California · Nonprofit
CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE (California) receives grants from 76 organizations whose IRS filings report $72,734,983 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($20,020,500). 49 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $192M
- Funders on record
- 76
- Grants received
- $73M
- Net assets
- $296M
What Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science does
Mission
Charles r. Drew university of medicine and science is a private non-profit student-centered university that is committed to cultivating diverse health professional leaders who are dedicated to social justice and health equity for under-served populations through outstanding education, research, clinical service, and community engagement.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Academic & institutional support: the university offers 24 academic programs organized into three colleges: 1) the college of science and health which features master's of public health, physician assistant and biomedical sciences, one associate and five bachelor's degrees, and four certificate programs; 2) the college of medicine which is comprised of seven programs - the drew/ucla medical education program, continuing medical education program, four graduate medical education programs, and our new cdu medical education program, and 3) the mervyn m. Dymally college of nursing with two bachelor's, one master's of science degree, two post-master's certificate programs, and a doctor of nursing practice program.
$34,575,544 spent32% of program spendingAs of fall 2024, the university has 754 faculty members, 96 full-time and 658 part-time. The college of science and health (cosh) has 27 full-time faculty and 68 part-time faculty. Cosh student enrollment for fall 2024 stood at 344. The college of medicine (com) has 53 full-time active faculty and 463 part-time and clinical faculty members. Current com student enrollment consists of 215 students and 78 medical residents. The college of nursing (con) has 143 faculty members, 16 full-time and 127 part-time. Con enrollment consists of 270 graduate students and 105 undergraduate students. The university also enrolled 15 post baccalaureate certificate students.
$29,087,584 spentof which $9,141,839 as grants$41,666,680 earned by the program27% of program spendingResearch funding: in 2025, cdu was awarded ten projects totaling $8,986,668 and five subawards amounting to $2,897,880, through nih research and training grants for a total of $11,884,548 in support for advancing our mission of excellence in research and education.the cdu axis center continues to receive $4,236,648 in nih/nimhd funding (u54) in 2025, providing critical support for twenty-nine faculty members in advancing their research initiatives.cdu clinical and translational science institute (ctsi) aims to build a strong infrastructure and provide essential services that foster translational science research. Cdu is proud to partner with the ucla ctsi, alongside cedars-sinai medical center and the lundquist institute for biomedical innovation. The mission of ucla ctsi is to develop and implement innovations that address the most pressing health needs of los angeles and the nation. Through this partnership, cdu faculty gained access to valuable resources, including pilot funding opportunities, vouchers for ucla core facilities, grant-writing workshops, and biostatistical consultations. Cdu ctsi has obligated to date $2,454,040 with an annual cdu/ctsi budget of $613,510.research…
$12,331,380 spentof which $1,471,033 as grants12% of program spendingEncompasses funds allocated to support the university's general operations, student services, maintenance, and auxiliary enterprise expenditures. Additionally, expenditures included in this line relate to public support services ranging from early childhood development and education to primary health care and support services.
$31,048,403 spentof which $13,533,310 as grants29% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $107,042,911.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $307M to $397M (+29%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 60% · 2018 55% · 2019 56% · 2020 55% · 2021 50% · 2022 58% · 2023 53% · 2024 47% · 2025 24%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
72% of CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (14% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
David Carlisle
President & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 29 funders, grant income rose $1.6M → $13M.
14 of 76 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 33% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 76 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
58% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 64% · 2018 21% · 2019 55% · 2020 59% · 2021 27% · 2022 75% · 2023 24% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
52% of CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $24M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 684 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 684 education nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Government funding CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $174.1M on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$114.7M
- Department of Education$50.3M
- Department of Defense$9.0M
- Department of Agriculture$126k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Cdu Foundation · exempt
- Cdumlk Wellness Collaborative LLC · partnership
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE?
- CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE (California) receives grants from 76 organizations whose IRS filings report $72,734,983 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($20,020,500). 49 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE have?
- IRS filings report 76 organizations giving $72,734,983 in grants to CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, 49 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $20,020,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 76 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing