University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley, is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system, and is often cited as one of the world’s leading research universities and the top public university in the United States.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Location: Berkeley, CA View on map
Tax ID: 94-6090626
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,693,366,320 Revenue: $509,285,664 Expenses: $443,522,703

The University of California, Berkeley, is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system, and is often cited as one of the world’s leading research universities and the top public university in the United States.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $3,693,366,320 $509,285,664 $443,522,703 View
2023 $3,540,638,328 $551,236,732 $571,311,045 View
2022 $3,399,624,887 $949,220,824 $363,013,112 View
2021 $3,373,650,900 $579,223,493 $343,830,677 View
2020 $2,480,595,373 $338,166,506 $257,733,067 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $2,887,807,353
  • Number of Grants: 6,131
  • Number of Funders: 1,171

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$556,182,4012023 University of California Berkeley FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATION
$346,591,5732022 University of California Berkeley FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATION
$331,234,8282021 University of California Berkeley FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATION
$205,273,6582022 Gerson Bakar FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$118,601,6112023 Gerson Bakar FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$48,196,4892022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
$44,740,1912021 Gerson Bakar FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$37,048,8972022 Pac-12 ConferenceANNUAL DISTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
$33,719,2242020 Pac-12 ConferenceANNUAL DISTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
$33,687,3122023 Pac-12 ConferenceANNUAL DISTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
$30,879,6622024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
$29,524,1632023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,537,1302022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,941,9012023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
$19,843,6752021 Pac-12 ConferenceANNUAL DISTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
$17,736,0532020 Sergey Brin Family FoundationCITRIS COVID-19 RESPONSE SEED PROJECTS: #22 HAUSSLER AND #24 TAYLOR, CITRUS ACTIVATE FUND, CITRIS TELEHEALTH RESEARCH FUND, $2,600,000 TO SUPPORT A CRISPR – BASED VIRAL DETECTION KIT FOR NON-CLINICAL LAB USE; $350,000 FOR DISCOVERING NOVEL SMALL-MOLECULE THERAPEUTICS AGAINST COVID-19; AND $150,000 FOR SARS-COV-2 ANTISENSE THERAPEUTICS, CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIETY (CITRIS) AND THE BANATAO INSTITUTE – $619,000 FOR SELECT COVID-19 PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY SBFF AND $1,000,000 FOR COVID-19 PROJECTS AT CITRIS' DISCRETION, IN HONOR OF PROFESSOR RANDY SCHEKMAN, $75,000 TO THE MILLER INSTITUTE, $150,000 TO THE SCHEKMAN LAB
$16,680,5512020 Gerson Bakar FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$16,203,7972024 National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES
$14,306,0492021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,411,1542021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
$12,709,3882020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,822,1032021 San Francisco FoundationADVISED – TO SUPPORT THE CLASS OF 1984 SCHOLARSHIP. ADVISED – IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND FUNDS, ADVISED – IN SUPPORT OF THE MBB EXCELLENCE FUND. ADVISED – FUNDS FOR THE UC BOTANICAL GARDEN IN SUPPORT OF HORTICULTURAL STAFF. ADVISED – FOR VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDS AND PROGRAMS, ADVISED – FOR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT AT THE DISCRETION OF CHANCELLOR CHRIST. ADVISED – FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. ADVISED – FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT PROGRAM ON MENTAL HEALTH IN SUPPORT OF THE WORK CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST DIANA PENA FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR. ADVISED – FOR THE SAM DUBAL FELLOWSHIP, ADVISED – FOR THE INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. ADVISED – FOR THE HAAS SCHOLARS PROGRAM ENDOWMENT. ADVISED – FOR THE HAAS FAMILY FIAT LUX SCHOLARSHIP MATCHING FUND. ADVISED – FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FUND, ADVISED – FOR THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE L&S LEADERSHIP FUND — BIG GIVE. ADVISED – FOR SUPPORT OF THE TERNER CENTER. ADVISED
$10,031,3002022 American Endowment FoundationEDUCATIONAL
$10,020,3722024 Simpson Psb FundTO SUPPORT THE MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE, THE LIBRARY FUND, AND THE BOTANTICAL GARDEN.
$10,000,0002024 Dr Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT STUDENTS, FACULTY, PHYSICIANS, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING DILIGENTLY TOWARD A REMARKABLE FUTURE.

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $2,653,650,944
  • Number of Grants: 9
  • Number of Recipients: 2

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$556,182,4012023 University of California Berkeley FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATION
$426,943,3852024 Regents of the University of California at BerkeleySUPPORT EDUCATION
$346,591,5732022 University of California Berkeley FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATION
$331,234,8282021 University of California Berkeley FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATION
$247,666,6462020 Regents of the University of California at BerkeleySupport education

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