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UCLA Foundation

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2250801. Reported 328 grants totalling $2.1B to 196 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

196organizations funded
$100,001median reported grant
$2.1Bgranted, 2020-2024
42%of grantees funded again the next year
88%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. For UCLA Foundation, by its IRS classification it exists to support one specific institution in education -- typically its own parent hospital, university or school (NTEE B110).
  2. How spread out its giving is. 196 distinct organizations, with 88% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is extreme concentration. A grantmaker sending three quarters of its money to one organization is in practice a support fund for that organization, whatever its classification says, and an unsolicited request is very unlikely to go anywhere.
  3. How much its list changes. 42% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $100,001. Half of what it reported fell between $50,000 and $500,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $453.1M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
2 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
38 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
32 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
34 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
92 grants
$250,000 Or More
130 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Regents Univ of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$1.9B552024
Opportunity 180Las Vegas, NV$37.3M442024
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA$25.4M332023
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$20.0M222024
Teach for America IncNew York, NY$15.0M112024
Valley Childrens HospitalMadera, CA$15.0M112023
Teach for All IncNew York, NY$14.0M222022
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of AmericaLa Crescenta, CA$12.6M332022
Armenian General Benevolent UnionNew York, NY$9,560,000332022
Fulfillment Fund Las VegasLas Vegas, NV$5,257,500652024
Armenian Educational Foundation IncGlendale, CA$5,000,000442024
Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC$5,000,000112024
Cristo Rey St Viator Las VegasN Las Vegas, NV$5,000,000112024
Nevada GrantlabLas Vegas, NV$5,000,000112023
Museum at Belcourt IncN Kingstown, RI$4,000,000442024
Trinity CollegeWashington, DC$4,000,000222024
Armenian General Benevolent UnionPasadena, CA$3,500,000112023
UCLA Alumni AssociationLos Angeles, CA$3,330,420552024
Alliance for Childhood DiseasesLas Vegas, NV$3,250,000112023
Teen Cancer America IncSanta Monica, CA$3,170,866222024
Friends for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentLas Vegas, NV$3,100,000112024
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH$3,000,000112024
Together Califonia IncLos Angeles, CA$2,800,000332024
Campus for Hope FoundationLas Vegas, NV$2,500,000112024
American Friends of the Hebrew University IncNew York, NY$2,408,689332024
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center IncLos Angeles, CA$2,321,661552024
Altamed FoundationCommerce, CA$2,000,000112024
Geffen Playhouse IncLos Angeles, CA$2,000,000222023
Learning Ally IncPrinceton, NJ$2,000,000112022
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation IncCambridge, MA$1,940,000222024
Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North AmericaBurbank, CA$1,750,000332023
Center for the Future of LearningLas Vegas, NV$1,500,000112024
Center Theatre Group of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$1,500,000222024
Anca Endowment FundWashington, DC$1,450,000442023
X Prize Foundation IncCulver City, CA$1,350,000442024
Armenian National Committee Western RegionGlendale, CA$1,250,000442023
Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund IncLa Canada, CA$1,150,000332023
Clooney Foundation for JusticeNew York, NY$1,150,000442024
Spread the Word NevadaLas Vegas, NV$1,150,000222024
Armenia Fund IncGlendale, CA$1,080,000112020
Academy FoundationBeverly Hills, CA$1,070,000442024
Nathan Adelson Hospice IncLas Vegas, NV$1,000,000112023
Retinal Science FoundationLos Angeles, CA$1,000,000112024
St Joseph Husband of Mary Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$1,000,000112024
The Milken InstituteSanta Monica, CA$1,000,000112024
Hope for Prisoners Om IncLas Vegas, NV$900,000332024
Thesentry Org IncWashington, DC$865,000222023
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeLos Angeles, CA$800,000442024
Make-a-Wish NevadaLas Vegas, NV$750,000222024
Creative Visions FoundationMalibu, CA$635,000332024
Giant Community FundSan Francisco, CA$580,000332023
American UniversityWashington, DC$500,000112023
Grant a Gift Autism FoundationLas Vegas, NV$500,000112024
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolis, MN$500,000112024
Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapySan Francisco, CA$500,000112022
