The Uc Davis Foundation
The mission of the Uc Davis Foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.
The Uc Davis Foundation at a glance
In short: The Uc Davis Foundation gave $80.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $80.6M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,587,611
- -13.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $80,587,611
- -13.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $80,587,611
- Total assets
- $948,453,008
- +14.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Uc Davis Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of California Davis ($80.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Uc Davis Foundation gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40.4M (2020) to $93.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $80.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of California Davis Davis, CA | Support Education | $80,587,611 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $948,453,008 | $117,403,041 | $81,019,962 | $80,587,611 | 1 | $10,948,963 |
| 2024 | $829,132,607 | $90,089,302 | $93,828,011 | $93,451,315 | 1 | $5,743,662 |
| 2023 | $757,985,640 | $87,059,600 | $67,408,127 | $67,059,807 | 1 | $6,940,392 |
| 2022 | $705,620,190 | $81,292,542 | $58,261,835 | $58,006,202 | 1 | $2,062,733 |
| 2021 | $716,342,130 | $110,976,640 | $52,365,574 | $52,165,451 | 1 | $50,520,126 |
| 2020 | $548,849,717 | $60,814,644 | $40,782,388 | $40,444,382 | 1 | $9,259,303 |
About The Uc Davis Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Uc Davis Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Davis, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $948.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $80.6M. Net investment income was $10.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Uc Davis Foundation is led by Shaun B. Keister, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 18 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shaun B. Keister
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah J. Neff
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesus Arguelles
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael E. Hurlston
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela J. Fair
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick J. Sherwood
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Halualani
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Alberini
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Hultman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lou Fernandes
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Sallaberry
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Tobias
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debby Stegura
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary S. May
Chancellor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tania Walden
Treasurer & CFO
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecelia Lakatos Sullivan
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia D'alessandro
Secretary
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jae Park
Controller
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Darryl L. Goss (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Mayer (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Glenys M. Kaye (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul J. Prokop (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Stephen Meisel (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mark E. Couchman (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce G. West (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David J. Loury (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jane Rosenberg (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin M. Bacon (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Marc J. Verissimo (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: May Seeman (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce W. Bell (2020) — Trustee
- Former: David W. Pearson (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Uc Davis Foundation
How much does The Uc Davis Foundation give each year?
The Uc Davis Foundation gave $80.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $93.5M across 1 grant.
How large is The Uc Davis Foundation?
The Uc Davis Foundation reported $948.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $117.4M.
What is The Uc Davis Foundation?
The Uc Davis Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Davis, CA. It holds $948.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Uc Davis Foundation operate?
The Uc Davis Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is The Uc Davis Foundation's EIN?
The Uc Davis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6081352. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work The Uc Davis Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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