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Causes: Education
Mission: The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uci foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support ucis broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. To this end, the uci foundation advises university leadership in all areas related to public trust, investments and philanthropy; mobilizes existing and potential supporters to help grow the universitys endowment; and engages with appropriate stakeholders to advance fundraising efforts aligned with the universitys strategic plan. The uci foundation also aims to build stronger networks of support around deans, directors and health leaders to advance ucis contributions to the region; engages with the schools, units and departments in strategic advisory and advocacy roles; and facilitates regional and global partnerships that expand ucis capacity to improve lives.
Programs: The uci foundation creates opportunities for the recruitment of faculty, support of students and the building of facilities that allows uc irvine to solidify its steady growth as one of the nation's premier research universities. Grant support has been given for a vast array of research including medicine, science, humanities and technology as well as merit based scholarships and fellowships and instruction. The uci foundation has endowed chairs, supported new research, teaching facilities and other campus improvements. School of medicine $13,411,643 henry samueli school of engineering $5,767,621 paul merage school of business $4,286,157 non-academic units $3,316,914 school of law $2,479,124 sue & bill gross school of nursing $1,919,568 physical sciences $1,612,053 social sciences $1,554,100 other $1,213,717 social ecology $1,206,739 claire trevor school of the arts $1,142,324 donald bren school of info & computer science $819,403 office of research $752,892 athletics $732,363 ayala school of biological sciences $672,404 humanities $610,894 uci medical center $390,647 pharmaceutical sciences $267,306 uci libraries $181,469 center for neurobiology of learning & memory $104,004 program in public health $50,000 school of education $48,600 ------------ $ 42,539,942