Public Charity

UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION

Based in LA JOLLA, CA, UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $289.5M in revenue, $230.7M in expenses, $2.0B in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 409 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $313.7M.

EIN: 952872494 LA JOLLA, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$289.5M
Total Expenses$230.7M
Total Assets$2.0B
Grant Records409
Funding Total$313.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION IS TO ADVOCATE AND RAISE PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS RESEARCH, TEACHING AND PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE A Grillo-Lopez
CORPORATE SECRETARY A Sherman
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT A Spira
TRUSTEE A Zollar
TRUSTEE B Gilbert
TRUSTEE B Johnson

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL
$131,379,672 11 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$46,790,357 8 grants
EDUCATION
$38,121,439 37 grants
FOR THE HALICIOGLU DATA SCIENCE INSTITUTE AT UC SAN DIEGO TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES STATED IN THE AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 12, 2017 BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION, THE HALICIOGLU FAMILY FOUNDATION, UCSD, AND THE UCSD FOUNDATION. THIS IS A GRANT BY AN OTHER INTERESTED PARTY AS REFERRED TO IN SUCH AGREEMENT
$13,424,508 1 grant
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$12,264,642 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $289.5M $230.7M $2.0B
2024 $242.1M $360.6M $1.8B
2023 $217.3M $168.7M $1.7B
2022 $216.4M $126.3M $1.6B
2021 $199.9M $74.3M $1.7B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $199.9M to $289.5M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.0B.

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