University of California San Francisco Foundation

====================== 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 Million.