The Uc Davis Foundation
The Uc Davis Foundation reported $117.4 million in revenue and $81.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.62 went to program services, $0.38 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $799,998 (CHANCELLOR). Revenue rose 93% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $81MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $117MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.7% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $799,998 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 136.5 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation's endowment and current use funds provides for scholarships, fellowships, program support, and other support functions of the davis campus of the university of california
The foundation raises, records and manages gifts from individuals corporations, organizations and foundations for the sole benefit of uc davis in accordance with donors' wishes. The foundation pays a percentage of current use awards received, referred to as gift fees, a percentage of endowment earnings, known as endowment cost recovery fees to uc davis to reimburse for personnel services and use of facilities provided to the foundation, and a percentage of endowment earnings known as endowment infrastructure fees to uc davis to reimburse for indirect costs of the endowment payout
The uc davis prize for undergraduate teaching and scholarly achievement is an annual award to recognize faculty excellence. Originated in 1986, the prize honors one uc davis faculty member each year, selected for his or her outstanding achievements as a teacher of undergraduates and a scholar. Each year, a selection committee composed of faculty, students and representatives from the uc Davis Foundation board of trustees chooses the recipient
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANCELLOR Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $0 | $716,573 | $83,425 | $799,998 |
| PRESIDENT Officer, 10.0 hrs/week | $0 | $521,287 | $96,719 | $618,006 |
| TREASURER/CFO Officer, 30.0 hrs/week | $0 | $239,327 | $62,337 | $301,664 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $155,748 | $55,683 | $211,431 |
| SECRETARY Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $125,614 | $28,476 | $154,090 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Uc Davis Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 647
Private foundation grants it received
40 private foundations reported grants to The Uc Davis Foundation totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Uc Davis Foundation spent in FY2025, $99.62 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Uc Davis Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Uc Davis Foundation reported that 99.6% of its $81.0 million in expenses went to program services, 0.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Uc Davis Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Uc Davis Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $799,998, for the role of CHANCELLOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Uc Davis Foundation get its money?
Of $117.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Uc Davis Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-6081352 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202543179349308269 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202443199349303259 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333189349319368 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341229349300819 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202220419349301347 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (amended), object 202123209349301642 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-6081352: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.