AS PART OF UCLA EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ONE WORD WILL SUM UP YOUR CAREER: IMPACT
“In a philanthropic landscape overflowing with opportunities to give, the success of the Centennial Campaign for UCLA speaks to donors’ generosity and their belief in UCLA’s mission. We take the responsibility to steward their trust very seriously and we will continue working to ensure students’ access to education, secure resources for research and deliver on our commitment to public service every day.”
Rhea Turteltaub, UCLA’s vice chancellor for external affairs
Philanthropy helps UCLA to achieve its aspirations. The Centennial Campaign for UCLA was one of the most ambitious fundraising campaigns ever by a public university, raising $5.49 billion from nearly 220,000 donors from all 50 U.S. states and 98 countries to advance causes across campus. The successful campaign showcases the care we take in stewarding our donors and our commitment to public higher education, research, and service.
UCLA is ranked No. 1 in fundraising for public universities and No. 4 overall — behind only Harvard University, Stanford University and Columbia University — by the CASE Support of Education Survey.
- A $29 million gift will create the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Precision Genomic Medicine, a center where scientists and physicians will work side by side to examine the role of genetics in disease and develop therapies that improve patients’ lives. The new center will build on UCLA’s efforts to improve diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of genetic disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, immune disorders and brain disorders such as autism, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. “This gift provides transformational support in an area where UCLA excels — multidisciplinary teams of scientists and physicians utilizing the latest technology and collaborating to improve care,” said Dr. John Mazziotta, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health.
- UCLA School of Law has been recognized as a leader in addressing the legal standing and rights of Native Nations through courses, programs and scholarships. A $15 million donation from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria will be dedicated to scholarships for Native American and other students interested in pursuing careers as tribal legal advocates. The gift is the largest ever contribution that a tribe has made to a law school, one of the biggest in history from a tribe to a university, and is among the largest contributions to the law school in its seven-decade history. Jennifer Mnookin, dean of UCLA Law, said, “Thanks to this extraordinary contribution, our faculty, staff and students will have far greater opportunities to collaborate in promoting work whose impact will last for generations.”
- Continuing her longtime commitment to supporting the arts and music at UCLA, the late visual artist and philanthropist Elaine Krown Klein has made a $2.9 million gift to the Elaine Krown Klein Fine Arts Scholarship Fund at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. Klein and her late husband, Leo Klein established the fund in 1986, now valued at more than $4 million, making it the largest for the school. Brett Steele, dean of the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture says, “Her spirit of generosity has helped many young scholars find success at a pivotal time in their lives and careers.”