Southeast Community FoundationSherman Oaks, CA$500,000112024
St Genevieve High SchoolPanorama City, CA$500,000112023
University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA$475,000112024
Armenian Assembly of America IncWashington, DC$450,000332022
New Venture FundWashington, DC$410,000222022
Creative ArmeniaLos Angeles, CA$400,000222021
Fulfillment FundLos Angeles, CA$400,000222024
Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research & Education FoundationLos Angeles, CA$400,000442023
Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children FoundationLas Vegas, NV$400,000112024
American University of Armenia CorporationOakland, CA$375,000222023
Children of Armenia Fund IncNew York, NY$350,000222021
HomenetmenLos Angeles, CA$350,000222022
Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA$350,000222024
The Salvation ArmyRch Palos Vrd, CA$350,000222024
EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA$300,003332024
My Step Foundation IncN Hollywood, CA$300,000112020
National Foster Youth InstituteWashington, DC$300,000332023
Skyhook FoundationCosta Mesa, CA$300,000332023
The Farrah Fawcett FoundationLos Angeles, CA$300,000332024
Americans for Oxford IncNew York, NY$260,000222024
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY$250,000112024
Armenian Eyecare ProjectSan Dimas, CA$250,000112020
Champions for CASALas Vegas, NV$250,000112024
Edward Charles FoundationBeverly Hills, CA$250,000112023
Excalibur Operations AllianceBurbank, CA$250,000112024
Halo Trust USA IncWashington, DC$250,000222021
New Horizons Center for LearningLas Vegas, NV$250,000112024
Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian SchoolPasadena, CA$250,000222021
The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA$250,000222021
YMCA of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, NV$250,000222024
Ica LaLos Angeles, CA$220,000442024
Baller Dream FoundationScottsdale, AZ$200,000222024
Generation AliveSpokane, WA$200,000222022
Safe Nest Temporary Assistance for Domestic Crisis IncLas Vegas, NV$200,000112024
UC Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA$200,000112024
Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA$200,000112024
Support and Feed IncLos Angeles, CA$185,000112022
Armenian International Medical FundSherman Oaks, CA$165,000222022
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsBeverly Hills, CA$165,000222024
American College of Gastroenterology IncRockville, MD$150,000112020
American Gastroenterological Association Institute IncBethesda, MD$150,000222023
Folds of Honor FoundationLas Vegas, NV$150,000112024
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$150,000112023
Los Angeles Police FoundationLos Angeles, CA$150,000222023
Outside Las Vegas FoundationLas Vegas, NV$150,000112024
Ruskin Group Theatre CompanyWoodland Hls, CA$150,000112024
St Gregory a & M Hovsepian SchoolPasadena, CA$150,000112020
Utah Film Center Dba Salt Lake City Film Center andSalt Lake Cty, UT$150,000112020
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific SouthwestSan Diego, CA$130,000222021
Friends of FastMission Hills, CA$125,000112022
One Armenia IncMiami Beach, FL$125,000112021
Armenian Film FoundationPls Vrds Est, CA$120,000332023
All Hands and Hearts Smart Response IncMattapoisett, MA$110,000222023
Society for Orphaned Armenian ReliefWayne, PA$108,159222022
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center IncLos Angeles, CA$100,000112023
American Israel Education Foundation IncWashington, DC$100,000332022
Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of CaliforniaGlendale, CA$100,000112021
City Year IncBoston, MA$100,000112023
Cupcake GirlsLas Vegas, NV$100,000112024
Fire AidInglewood, CA$100,000112024
Girls on the Run Las VegasLas Vegas, NV$100,000112024
Habitat for Humanity International IncLas Vegas, NV$100,000112024
Israaid US IncBeverly Hills, CA$100,000112023
J3 FoundationLos Angeles, CA$100,000112023
Lift IncWashington, DC$100,000332023
Los Angeles County Business FederationLos Angeles, CA$100,000112022
Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY$100,000222021
Poverello House IncHenderson, NV$100,000222024
Project 150Las Vegas, NV$100,000112024
Research on Armenian Architecture USATujunga, CA$100,000112022
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas IncLas Vegas, NV$100,000112024
Saint Johns Health Center FoundationSanta Monica, CA$100,000112021
St Marys Armenian Apostolic Church and SchoolLa Crescenta, CA$100,000112024
Stonier Scholarship IncTowson, MD$100,000112021
The Posse Foundation IncNew York, NY$100,000112023
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$100,000112020
University Network for Internat Training Anduniversity Network forStamford, CT$100,000112024
Genocide Education ProjectSan Francisco, CA$90,000112021
Armenian Relief Society of Western USA IncGlendale, CA$75,000112023
One MindRutherford, CA$75,000112024
Takreem USA IncDover, DE$75,000222023
