UCLA Foundation
The UCLA Foundation is a public charity based in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the UCLA campus, raising and managing private gifts and providing grants to support UCLA programs.
UCLA Foundation at a glance
In short: UCLA Foundation gave $536.7M across 82 grants in 2025 (avg $6.5M), mostly in California. 55% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $536,688,077
- +21.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 82
- +22.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,544,977
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $200,000
- Total assets
- $6,339,179,256
- +5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 55% first-time grantees (45 of 82, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to UCLA Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 10889 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1500, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 794-3193
Website: https://uclafoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who UCLA Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of California Los Angeles ($453.1M). Together the top 10 received $510.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
328 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 92 grants of 328 (28%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s stated program support centers on UCLA. In 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 5% to Nevada, 3% to New York, and 1% each to Washington, DC, and Ohio.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 82 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is UCLA Foundation open to new grantees?
55%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 45 of 82 grantees (55%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1M; repeat grants $13M. How we count
Medians: $200K first-time, $250K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $306.1M (2019) to $536.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 82 grants totaling $536.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Scholarship & Educ PGMS | $453,053,415 |
| Teach for America Inc New York, NY | General Support | $15,000,000 |
| Opportunity 180 Las Vegas, NV | General Support | $11,000,000 |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $10,000,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Viator Las Vegas College Preparator N Las Vegas, NV | General Support | $5,000,000 |
| The Brookings Institution Washington, DC | General Support | $5,000,000 |
| Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundatio Las Vegas, NV | General Support | $3,100,000 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH | General Support | $3,000,000 |
| Trinity College Washington, DC | General Support | $3,000,000 |
| Campus for Hope Foundation Las Vegas, NV | General Support | $2,500,000 |
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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 | $6,339,179,256 | $695,701,493 | $605,200,161 | $536,688,077 | 82 | $332,871,600 |
| 2024 | $6,010,184,035 | $722,471,550 | $505,905,147 | $442,991,304 | 67 | $244,393,377 |
| 2023 | $5,546,186,990 | $902,834,305 | $465,030,054 | $417,266,056 | 58 | $156,631,612 |
| 2022 | $4,999,387,840 | $885,107,492 | $398,046,449 | $357,491,182 | 69 | $207,988,814 |
| 2021 | $5,049,182,336 | $636,368,398 | $396,685,031 | $358,661,246 | 52 | $228,278,634 |
| 2020 | $4,010,086,236 | $558,615,011 | $349,625,642 | $327,877,012 | 49 | $2,925,075 |
| 2019 | $3,780,005,104 | $557,879,629 | $333,382,411 | $306,123,093 | 25 | $96,023,852 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation states that it enables private donors to support UCLA and that philanthropy provides a “margin of excellence” for the university. It raises, records, and manages gifts according to donors’ wishes, and its grant support includes scholarships, fellowships, research, Chancellor’s priorities, development, special projects, and other UCLA programs.
The 2025 grants also included organizations outside UCLA. Teach for America describes its mission as finding, developing, and supporting leaders to teach students in underserved communities. Opportunity 180 says it works to support high-performing schools and organizations serving children in Clark County. Other 2025 recipients included the Brookings Institution, which describes itself as an independent public-policy research organization, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation, which raises funds for youth and community programs, equipment and technology, and officer training.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 82 grants totaling $536,688,077. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $453,053,415, with a median of $200,000.
The largest reported grant was $453,053,415 to the University of California, Los Angeles, for “scholarship & educ pgms.” Other large grants included $15 million to Teach for America, $11 million to Opportunity 180, $10 million to the University of Southern California, and $5 million each to Cristo Rey St. Viator Las Vegas College Preparatory and the Brookings Institution. The filing lists general support as the purpose for these grants other than the UCLA grant.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Justin E. Barton as president/CIO; Rhea Turteltaub as executive vice president; Alicia Minana de Lovelace as chair; and Julie A. Sina as CFO through June 30, 2025. It also lists Chancellor Gene D. Block, Allison Baird-James, and Stephen J. Agostini as ex officio directors; Bay Xi as controller; and Alissa Fyfe and Kristine Werlinich as executive directors.
UCLA Foundation is led by Justin E. Barton, President & CIO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 34 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Justin E. Barton
President & CIO
Chief Investment Officer → President & CIO, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alissa Fyfe
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Werlinich
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Minana De Lovelace
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Kaczmarek
Managing Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Daly
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chancellor Gene D. Block
Exofficio Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Ackert
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David P. Eisman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew J. Zager
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John T. Mapes
Director
Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis J. Keegan
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie K. Gilbert-Lurie
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zev Yaroslavsky
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Baird-James
Exofficio Director
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melvin D. Lindsey
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Wang
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamal A. Madni
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Saucedo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rica F. Rodman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Barnett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen J. Agostini
Exofficio Director
Director → Exofficio Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andres Snaider
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julio Frenk
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie D. Gordon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paco Retana
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula A. Judge
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reem A. Hanna-Harwell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd M. Katz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl M. Lott
Chair Elect
Director → Chair Elect, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie A. Sina
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rhea Turteltaub
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bay Xi
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yolanda J. Gorman
Interim CFO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Christine N. Simmons (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Craig E. Ehrlich (2019–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Diana Ingram (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Julio Herrera (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Patrick Petersilia (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Florence Sloan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gregg Goldman (2019–2023) — Exofficio Director
- Former: Maureen E. Stockton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Annette Johnston Welton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jocelyn M. Tabata (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Chau T. Le (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: D'artagnan J. Scorza (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Linda Gach Ray (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maurice M. Salter (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jan H. Kessler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Maggie M. Tsai (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jordan L. Kaplan (2019) — Director
- Former: Rajeev Madhavan (2019) — Director
- Former: Shirley Wang (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 UCLA Foundation
How much does UCLA Foundation give each year?
UCLA Foundation gave $536.7M across 82 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $443.0M across 67 grants.
What is UCLA Foundation's typical grant size?
UCLA Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $200,000, and its average grant was $6,544,977, across 82 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from UCLA Foundation that year got $1M on average.
Where does UCLA Foundation give grants?
UCLA Foundation gives mostly in California: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Nevada (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (20 grants), Las Vegas, NV (20 grants), New York, NY (5 grants) and Santa Monica, CA (3 grants).
Does UCLA Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 98% of UCLA Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (80 of 82) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are UCLA Foundation's largest grantees?
UCLA Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include University of California Los Angeles ($453,053,415), Teach for America Inc ($15,000,000) and Opportunity 180 ($11,000,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is UCLA Foundation?
UCLA Foundation reported $6.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $695.7M.
What does UCLA Foundation fund?
The Foundation states that it enables private donors to support UCLA and that philanthropy provides a “margin of excellence” for the university. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from UCLA Foundation?
UCLA Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check uclafoundation.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is UCLA Foundation's EIN?
UCLA Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2250801. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). UCLA Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/ucla-foundation-morg_76c6185bab7a45a3b1ed4443975b5ed7
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