Florida · Nonprofit
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,336,389 to it, the largest being CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ($965,773). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.9M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $2.4M
What Universal Orlando Foundation Inc does
Mission
The foundation seeks to promote the quality of life in the central florida community, addressing needs and concerns primarily in the areas of education, children, family and basic needs.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Foundation general fund - the foundation awards grants to organizations and programs that take a proactive approach to community needs in the area of education, children, family and basic needs.
$1,981,317 spentof which $1,935,889 as grants66% of program spendingTeam member charitable fund - this fund provides financial assistance through the team member crisis assistance program to universal orlando team members who have had a catastrophic event affect them or their families. The fund also supports ugive which recognizes universal orlando team members' volunteer efforts by awarding grants to qualified nonprofit organizations.
$355,284 spentof which $355,284 as grants12% of program spendingCompassion fund - this fund focuses on organizations that provide services for children with life-threatening illnesses or disabilities.
$237,395 spentof which $237,395 as grants8% of program spendingBasic needs fund: focuses on organizations that provide basic services such as food, clothing, and shelter. (expense: $200,000, grants: $200,000)arts & culture fund: focuses on organizations that provide arts and cultural programs throughout the community. (expense: $115,000, grants: $115,000)education fund: focuses on organizations that are making a difference in education youth in our community. (expense: $95,000, grants: $95,000)
$410,000 spentof which $410,000 as grants14% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,983,996.
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 2019 to 2020, from $4.5M to $3.5M (−22%).
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.
98% of UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 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
Diane O'Dell
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $30k → $188k.
3 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 74% 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 UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
89% 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 UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 40% · 2019 53% · 2020 46% · 2021 40% · 2022 39% · 2023 80% — growing more concentrated.
“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
71% of UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% 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
73% of UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $354k that is directly attributable, 62% of it comes from funders outside Florida, across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $982k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC's revenue grew 33% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,752 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like UNIVERSAL ORLANDO 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
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
55%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 4 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Universal City Development Partners · partnership
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC: 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 UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC?
- UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,336,389 to it, the largest being CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA ($965,773). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $1,336,389 in grants to UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNIVERSAL ORLANDO FOUNDATION INC?
- CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA is the largest funder on record, with $965,773 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNIVERSAL ORLANDO 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 10 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing