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THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 626 organizations whose IRS filings report $354,001,415 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($39,139,847). 352 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$261M
Funders on record
626
Grants received
$354M
Net assets
$3.0B
352/626 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 24%
01What it does

What The University of Florida Foundation Inc does

Mission

The mission of the university of florida foundation, inc. Is to exclusively support and enhance the university of florida, a comprehensive learning institution built on a land-grant foundation, in its mission of "excellence in education and research and shaping a better future for florida, the nation, and the world," as determined by the university of florida board of trustees, by creating awareness, building relationships, securing private support, recognizing donors, and performing all business-related matters to accomplish these purposes.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The university of florida foundation, inc. Receives and administers private support, in accordance with donor restrictions, to the many colleges, units, and programs of the university of florida.

    $138,668,702 spentof which $136,633,604 as grants$1,026,250 earned by the program
    54% of program spending
  2. The university of florida foundation, inc. Receives and administers private support for the university of florida for donor provided financial aid to qualified students.

    $31,855,330 spentof which $33,528,134 as grants$1,276,396 earned by the program
    12% of program spending
  3. The university of florida foundation, inc. Receives and administers private support for faculty and staff of the many colleges and units of the university of florida including, but not limited to, endowed chairs and professorships.

    $31,107,279 spentof which $32,742,782 as grants$1,246,423 earned by the program
    12% of program spending
  4. The university of florida foundation, inc. Receives and administers private support for the university of florida to construct new buildings and renovate existing facilities to enhance the education experience of all students.

    $24,480,334 spentof which $15,810,166 as grants$980,891 earned by the program
    10% of program spending
  5. The university of florida foundation, inc. Receives and administers private support for the university of florida for research funding.

    $19,460,151 spentof which $20,386,546 as grants$779,739 earned by the program
    8% of program spending
  6. The university of florida foundation, inc. Receives and administers private support for other purposes, including, but not limited to, special events, projects and programs with multiple or broad purposes.

    $9,566,447 spentof which $9,730,893 as grants$383,313 earned by the program
    4% of program spending

The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $255,138,243.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($167M) Expenses 100 ($152M) Net assets 100 ($1.8B)2018 Revenue 97 ($161M) Expenses 104 ($158M) Net assets 107 ($2.0B)2019 Revenue 89 ($149M) Expenses 103 ($156M) Net assets 108 ($2.0B)2020 Revenue 120 ($200M) Expenses 125 ($190M) Net assets 111 ($2.0B)2021 Revenue 170 ($283M) Expenses 167 ($253M) Net assets 144 ($2.6B)2022 Revenue 173 ($288M) Expenses 143 ($218M) Net assets 144 ($2.6B)2023 Revenue 120 ($201M) Expenses 161 ($244M) Net assets 146 ($2.7B)2024 Revenue 162 ($269M) Expenses 189 ($287M) Net assets 153 ($2.8B)2025 Revenue 156 ($261M) Expenses 195 ($296M) Net assets 165 ($3.0B)
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Revenue (156)Expenses (195)Net assets (165)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $2.2B to $2.7B (+26%).

$1.9B
$2.0B
$2.1B
$2.2B
$2.7B
$2.7B
$2.7B
$2.9B
$3.1B
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

88% of THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (14% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 732 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$15M
’17
$3.6M
’18
−$7.3M
’19
$9.9M
’20
$29M
’21
$70M
’22
−$44M
’23
−$18M
’24
−$36M
’25
1.1
months of
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

Jonathan W Cannon

Executive director of development

Board chair

Jon Pritchett

Chair

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Listed353538414240343534
Joined·+9+7+8+10+5+5+9+5
No longer listed·945971186
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 114 funders to 243 funders, grant income rose $22M → $45M.

56 of 626 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.

Left out of every figure on this page: $16M from 49 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc); $2.5M from one payer (an institutional transfer, not a grant programme, largest The Avalon Network Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC raised.

From the IRS filings of THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 626 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

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 11% of grant income, and it takes 10 funders to reach half.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 10 funders to its left

52% 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC.

11%
largest funder
26%
top three
~27
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 19% · 2018 45% · 2019 30% · 2020 12% · 2021 20% · 2022 14% · 2023 8% — 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

45% of THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y+6y

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

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC draws 51% of its grant income from funders outside Florida, across 36 states in all.

ME
NH
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
NV
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
DE
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
HI
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
Florida out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $115M arriving through sponsors registered in 22 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than half of the 684 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−14% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve1.1mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 684 education nonprofits over $100M, FY2025

Organizations like THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC

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 Florida

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

86% of spending goes to programs.

Program 86%Management 7%Fundraising 7%

Governance

22
board members
82%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

94%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 21 states

AK
ME
NH
WA
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
OH
NJ
CA
UT
CO
KY
MD
SC
DC
LA

Part of a family of 24 related entities

  • University of Florida · exempt
  • University of Florida Alumni Association · exempt
  • University Athletic Association Inc · exempt
  • University of Fl Research Fdn Inc · exempt
  • Gatorcare Health Mgmt Corporation · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC?
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 626 organizations whose IRS filings report $354,001,415 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($39,139,847). 352 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 626 organizations giving $354,001,415 in grants to THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC, 352 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC?
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $39,139,847 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. 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 626 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