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← U C SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by U C SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$242,074,270
Total expenses
$360,616,237
Contributions and grants received
$197,996,537
Grants paid
$360,047,440
Program service revenue
$146,284
Investment income
$43,564,338
Other revenue
$367,111
Total assets, end of year
$1,805,165,151
Total liabilities, end of year
$99,971,684
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,705,193,467
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$360,047,440
Management and general expenses
$568,797
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$360,047,440

Program services were 99.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,533,728

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $196,462,809

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,946,108

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP INCOME

    total $146,284 · related or exempt $146,284 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,290,603 · unrelated business $1,614 · excluded $23,288,989

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $490,190,973

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $469,917,238

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $20,273,735

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $20,273,735 · excluded $20,273,735

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $347,216

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,533,728

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $347,216 · excluded $347,216

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $19,895

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $19,895 · excluded $19,895

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $360,047,440 · program services $360,047,440

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,215 · management and general $8,215

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $100,000 · management and general $100,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $285,466 · management and general $285,466

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $113,433 · management and general $113,433

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPLIT-INTEREST FEES

    total $30,530 · management and general $30,530

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $31,153 · management and general $31,153

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $339,224 · end of year $2,434,260

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $63,822,231 · end of year $62,207,605

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $445,425,038 · end of year $520,291,812

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,171,383,535 · end of year $1,150,122,755

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $2,153,169 · end of year $3,313,169

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $54,676,554 · end of year $66,795,550

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $747,986 · end of year $1,278,031

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $34,925,000 · end of year $14,925,000

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $13,601,404 · end of year $13,095,718

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $58,058,522 · end of year $70,672,935

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,630,466,839 · end of year $1,705,193,467

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION IS TO ADVOCATE AND RAISE PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS RESEARCH, TEACHING AND PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVOCATE AND RAISE PRIVATE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS RESEARCH, TEACHING AND PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION.

  • GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO: $151,310,092 FOR RESEARCH RELATED FACULTY SUPPORT, $135,133,680 FOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT SUPPORT, $30,115,597 FOR STUDENT AID, $26,121,769 FOR CAPITAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION, $2,851,063 FOR PATIENT CARE.

    Expenses $345,532,202 · Grants $345,532,202 · Revenue $146,284

  • INVESTMENT EARNINGS PROVIDED TO SUPPORT UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION'S OPERATING COSTS, AS WELL AS OTHER FUNDRAISING COSTS, BOTH INCURRED BY THE CAMPUS.

    Expenses $14,515,238 · Grants $14,515,238

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • P Khosla

    CHANCELLOR & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,046,547
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $939,716
    Other
    $106,831
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $927,524 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $12,192 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $80,817 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,014 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,046,547 related
  • A Spira

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $530,939
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $445,654
    Other
    $85,285
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $433,462 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $12,192 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $65,796 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $19,489 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $530,939 related
  • M Cruz

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $478,345
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $377,150
    Other
    $101,195
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $372,150 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $68,483 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $32,712 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $478,345 related
  • D Hunsinger

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $438,360
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $375,700
    Other
    $62,660
    Hours/week
    10 + 30 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $370,700 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $46,806 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,854 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $438,360 related
  • C Chase

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $305,641
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $237,496
    Other
    $68,145
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $232,285 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $211 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $51,696 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,449 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $305,641 related
  • M Shaver

    FORMER CFO

    Total calculated
    $299,338
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $256,570
    Other
    $42,768
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $208,342 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $48,228 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $35,531 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,237 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $299,338 related
  • Ksykes

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $227,467
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $165,153
    Other
    $62,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $160,153 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $35,388 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,926 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $227,467 related
  • A Sherman

    CORPORATE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $142,755
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $103,691
    Other
    $39,064
    Hours/week
    40
  • M Verma

    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $134,884
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $117,165
    Other
    $17,719
    Hours/week
    40
  • S Reck-Peterson

    TRUSTEE/FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $30,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related
  • T Halicioglu

    TRUSTEE/LECTURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L Spiegel

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • J Silberman

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Timmons

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • P Thorogood

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L Black

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • D Bronston-Culp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • G Chui-Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • U Davis

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • N East

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • P Epstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • B Gilbert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • M Gleiberman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • A Grillo-Lopez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Hamerslag

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L Hershfield

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • R Ho

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • G Jacobs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Jamieson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • B Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Kralik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • K Kroner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Lawrence

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Lee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • B Lujan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Malana

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • G Manriquez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • R Marren

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Moffatt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • M Newsome

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • D Oliver

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Ong

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • R Pastor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • B Powers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • H Rady

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • A Reed

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • L Schenk

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • D Senyei

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • M Shah

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Strachan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Wolfe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • S Wongavery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • P Yeh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • A Zollar

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART III, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
COMPENSATION FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: ALL UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION STAFF ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND RECEIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS FROM THE UNIVERSITY. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOLLOWING THE UNIVERSITY'S ESTABLISHED POLICIES. ALL COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII OF THE FORM 990 ARE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY. PART I QUESTIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ALL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PERSONNEL, INCLUDING THOSE PERFORMING UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION RELATED WORK ARE DETERMINED BY WRITTEN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS POLICIES. ALL EXPENDITURES, REIMBURSEMENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS ARE INCURRED BY THE CAMPUS AND NOT BY THE FOUNDATION DIRECTLY, PURSUANT TO WRITTEN POLICIES. LINE 1A: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND UC SAN DIEGO POLICIES DO NOT PERMIT THE ITEMS LISTED IN 1A TO BE PAID UNLESS BY A SPECIFIC EXCEPTION PROCESS. HOUSING IS PROVIDED BY THE UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS FOR CHANCELLORS. LINE 2: BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/UC SAN DIEGO POLICY ALL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS TO ANY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER OR DIRECTOR MUST BE SUBSTANTIATED. LINE 3: THE COMPENSATION OF THE FOUNDATION PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA POLICY AND BY THE APPROVAL OF THE REGENTS, AS NECESSARY. LINE 4: NO ONE LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A RECEIVED ANY OF THE PAYMENTS LISTED IN LINE 4A-C. LINES 5, 6, 7: COMPENSATION IS NOT PAID BY UC SAN DIEGO BASED ON REVENUE OR NET EARNINGS OF EITHER THE FOUNDATION OR THE CAMPUS IN ANY MANNER. LINE 8: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA/UC SAN DIEGO DO NOT MAKE PAYMENTS RELATED TO THIS REGULATION SECTION. IT IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT THAT CHANCELLORS LIVE IN UNIVERSITY OWNED OR PROVIDED HOUSING. THE VALUE OF THE CHANCELLOR'S HOUSING IS NOT INCLUDED AS A PART OF TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PART II - OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES CFO CHASE WAS AN EMPLOYEE AT UCLA PRIOR TO COMING TO UC SAN DIEGO IN JUNE 2023. SIX MONTHS OF COMPENSATION IS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT AT UCLA. FORMER CFO SHAVER RETIRED IN JUNE 2023. COMPENSATION INCLUDES PAYOUT OF VACATION ACCRUALS AT THE TIME OF RETIREMENT. SEE ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE O.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (4)

    TRUST · CHARITABLE TRUST · CA

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541189349302319

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