79K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$278K$185$278K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$481K$847K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$464K$346K$118K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$546K$687K
RoyaltiesLn 15$342K$342K
OccupancyLn 16$763K$673K$90K
TravelLn 17$175K$145K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$168K$146K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.2M$1.9M$279K
InsuranceLn 23$513K$513K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.9M$13.0M$895K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.5M$2.2M$217K$125K
Total functional expensesLn 25$55.8M$43.2M$12.5M$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $64.5M$64.5M$65K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $66.8M$60.8M$6.1M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $56.0M$55.8M$163K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $47.5M$50.3M−$2.8M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $32.3M$41.6M−$9.3M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $39.3M$47.8M−$8.5M$18.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $55,964,890 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,922,876$16,607,019
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,572,366$8,763,817
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,303$808,264
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,875,107$29,785,790
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $47,485,652$55,964,890
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $85,000$125,207
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,813,646$31,742,880
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,373,476$23,933,918
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,272,122$55,802,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,786,470$162,885
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $55,964,890 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,486,560 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$14,114,023
VIII-1e Government grants$2,229,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$263,036
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,607,019
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,169,265 · Unrelated business $594,552$8,763,817
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $808,264$808,264
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $4,532,608$4,532,608
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $766,622$766,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,169,265 · Unrelated business $3,862,437 · Excluded from tax $27,326,169$55,964,890
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $55,802,005 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $125,207$125,207
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $167,560 · Management $507,237$674,797
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,986,217 · Management $5,357,315$23,343,532
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,429,866 · Management $737,265$2,167,131
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,736,062 · Management $1,410,763$4,146,825
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $930,706 · Management $479,889$1,410,595
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $79,290 · Management $15,351$94,641
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $185 · Management $278,164$278,349
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $481,492 · Management $846,730$1,328,222
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $345,704 · Management $117,878$463,582
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $546,300 · Management $687,066$1,233,366
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $342,359$342,359
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $673,294 · Management $89,566$762,860
IX-17 TravelPrograms $144,561 · Management $30,647$175,208
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $18,482$18,482
IX-20 InterestPrograms $145,862 · Management $21,646$167,508
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,877,451 · Management $278,611$2,156,062
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $512,970$512,970
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,989,302 · Management $895,268$13,884,570
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,173,955 · Management $216,936 · Fundraising $124,848$2,515,739
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,175,373 · Management $12,501,784 · Fundraising $124,848$55,802,005
Part X · Balance sheet $61,340,492 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,730$166,704
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,374,594$20,911,503
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,951,805$13,253,510
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,220,013$8,362,623
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $889,412$1,115,248
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,172,062$17,530,904
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,788,616$61,340,492
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,124,383$50,091,612
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,104,964$1,439,130
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,246,059$3,206,221
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $267,948$395,382
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,743,354$55,132,345
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,043,498$6,208,147
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,764$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,045,262$6,208,147
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,788,616$61,340,492
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,208,147 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,964,890
XI-2 Total expenses$55,802,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$162,885
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,045,262
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,208,147

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