University of California Merced Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$6.4M
Foundation funders
37
Grants recorded
82
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds University of California Merced Foundation?
University of California Merced Foundation is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management ($1.1M), The Eucalyptus Foundation ($1.0M), Jack Kent Cooke Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.4M in grants to University of California Merced Foundation between 2019–2025.
Show all 37 funders
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| James B McClatchy Foundation | $12,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| California State Parks Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Weingart Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| NFPA Education & Technology Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Society of Family Planning Research Fund | $7,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kern Community Foundation | $7,250 | 2 | 2020–2023 |
| Brown University | $6,979 | 1 | 2020 |
| Network for Good | $5,970 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Campos EPC Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Qiang & Ye Li Family Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $213K (2019) to $2.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $259K.
What grants has University of California Merced Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | EDUCATION | $200,000 |
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR PROJECT SUPPORT | $12,000 |
| 2025 | California Community Foundation | ENVIRONMENT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | GROUNDWATER | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation of Merced County | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $8,000 |
| 2025 | Ernst & Young Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $7,500 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | UC MERCED FOUNDATION TRUSTEE'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | $6,000 |
| 2025 | Weingart Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT OF SERVICE PROGRAMS | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL PARKS INSTITUTE. FOR THE TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. | $216,500 |
| 2024 | Stanislaus Community Foundation | — | $157,370 |
| 2024 | The Eucalyptus Foundation | MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Merced County | COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE | $29,000 |
| 2024 | California Community Foundation | EDUCATION | $26,500 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $26,000 |
| 2024 | Tremont Charitable Foundation | Undergraduate Scholarship Fund | $20,000 |
| 2024 | LSST Inc | TEMPLETON FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORTING POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH USING RUBIN LSST DATA | $16,667 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Ernst & Young Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $7,763 |
| 2024 | Weingart Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT OF SERVICE PROGRAMS | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Campos EPC Foundation | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT | $4,000 |
| 2024 | Qiang & Ye Li Family Foundation | CHARITY | $500 |
| 2023 | Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | CURRENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | The Eucalyptus Foundation | ARTS PROGRAMMING; MEDICAL SCHOOL | $375,000 |
| 2023 | Stanislaus Community Foundation | — | $169,250 |
| 2023 | East Bay Community Foundation | UC MERCED FINANCIAL WELLNESS CENTER | $100,000 |
| 2023 | LSST Inc | TEMPLETON FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORTING POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH USING RUBIN LSST DATA | $21,667 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $21,000 |
| 2023 | Impactassetsinc | BEYOND THE MD LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY | $20,500 |
| 2023 | Tremont Charitable Foundation | UNDERGRADUATE Scholarship Fund | $20,000 |
| 2023 | The San Francisco Foundation | ADVISED - TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL PARKS INSTITUTE AND YOSEMITE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. | $20,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 82 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds University of California Merced Foundation?
University of California Merced Foundation is funded by 37 grantmakers, led by Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management ($1.1M), The Eucalyptus Foundation ($1.0M), Jack Kent Cooke Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.4M in grants to University of California Merced Foundation between 2019–2025.
Who is University of California Merced Foundation's largest funder?
Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management is the largest recorded funder of University of California Merced Foundation, with $1.1M across 2 grants (2021–2022).
How much grant funding has University of California Merced Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.4M in grants to University of California Merced Foundation across 82 grants from 37 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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