What Uci Future does

The UC Irvine Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation (Tax ID 95-2540117) that raises and manages private philanthropic funds to support UC Irvine's mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service. Founded in 1965 alongside UC Irvine and headquartered at 510 East Peltason Drive, Suite 5000, Irvine, California, the foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of business, legal, medical, and civic leaders, with current leadership including Foundation Chair Gary J. Singer (Class of '74, retired O'Melveny & Myers partner), Foundation President Brian T. Hervey (Vice Chancellor of University Advancement & Alumni Relations), and CFO Christie Israel. The foundation employs 101–250 staff.

The foundation does not develop or commercialize technology products; it functions as an administrative and stewardship organization for university philanthropy. Its activities center on fundraising campaign management, endowed fund management, grantmaking through affiliated entities, and fiduciary oversight of philanthropic assets. The Brilliant Future Campaign — launched around 2020 and closed on October 4, 2025 — raised over $2.4 billion from more than 122,000 donors, surpassing its $2 billion goal and becoming the largest philanthropic campaign in Orange County history. A $50 million gift from Joe C. Wen and family (announced July 2024) will name and support a new public health school and cardiovascular services. The Irvine Health Foundation, incorporated in 1985 with a $15 million endowment and operated under the UCI Foundation umbrella, spent over $70 million in health and wellness grants across Orange County before beginning to wind down operations after nearly four decades.

Revenue mechanics operate through two channels: voluntary private gifts (one-time donations, trusts, and bequests) from alumni, parents, and friends; and recurring investment returns from managed endowment funds that provide continual support to UC Irvine students, faculty, and programs. The foundation's geographic scope is regional (Orange County and greater Irvine), and it distributes funds via direct allocations to UC Irvine schools, departments, faculty research, and student support under Board of Trustees oversight. Multi-channel donor engagement includes a campaign microsite, a Why I Give video series, PR and news coverage, trustee ambassador networks, and email/newsletter communications. The foundation operates autonomously under board governance with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership.

Name

Uci Future

Legal name

The University of California, Irvine Foundation

Website

https://ucifoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The UC Irvine Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises and manages private philanthropic funds from alumni, parents, and friends to support UC Irvine's teaching, research, and public service mission.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Philanthropy / University Fundraising Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

Keywords

• Higher education fundraising
• Philanthropic foundation management
• Endowment fund administration
• Charitable gift planning
• University advancement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Philanthropy and Charitable Gifts: The foundation raises voluntary private gifts, trusts, and bequests from alumni, parents, and friends of UC Irvine to support the university's mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service.
2. Endowment Investment Returns: Endowment funds generate investment returns that provide continual revenue streams to support UC Irvine's students and faculty, enabling innovative efforts across the university.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The UC Irvine Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that raises and manages private philanthropic funds to support the University of California, Irvine's mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service. It runs large-scale fundraising campaigns (such as the Brilliant Future Campaign), manages endowed funds and their investment returns, and historically administered grantmaking programs (including the now-closing Irvine Health Foundation). It does not sell commercial products or services; its role is governance, stewardship, and distribution of philanthropic capital to UC Irvine.

Product overview

UCI Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized to encourage voluntary private gifts, trusts, and bequests for the benefit of UC Irvine. The foundation's primary activities include fundraising campaign management (such as the Brilliant Future Campaign), endowed fund management, grantmaking through affiliated entities like the Irvine Health Foundation, and fiduciary oversight of philanthropic assets. The foundation does not offer technology products or services; rather, it serves as an administrative and stewardship organization for university philanthropy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brilliant Future Campaign
• Endowment Fund Management
• Irvine Health Foundation Grants Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest fundraising campaign in Orange County history raising over $2.4 billion from 122,000+ donors
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Irvine Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1985The Irvine Health Foundation was incorporated in 1985 as a separate entity under UCI Foundation with a $15 million endowment. Over nearly four decades, IHF spent over $70 million in grants for health and wellness activities across Orange County, demonstrating commitment, leadership, innovation, and excellence in community health. IHF is now closing its doors after nearly 40 years of service.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE): Adjacent / enabling peer: the leading professional association for university advancement, alumni relations, and fundraising professionals—an industry body that sets benchmarks, training, and standards relevant to a university foundation's operations.

Direct peers

• USC Alumni Association / USC Foundation: Direct peer: another large California private university foundation that raises and stewards private philanthropic funds for a major research university, operating similar donor, alumni, and trustee-driven fundraising campaigns.
• Duke University Development: Direct peer: a major private research university's central fundraising and gift-stewardship organization running multi-year capital campaigns and managing endowed funds for students, faculty, and research—directly comparable to UCI Foundation.
• Cornell University Development: Direct peer: a major private research university's central development office that runs capital campaigns and endowment programs, structurally analogous to UCI Foundation in mission, scope, and donor model.
• UCLA Foundation: Direct peer: a fellow University of California system foundation that raises private funds and manages endowments to support UCLA's teaching, research, and public service mission—same UC governance context as UCI Foundation.
• UC Berkeley Foundation: Direct peer: another University of California campus foundation raising private philanthropic support for a leading public research university, governed under the same UC system framework as UCI Foundation.
• Stanford University Office of Development: Direct peer: the development and gift-management arm of a leading research university, running multi-billion-dollar capital campaigns and endowment programs functionally analogous to the UCI Foundation.
• Caltech Development and Alumni Relations: Direct peer: a science-and-engineering-focused private university development operation that stewards private gifts and endowments for research and education, comparable in mission and donor-cultivation model to UCI Foundation.
• University of Michigan Office of University Development: Direct peer: a top-tier public research university development operation running large-scale alumni-driven fundraising campaigns and managing a multi-billion-dollar endowment, structurally comparable to UCI Foundation.

Broad incumbents

• Harvard Alumni Association / Harvard University Office of Alumni Affairs and Development: Broad incumbent: the largest and most established university development operation globally, providing a benchmark for scale, alumni engagement, and endowment management practices relevant to UCI Foundation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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