UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-2250801. Reported 246 grants totalling $1.6B to 150 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
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:
- 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).
- How spread out its giving is. 150 distinct organizations, with 89% 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.
- How much its list changes. 43% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $100,000. Half of what it reported fell between $50,000 and $375,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $372.7M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents Univ of California | Los Angeles, CA | $1.4B | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Opportunity 180 | Las Vegas, NV | $26.3M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25.4M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valley Childrens Hospital | Madera, CA | $15.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for All Inc | New York, NY | $14.0M | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America | La Crescenta, CA | $12.6M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $10.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Armenian General Benevolent Union | New York, NY | $9,560,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nevada Grantlab | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $4,257,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Armenian Educational Foundation Inc | Glendale, CA | $4,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenian General Benevolent Union | Pasadena, CA | $3,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Childhood Diseases | Las Vegas, NV | $3,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum at Belcourt Inc | N Kingstown, RI | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teen Cancer America Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $2,053,654 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Geffen Playhouse Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Learning Ally Inc | Princeton, NJ | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,984,701 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| UCLA Alumni Association | Los Angeles, CA | $1,969,931 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America | Burbank, CA | $1,750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Together Califonia Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anca Endowment Fund | Washington, DC | $1,450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | $1,300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | Culver City, CA | $1,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenian National Committee Western Region | Glendale, CA | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Inc | La Canada, CA | $1,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenia Fund Inc | Glendale, CA | $1,080,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nathan Adelson Hospice Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spread the Word Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity College | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thesentry Org Inc | Washington, DC | $865,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope for Prisoners Om Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Academy Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $710,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Giant Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $580,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Genevieve High School | Panorama City, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $460,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Armenian Assembly of America Inc | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $410,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University Inc | New York, NY | $408,689 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Armenia | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research & Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American University of Armenia Corporation | Oakland, CA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children of Armenia Fund Inc | New York, NY | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Homenetmen | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| My Step Foundation Inc | N Hollywood, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Foster Youth Institute | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Skyhook Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armenian Eyecare Project | San Dimas, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Halo Trust USA Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School | Pasadena, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $200,002 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Generation Alive | Spokane, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Farrah Fawcett Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Support and Feed Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Armenian International Medical Fund | Sherman Oaks, CA | $165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ica La | Los Angeles, CA | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American College of Gastroenterology Inc | Rockville, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Gastroenterological Association Institute Inc | Bethesda, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Gregory a & M Hovsepian School | Pasadena, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Utah Film Center Dba Salt Lake City Film Center and | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| YMCA of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest | San Diego, CA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Fast | Mission Hills, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Armenia Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Armenian Film Foundation | Pls Vrds Est, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc | Mattapoisett, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief | Wayne, PA | $108,159 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Israel Education Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California | Glendale, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baller Dream Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Israaid US Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| J3 Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lift Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County Business Federation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Research on Armenian Architecture USA | Tujunga, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Johns Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Genocide Education Project | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Armenian Relief Society of Western USA Inc | Glendale, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Takreem USA Inc | Dover, DE | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westside Guild of Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges | Los Angeles, CA | $69,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arpa Institute Inc | Tarzana, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Del Corazon | N Hollywood, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eyeshine | Goleta, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Poverello House Inc | Henderson, NV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Race to Erase Ms | Encino, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Soh-US | La Canada, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Paros Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Armenian Council for Human Rights Inc | North Hollywood, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Los Angeles Area Police and Community Together Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Voice of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Flintridge Center | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Paths Counseling Center | Inglewood, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Motion Picture and Television Fund | Woodland Hls, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Womens & Childrens Crisis Shelter | Whittier, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation- UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $31,284 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Goal | Culver City, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 826 National | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arpa Foundation for Film Music and Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birthright Armenia Inc | Tinton Falls, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Hope National Medical Center | Duarte, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Luzerne Music Center Inc | Lake Luzerne, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School on Wheels Inc | Ventura, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dominguez Dream in Memory of H Frank Dominguez | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Loving Youth Inc | Glendale, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Place for Youth Inc | Venice, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skid Row Housing Trust | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heal the Bay | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jazz Hands for Autism | Culver City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Lubavitch | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | W Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Oliver Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inclusion Matters By Shanes Inspiration | Van Nuys, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Waterkeeper | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ocean Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Information Literacy Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rady Childrens Hospital Foundation San Diego | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego Humane Society and SPCA | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
58 of 150 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 132 of 150 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 52 | $358.7M | $100,000 |
| 2021 | 69 | $357.5M | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 58 | $417.3M | $107,500 |
| 2023 | 67 | $443.0M | $130,000 |
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
95% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- 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.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $100,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 67 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.
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