Mission
THE UC MERCED FOUNDATION WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING VOLUNTARY PRIVATE GIFTS, TRUSTS, AND BEQUESTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED.
Public Charity
University of California Merced Foundation
Based in MERCED, CA, University of California Merced Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.7M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $42.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 90 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.2M.
EIN: 943250114
MERCED, CA
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: B12
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$42.2M
Grant Records90
Funding Total$5.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at University of California Merced Foundation
How University of California Merced Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 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
$94
Scholarships and other program awards monies were transferred from the uc Merced foundation to the university of california, Merced in support of scholarships and awards
$6
The foundation raises, records and manages gifts from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations for the sole benefit of uc Merced in accordance with donors' wishes
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
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
$8,000
$200,000
$157,370
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$70,194
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$55,000
Showing up to 5 of 90 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Antonio Villaraigosa
SECRETARY
Art Kamangar
TRUSTEE
Brenda Pannell-Nash
TRUSTEE
Christine Long
TRUSTEE
Christopher Kennedy Jr
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Curtis A Riggs
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.7M | $4.6M | $42.2M |
| 2024 | $6.7M | $4.4M | $38.9M |
| 2023 | $7.2M | $7.8M | $33.3M |
| 2022 | $5.1M | $1.4M | $32.6M |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $2.1M | $31.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $4.7M (+28%), with total assets most recently reported at $42.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.