University of California

Irvine, CA ·EIN 95-2540117 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$37.5M received 124 funders 200 grants · 2022–2025

Who funds University of California?

University of California is funded by 124 grantmakers, led by Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust ($10.8M), The Bluefield Project to Cure ($4.6M), Robert J & Helen C Kleberg Foundation ($3.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $37.5M in grants to University of California between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust$10,810,70142022–2025
The Bluefield Project to Cure$4,631,89322022–2023
Robert J & Helen C Kleberg Foundation$3,900,81732022–2024
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center$2,605,96132022–2024
Johns Hopkins University$1,958,99932022–2024
Ina T Campbell Trust$1,397,64542022–2025
Robert and Coley Elder California Foundation$1,019,12212024
Marital Subtrust Ot - Williams$1,000,00012023
The Carol H and Kevin W Sharer$833,24032022–2024
Jsi Research & Training Institute Inc$696,67132022–2024
Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of$519,45852023–2024
Society of Nuclear Medicine and$498,75712023
Health Effects Institute$472,69522023–2024
Lievre Claire A& John G Tuw$446,61922023–2024
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$422,33232022–2024
Warren Alpert Foundation$400,00012022
William T Grant Foundation Inc$346,28632023–2024
Project Apis M Inc$305,44132023–2024
Mangasar M Mangasarian Scholarship Fund$268,57522023–2024
The Saisei Foundation$266,77112022
Glaucoma Research Foundation$255,00022024–2025
Thomas J Beatson Jr Foundation Inc$220,00012022
Rei Cooperative Action Fund$200,00012024
Coit Family Foundation$200,00012023
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center$182,46712024

Showing top 25 of 124 funders by total given.

What grants has University of California received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Emily G Plumb Charitable TrustGENERAL$2,693,986
2025Ina T Campbell TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$358,335
2025Parkinson's Foundation IncMEDICAL RESEARCH$70,000
2025Glaucoma Research FoundationGLAUCOMA RESEARCH$55,000
2025Clara Hellman Heller TuaGENERAL OPERATING$40,000
2025Goldsberry C M Char TuwGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$30,000
2025Calmerton Educational FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS FOR WORTHY &$24,250
2025Dorothy Harrison Egan FoundationScholarship for Margaret Culkins$8,000
2025Coffroth James W TuwSCHOLARSHIPS$7,000
2025Dorothy Harrison Egan FoundationScholarship for Brianne Graves$6,000
2025Spense Reese FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$6,000
2025Persian Heritage FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Gamma Mu Foundation IncSCHOLARSHIP$5,000
2025Bartlett Marguerite TuaGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024Emily G Plumb Charitable TrustGENERAL$2,608,603
2024Robert J & Helen C Kleberg FoundationCHARITABLE$1,020,614
2024Robert and Coley Elder California FoundationEducation$1,019,122
2024Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$706,352
2024Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterRESEARCH$353,564
2024Ina T Campbell TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$307,397
2024The Carol H and Kevin W SharerTUITION SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION$287,240
2024Lievre Claire A& John G TuwGENERAL SUPPORT GRANT$234,000
2024William T Grant Foundation IncYOUTH AND UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFORMATION TO HARNESS COMMUNITY CHANGE (YOUTH-C2)$217,120
2024Rei Cooperative Action FundHEALTH AND NATURE RESEARCH$200,000
2024Glaucoma Research FoundationGLAUCOMA RESEARCH$200,000
2024Health Effects InstituteSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$194,466
2024Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterRESEARCH SUBCONTRACT$182,467
2024Mangasar M Mangasarian Scholarship FundFOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP &$143,726
2024Alpha Foundation for the Improvement ofAFCTG22r2-157 - Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress among Coal Miners$109,996
2024Knights Templar Eye FoundationEYE RESEARCH GRANT$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds University of California?

University of California is funded by 124 grantmakers, led by Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust ($10.8M), The Bluefield Project to Cure ($4.6M), Robert J & Helen C Kleberg Foundation ($3.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $37.5M in grants to University of California between 2022–2025.

Who is University of California's largest funder?

Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust is the largest recorded funder of University of California, with $10.8M across 4 grants (2022–2025).

How much grant funding has University of California received?

IRS 990 filings record $37.5M in grants to University of California across 200 grants from 124 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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