Mission
TO BENEFIT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ.
Public Charity
UC SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION
UC SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA CRUZ, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $25.5M revenue, $28.1M expenses, $193.6M total assets. 170 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $37.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237394590
SANTA CRUZ, CA
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.5M
Total Expenses$28.1M
Total Assets$193.6M
Grant Records170
Funding Total$37.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Uc Santa Cruz Foundation
How Uc Santa Cruz Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
Provide financial support to uc Santa Cruz through stewardship of donations, grants to uc Santa Cruz consistent with donor intent, and outreach to donor community
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CONSERVATION RESEARCH
$30,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,048
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,636,129
EDUCATION
$1,023,100
GENERAL OPERATING, HUMANITIES INSTITUTE, ARBORETUM, SEYMOUR MARINE CENTER
$400,000
Showing up to 5 of 170 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Executive Dir.
Adrienne Harrell
Trustee
Alec Webster
Trustee
Anu Luther Maitra
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Beverly Crair
Trustee
Bill Daniher
CHANCELLLOR
Cynthia Larive
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25.5M | $28.1M | $193.6M |
| 2024 | $18.5M | $20.0M | $176.9M |
| 2023 | $30.8M | $28.5M | $168.7M |
| 2022 | $27.9M | $23.7M | $157.6M |
| 2021 | $29.9M | $25.8M | $169.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $29.9M to $25.5M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $193.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.