Uc Santa Cruz Foundation
To benefit the university of California santa cruz.
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation at a glance
In short: Uc Santa Cruz Foundation gave $27.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $27.9M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,948,965
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,948,965
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $27,948,965
- Total assets
- $193,572,158
- +9.4% 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 Uc Santa Cruz Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of CA Santa Cruz ($27.9M).
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 Uc Santa Cruz Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). 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 $20.0M (2024) to $28.5M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $27.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of CA Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | Support University Programs | $27,948,965 |
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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 | $193,572,158 | $25,450,645 | $28,059,935 | $27,948,965 | 1 | $5,427,881 |
| 2024 | $176,924,789 | $18,539,914 | $19,968,939 | $19,959,592 | 1 | $4,946,793 |
| 2023 | $168,668,546 | $30,846,304 | $28,485,250 | $28,476,806 | 1 | $5,219,877 |
| 2022 | $157,597,205 | $27,939,704 | $23,735,649 | $23,726,404 | 1 | $3,938,145 |
| 2021 | $169,812,971 | $29,870,161 | $25,821,586 | $25,812,618 | 1 | $3,440,379 |
| 2020 | $130,512,074 | $23,593,426 | $21,242,014 | $21,182,732 | 1 | $2,346,504 |
About Uc Santa Cruz Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Cruz, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $193.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $27.9M. Net investment income was $5.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation is led by Mark Delos Reyes Davis, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 42 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Delos Reyes Davis
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Harrell
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Crair
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura I. Bushnell
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda S. Peterson
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary E. Doyle
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randolph E. Wedding
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siegmund Gutman
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Simpson
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Buck
Committee Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2024
Chair → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raj Kapany
Committee Chair
Trustee → Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bennion
Committee Chair
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alec Webster
Trustee
Past Chair → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frans Lanting
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Garry Spire
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Arriaga
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kamil Hasan
Trustee
Ast Chair → Past Chair, 2023
Past Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Rose
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Doctor
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kumar Malavalli
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loren Steck
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mir Imran
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sb Master
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Reyes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anu Luther Maitra
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felix Magowan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Gunderson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Panda Kroll
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Casher
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Daniher
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Kraw
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kiran Malhotra
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Meron
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan True
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Hernandez
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Larive
Chancelllor
Chancellor → Chancellor & Chancelllor, 2024
Chancellor & Chancelllor → Chancelllor, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loren Kinczel
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul J. Hall
Parliamentarian
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Moss
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Priya Mehta
Vice President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Chamlin
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Claudia Webster (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Donna Mekis (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sige Gutman (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Anuradha Luther Maitra (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: James L. Gunderson (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Vikram Sahai (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Anne Gavin (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: David Korduner (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Henry Chu (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kristen Marinovic (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Holo (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Steve A. Bruce (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Craig Wilkerson (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Virginia Rivera (2021–2022) — Executive Secretary
- Former: Jeff J. Shilling (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: John Woodward (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Nathan Westrup (2020–2021) — Executive Secretary
- Former: Stephen J. Crowe (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Walter Jarman (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Barbara W. Canfield (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Brandon A. Allgood (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Hope A. Hardison (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Howard Heevner (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Mark W. Headley (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Narinder S. Kapany (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 Uc Santa Cruz Foundation
How much does Uc Santa Cruz Foundation give each year?
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation gave $27.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Uc Santa Cruz Foundation?
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation reported $193.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.5M.
What is Uc Santa Cruz Foundation?
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It holds $193.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Uc Santa Cruz Foundation operate?
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Uc Santa Cruz Foundation's EIN?
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7394590. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
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