About Ucla Foundation
To advance the mission of UCLA by inspiring and stewarding philanthropy, managing private resources and endowments, and supporting students, faculty, research and campus priorities.
Focus Areas
Higher educationScholarships and student supportAcademic researchHealth sciencesArts and cultureCommunity engagement
Who They Fund
students (scholarship recipients)alumnieducational institutions / campus programs
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted supportscholarship funding (direct financial aid)programmatic support for alumni & student programs
About Ucla Foundation
The UCLA Foundation’s largest recent grant was $366,922,404 to the University of California Los Angeles for scholarship and education programs, followed by $329,792,437 the prior year for the same purpose. That pattern places UCLA at the center of the foundation’s giving: a very large share of its recent activity supports the university’s students, faculty, research, and campus priorities through scholarship and education funding. Beyond UCLA itself, the foundation has also directed major support to education-focused and community-serving organizations such as Teach for All Inc and the California Community Foundation, each receiving eight-figure or near-eight-figure awards in the recent grants list. The giving mix also shows attention to health sciences, arts and culture, and community engagement, with grants to organizations including Teen Cancer America Inc, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Geffen Playhouse, and Hammer Museum. Its recent awards also include support for Armenian-serving institutions and initiatives, reflecting another visible thread in the portfolio. As a regular funder with substantial assets, the foundation appears to use large, program-oriented grants alongside general support to advance UCLA-related priorities and select external partners.
What Ucla Foundation Funds
Higher education is the clearest theme in the recent record. The foundation gave $366,922,404 to University of California Los Angeles for scholarship and education programs, and a smaller $784,602 grant to the UCLA Alumni Association for alumni and student programs. Education support also reaches beyond campus through $12,000,000 to Teach for All Inc for general support and $2,000,000 to Learning Ally Inc. Health sciences appear in grants such as $500,000 to Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and $2,053,654 to Teen Cancer America Inc, both listed as general support. Arts and culture also show up through $1,000,000 to Geffen Playhouse and $487,236 to Hammer Museum. The foundation’s portfolio further includes Armenian institutions and community organizations, including Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian General Benevolent Union, and Armenian Educational Foundation Inc.
How Ucla Foundation Gives
Typical grants sit at a median of $100,000, with the lower quartile at $40,000 and the upper quartile at $333,642. The recent list is dominated by a very small number of extremely large awards, including two multihundred-million-dollar grants to UCLA. Several recipients also appear more than once across 2023 and 2024, including Teach for All Inc, California Community Foundation, Opportunity 180, Armenian General Benevolent Union, Fulfillment Fund of Las Vegas, and The Museum at Belcourt Inc, which points to recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$417.3M
Total Assets
$5.5B
Total Revenue
$902.8M
Total Expenses
$465M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $40K and $334K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$334K
Geographic Reach
Regional12 states funded
About 65% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RHEA TURTELTAUB
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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