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Funders to approach for University of California San Francisco Foundation

San Francisco, California$570M revenue800 funders on file

Organization's mission ====================== the university of California, San Francisco(ucsf) is among the world's leading universities dedicated to advancing health worldwide through biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellent patient care. The ucsf foundation and its volunteer board of directors support ucsf's core mission by raising private funds for the university. Ucsf is devoted at every level to serving the public in San Francisco and beyond. It delivers a substantial national and global impact by training the next generation of scientists and health care professionals, conducting breakthrough research, translating scientific discoveries into exceptional care, and making health advances more accessible to vulnerable populations. Gifts from private donors keep ucsf among the top health-science universities in the world by enabling the university to attract and retain top faculty members and students, funding research that leads to groundbreaking discoveries, and supporting the delivery of world-class, compassionate care. The university of California, San Francisco foundation (the foundation) encourages and manages individual, corporate, and foundation gifts to all ucsf schools and programs, and together with ucsf, ensures that gifts are used in strict accordance with donors' wishes. Accomplishments =============== in 2025, distributions to ucsf and related affiliates totaled $498 million. Distributions are based on ucsf's programmatic needs, subject to gift restrictions and the funds available in any particular year. They include transfers of gifts intended to fund capital projects, gifts for other purposes, and endowment income. 2025 distributions for capital projects - bakar research and academic building - totaled $1 million. Noncapital distributions supporting research, faculty, institutional support, medical center, teaching hospital, instruction, student financial aid and academic support needs totaled $497…

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Expected from this list$49M–$100Mover two years, from 124–141 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$33Mfrom 113 new funders

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  1. 1CABIN ROAD FOUNDATION dated April 4 2011Gives in California (14 of 23)Similar grantees: University of San Francisco ($1.0M/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($1.0M/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($7.0M/yr)2 in 10$3.6M
  2. Jeff and Marieke Rothschild FoundationAlready funds you$1.6M
  3. Good Ventures FoundationAlready funds you$780k
  4. 2The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Ucla Foundation ($3.8M/yr), University of Chicago ($75k/yr), Stony Brook Foundation Inc ($11M/yr)2 in 10$1.6M
  5. 3The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($840k/yr), University of Chicago ($990k/yr), Trustees of Boston University ($230k/yr)3 in 10$660k
  6. 4The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($330k/yr), University of Chicago ($180k/yr), University of Nebraska Foundation ($4.4M/yr)3 in 10$970k
  7. The Helen Diller FoundationAlready funds you$1.5M
  8. The Benificus FoundationAlready funds you$510k
  9. 5Climateworks FoundationSimilar grantees: Ucla Foundation ($6k/yr), The University of Florida Foundation Inc ($15k/yr), University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc ($10k/yr)4 in 10$270k
  10. 6The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationSimilar grantees: Uc San Diego Foundation ($2.5M/yr), California Institute of Technology ($8.7M/yr), Berkeley Lab Foundation ($480k/yr)4 in 10$280k
  11. 7Breakthrough Prize FoundationSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($1.7M/yr)2 in 10$1.0M
  12. Silicon Valley Community FoundationAlready funds you$130k
  13. Skyline FoundationAlready funds you$480k
  14. 8Breakthrough Energy FoundationSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($380k/yr), University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc ($230k/yr), University of Chicago ($1.4M/yr)3 in 10$290k
  15. Sergey Brin Family FoundationAlready funds you$1.1M
  16. Crankstart FoundationAlready funds you$280k
  17. 9The Schmidt Family FoundationSimilar grantees: University of San Francisco ($250k/yr), Uc Law SF Foundation ($200k/yr), Santa Barbara Foundation ($35k/yr)4 in 10$160k
  18. Riley & Susan Bechtel FoundationAlready funds you$480k
  19. Valhalla FoundationAlready funds you$570k
  20. 10Laura and John Arnold FoundationSimilar grantees: Uc Law SF Foundation ($54k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($1.4M/yr), University of Chicago ($1.7M/yr)3 in 10$240k
  21. 11Lilly Endowment IncSimilar grantees: Ucla Foundation ($2.5M/yr), The University of Cincinnati Foundation ($380k/yr), University of Chicago ($1.3M/yr)4 in 10$170k
  22. The Anne Wojcicki FoundationAlready funds you$250k
  23. Troper Wojcicki FoundationAlready funds you$220k
  24. 12Carina Initiatives IncSimilar grantees: California Institute of Technology ($200k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($630k/yr), University of Chicago ($700k/yr)4 in 10$170k
  25. Stupski FoundationAlready funds you$140k
  26. 13Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association IncSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($810k/yr), University of Chicago ($88k/yr), Trustees of Boston University ($560k/yr)3 in 10$280k
  27. 14The Milken InstituteSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($3.3M/yr), University of Chicago ($42k/yr)2 in 10$850k
  28. The Chicago Community TrustAlready funds you$86k
  29. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation IncAlready funds you$410k
  30. 15The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research (Us) LTDSimilar grantees: California Institute of Technology ($250k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($860k/yr), The Salk Institute for Biological Studies ($1.6M/yr)2 in 10$530k
  31. 16The Scripps Research InstituteSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($1.3M/yr), San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation ($69k/yr), Trustees of Boston University ($250k/yr)3 in 10$200k
  32. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncAlready funds you$150k
  33. Indian Paintbrush FoundationAlready funds you$810k
  34. 17Builders Vision FoundationSimilar grantees: Uc San Diego Foundation ($28k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($300k/yr), The University of Georgia Foundation ($10k/yr)3 in 10$220k
  35. 18The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($350k/yr), The University of Georgia Foundation ($320k/yr), Georgia Tech Foundation Inc ($310k/yr)4 in 10$110k
  36. The Grove FoundationAlready funds you$140k
  37. 19John S and James L Knight FoundationSimilar grantees: Ucla Foundation ($57k/yr), San Jose State University Research Foundation ($42k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($1.2M/yr)4 in 10$140k
  38. 20Alfred P Sloan FoundationSimilar grantees: California Institute of Technology ($700k/yr), Berkeley Lab Foundation ($320k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($1.8M/yr)3 in 10$210k
  39. Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund IncAlready funds you$340k
  40. 21The Yardi FoundationSimilar grantees: University of California Irvine Foundation ($80k/yr), Ucla Foundation ($2.0M/yr), Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation ($80k/yr)3 in 10$200k
  41. 22Novo FoundationSimilar grantees: Uc Law SF Foundation ($300k/yr), Oregon State University Foundation ($75k/yr), Community Partners ($100k/yr)3 in 10$290k
  42. 23Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center IncSimilar grantees: California Institute of Technology ($44k/yr), The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($140k/yr), Medical University of South Carolina Foundation ($340k/yr)4 in 10$110k
  43. 24The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchSimilar grantees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University ($3.8M/yr), The University of Florida Foundation Inc ($45k/yr), University of Chicago ($240k/yr)2 in 10$360k
  44. 25Ecmc FoundationSimilar grantees: Ucla Foundation ($91k/yr), Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation ($50k/yr), The University of Cincinnati Foundation ($400k/yr)4 in 10$120k