The UCLA Foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the UCLA campus. The Foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. Private philanthropy provides the margin of excellence that makes UCLA stand out and stand above the rest.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $280.1M a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.53B in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.3 months of spending in cash, plus $4.53B in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
24
named funders · $971K
Looks good: 24 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$472.8M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$636.4M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$396.7M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$4.6B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$636.4M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558.6M
FY2021$636.4M
FY2022$885.1M
FY2023$902.8M
FY2024$722.5M
FY2025$695.7M
Expenses
$396.7M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349.6M
FY2021$396.7M
FY2022$398.0M
FY2023$465.0M
FY2024$505.9M
FY2025$605.2M
Net assets
$4.6B
FY2021▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6B
FY2021$4.6B
FY2022$4.5B
FY2023$5.1B
FY2024$5.5B
FY2025$5.8B

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1949.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $395.8M Management & general 0% · $858K

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

26 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exofficio Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Exofficio Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Manages and invests donated funds and assets to promote philanthropy and support the advancement of the University of California, Los Angeles.

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3 programs · $395.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The ucla foundation provides grants in support of the programs of the university of california, los angeles campus including support for scholarships, fellowships, research, chancellor's priorities, development, special projects and other support of ucla.

$348.4Mprogram expense
02

The ucla foundation raises, records, and manages gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and other organizations for the benefit of ucla in accordance with donors' wishes. The foundation pays a percentage of gifts received, referred to as gift fees, and a percentage of endowment earnings, known as endowment fees, to ucla to…

$36.6Mprogram expense
03

The ucla foundation operates the unendowed investment pool (uip) for itself and other tax-exempt related entities. All gifts intended for current expenditure as well as unspent endowed pool payout and affiliated entity short-term accounts are invested in the uip.

$10.9Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 377 grants · $2.4B · 2019–2024
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2024$453,053,415
Teach for America INCNY · FY2024$15,000,000
Opportunity 180NV · FY2024$11,000,000
University of Southern CaliforniaCA · FY2024$10,000,000
The Brookings InstitutionDC · FY2024$5,000,000
Cristo Rey St Viator Las VegasNV · FY2024$5,000,000
Trinity CollegeDC · FY2024$3,000,000
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationOH · FY2024$3,000,000
Campus for Hope FoundationNV · FY2024$2,500,000
Altamed FoundationCA · FY2024$2,000,000
Center for the Future of LearningNV · FY2024$1,500,000
UCLA Alumni AssociationCA · FY2024$1,360,489
Together Califonia INCCA · FY2024$1,250,000
Teen Cancer America INCCA · FY2024$1,117,212
Museum at Belcourt INCRI · FY2024$1,000,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$636.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$228.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$396.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$395.8M
Managementcol C$858K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$472.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$228.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$175.3M
Total revenueLn 12$636.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.0M
SavingsLn 2$3.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.53B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.1M
Other assetsLn 15$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$472.8M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.4M$10.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.41B$4.53B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.9M$28.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.01B$5.05B
LiabilitiesLn 26$393.0M$472.8M
Net assetsLn 32$3.62B$4.58B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$358.7M$358.7M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$60K$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$0$117K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$25.5M$25.5M$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$528K$385K$143K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$150$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$37K$8K$28K$0
Information technologyLn 14$361K$70K$291K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$0$22K$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$149K$7K$142K$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$1K$12K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11.2M$11.1M$93K
Total functional expensesLn 25$396.7M$395.8M$858K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $695.7M$605.2M$90.5M$5.8B 990 PDF
FY2024 $722.5M$505.9M$216.6M$5.5B 990 PDF
FY2023 $902.8M$465.0M$437.8M$5.1B 990 PDF
FY2022 $885.1M$398.0M$487.1M$4.5B 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $636.4M$396.7M$239.7M$4.6B 990 PDF
FY2020 $558.6M$349.6M$209.0M$3.6B 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $636,368,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $554,140,657$406,397,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,549,279$1,691,959
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,925,075$228,278,634
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $558,615,011$636,368,398
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $327,892,112$358,674,746
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,733,530$38,010,285
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $349,625,642$396,685,031
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $208,989,369$239,683,367
Part VI · Governance 21 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $636,368,398 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$48,672
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$406,349,133
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$45,545,976
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$406,397,805
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,057,493 · Unrelated business $634,466$1,691,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,959,386$52,959,386
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $175,319,248$175,319,248
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,057,493 · Unrelated business $634,466 · Excluded from tax $228,278,634$636,368,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,685,031 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $358,674,746$358,674,746
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $60,367 · Management $8,445 · Fundraising $0$68,812
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $116,715 · Fundraising $0$116,715
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $25,543,936 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,543,936
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $384,596 · Management $143,135$527,731
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $150 · Management $1,512 · Fundraising $0$1,662
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,402 · Management $28,226 · Fundraising $0$36,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $70,290 · Management $290,909 · Fundraising $0$361,199
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $22,434 · Fundraising $0$22,434
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,944 · Management $142,290 · Fundraising $0$149,234
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,148 · Management $12,231 · Fundraising $0$13,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,076,014 · Management $92,541$11,168,555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,826,593 · Management $858,438 · Fundraising $0$396,685,031
Part X · Balance sheet $5,049,182,336 assets, 22 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $250,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,351,037$6,026,387
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,030,330$3,946,973
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $481,364,755$446,744,023
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,046,866$32,866,103
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year −$146,774−$255,264
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,885,000$28,125,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $182,389,928$299,957,478
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,228,222,208$4,225,605,454
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,692,886$5,916,182
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,010,086,236$5,049,182,336
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,195,629$814,682
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,378,691$5,614,394
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $92,854,659$102,272,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $393,047,063$472,831,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,617,039,173$4,576,350,399
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,010,086,236$5,049,182,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,576,350,399 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$636,368,398
XI-2 Total expenses$396,685,031
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,683,367
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,617,039,173
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$721,909,366
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,281,507
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,576,350,399

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