Westside Guild of Childrens Hospital of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$75,000112023
Women Make Movies IncNew York, NY$75,000112021
Foundation for the Los Angeles Community CollegesLos Angeles, CA$69,000112021
Race to Erase MsEncino, CA$60,000552024
Motion Picture and Television FundWoodland Hls, CA$55,000332024
Arpa Institute IncTarzana, CA$50,000112021
Camp Del CorazonN Hollywood, CA$50,000112020
David Foster FoundationGilbert, AZ$50,000112024
EyeshineGoleta, CA$50,000112022
Soh-USLa Canada, CA$50,000112021
The Paros FoundationBerkeley, CA$50,000112021
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NY$50,000112021
University of Oregon FoundationEugene, OR$50,000112024
US Armenian Council for Human Rights IncNorth Hollywood, CA$50,000112022
West Los Angeles Area Police and Community Together IncLos Angeles, CA$50,000112021
Windward SchoolLos Angeles, CA$50,000112020
Voice of San DiegoSan Diego, CA$45,000222021
Childrens Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$40,000442024
Flintridge CenterPasadena, CA$40,000112022
Friends of Ballona WetlandsPlaya Del Rey, CA$40,000112024
OnegenerationVan Nuys, CA$40,000112024
Open Paths Counseling CenterInglewood, CA$40,000112021
Proyecto PastoralLos Angeles, CA$40,000112022
Womens & Childrens Crisis ShelterWhittier, CA$35,000112023
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation- UCLALos Angeles, CA$31,284222021
La GoalCulver City, CA$30,000112023
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational FundNew Orleans, LA$30,000112024
Piece By PieceLos Angeles, CA$28,000112024
826 NationalSan Francisco, CA$25,000112020
Arpa Foundation for Film Music and ArtsLos Angeles, CA$25,000112022
Birthright Armenia IncTinton Falls, NJ$25,000112021
Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$25,000112022
City of Hope National Medical CenterDuarte, CA$25,000112021
Crohns & Colitis Foundation IncNew York, NY$25,000112020
Human Rights Watch IncNew York, NY$25,000112021
Luzerne Music Center IncLake Luzerne, NY$25,000112021
School on Wheels IncVentura, CA$25,000112021
The Dominguez Dream in Memory of H Frank DominguezSacramento, CA$25,000112021
Freedom Loving Youth IncGlendale, CA$20,000112023
Safe Place for Youth IncVenice, CA$20,000112023
Skid Row Housing TrustLos Angeles, CA$20,000112022
Peace 4 KidsCompton, CA$19,500112024
City of HopeDuarte, CA$15,000112024
Heal the BaySanta Monica, CA$15,000112023
Jazz Hands for AutismCulver City, CA$15,000112021
Painted Brain IncLos Angeles, CA$12,500112024
American Friends of LubavitchWashington, DC$10,000112022
Associated Students UCLALos Angeles, CA$10,000112024
Body TrafficLos Angeles, CA$10,000112024
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA$10,000112021
College TrackOakland, CA$10,000112020
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$10,000112022
Friends of Oliver IncSanta Monica, CA$10,000112022
Inclusion Matters By Shanes InspirationVan Nuys, CA$10,000112022
Los Angeles WaterkeeperLos Angeles, CA$10,000112022
Ocean FoundationWashington, DC$10,000112020
Project Information Literacy IncSanta Rosa, CA$10,000112021
Rady Childrens Hospital Foundation San DiegoSan Diego, CA$10,000112020
San Diego Humane Society and SPCASan Diego, CA$10,000112020
Sonoma Land TrustSanta Rosa, CA$10,000112020

73 of 196 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 170 of 196 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Education
29 orgs
Arts & Culture
23 orgs
Human Services
23 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
14 orgs
Health Care
14 orgs
International Affairs
14 orgs
Environment
7 orgs
Youth Development
6 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202052$358.7M$100,000
202169$357.5M$100,000
202258$417.3M$107,500
202367$443.0M$130,000
202482$536.7M$200,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

93% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

California
$2.0B
Nevada
$69.5M
New York
$43.4M
District of Columbia
$13.4M
Rhode Island
$4.0M
Ohio
$3.0M
Massachusetts
$2.1M
New Jersey
$2.0M

Down to the city

Los Angeles, CA
$1.9B
Las Vegas, NV
$64.4M
New York, NY
$43.4M
Madera, CA
$15.0M
Washington, DC
$13.4M
La Crescenta, CA
$12.7M

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund128 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc108 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc107 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust90 shared recipientsCalifornia Community Foundation77 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc76 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $100,001 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from UCLA Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 82 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 10889 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1500, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.

EIN 95-2250801 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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