Why Give?
You effect real change in the world
No matter where your passion or interest lies, when you invest in UCLA, your gift has an outsize impact. Gifts of all sizes combine to create a circle of support and a momentum of change that go beyond the borders of campus, into the local community and out into the world. Discoveries made at UCLA have a ripple effect — not just in academia, but in society as a whole.
Changing Lives
In your community and the world
Gifts large and small have an impact on the campus, the city of Los Angeles and beyond. Consider student scholarships: 65% of undergraduates get some kind of financial aid. That's one reason the New York Times ranks UCLA first among elite colleges when it comes to economic diversity and upward mobility. And our students, alumni and faculty improve the lives of others. The cumulative power of giving makes possible gene therapies, safer beaches, smarter streets, a more sustainable city and a more equitable society.
"My connection with UCLA endures through our common goal to empower others, just as the university empowered me with help from donors like you."
— Ajwang Rading '14, Jackie Robinson Scholar, Co-founder, UCLA Global Citizens Fellowship
Economic Impact
Every tax dollar invested in UCLA generates
34 times as much in economic growth
in UCLA
Growth
No matter which school or cause you choose to support, when you invest in UCLA, you
contribute to breakthrough research, influential scholarship and impactful public service.
Every dollar the state of California invests in UCLA produces $34 in economic growth. Learn more from the economic impact report.
Innovation and Discovery
Harness the power of UCLA
We are on the cusp of a new era. Advancements in technology, science and medicine are happening at an exponential rate; the breakthroughs that once took lifetimes now happen every day. UCLA nourishes innovation not only in our labs and hospitals, but in the arts, social sciences and humanities. From a storytelling institute in France to a center for musical humanities on campus, UCLA embraces the future. Your dream may be next.
"UCLA has proven many times over that in terms of ROI from a philanthropic standpoint, it just doesn't get any better."
— Alicia Miñana de Lovelace, JD ’87 , UCLA Foundation Board of Directors
Every gift matters,
every gift counts
Whether you can give $25 or $25 million, we ask you
to partner with us to be part of something bigger.
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