Foundation Relations & Corporate Philanthropy

Foundation Relations & Corporate Philanthropy is sponsored by University of California, Berkeley. Assists in building partnerships with private foundations and corporate donors to support research and programs, including those in public health and tropical diseases.

Home | Foundation Relations & Corporate Philanthropy Background image: City Scape The Foundation Relations & Corporate Philanthropy Office is the central resource for private foundations and corporate donors who seek assistance navigating research opportunities, programs, and communities at UCB.

We facilitate meaningful partnerships between UC Berkeley and philanthropic organizations to advance mutual goals and create positive social impact. Our team of experts brings decades of philanthropic and campus knowledge to foster strategic opportunities that enable institutional donors to support research, professorships, fellowships, scholarships, programs, space, equipment, and more across the university.

Help For UCB Faculty & Staff FRCP assists faculty & staff through all stages of the funding process. Connecting foundation partners to UCB leaders, researchers, and programs across campus. Helping our corporate partners to develop wide-ranging collaborations at UC Berkeley.

Meet the Rockstars Supporting Your Unit! Gifts & Grants: Quick Facts Both gifts and grants may be given for specific research or operating support. However, grants often mandate a very detailed scope of work and time frame, and have expected outcomes.

Grants often also include a line-item budget that the campus must adhere to when spending funding, as well as detailed financial reporting back to the funder. A funder may require that monies not expended during the timeline of the project, be returned to them. Finally, a grant may specify that the funder ...

3. How do I distinguish between a gift and a grant? Gifts may be given for specific purposes, including research projects, but funding is provided with the intent that the campus has broad flexibility to use it for that purpose.

Grants , on the other hand, may be given for specific research or operating support, and are often outlined by a very detailed scope of work and time frame. Like gifts, grants benefit Berkeley by supporting activities that relate to the University’s mission of teaching, research and public service. 4.

What is a Research Gift? Research gifts are those directed to a specific research topic or project led and/or managed by a specific principal investigator (PI). While some fundraisers do certainly work on and solicit research gifts, many are brought in directly by faculty.

A research gift may come about as the result of a faculty member being invited to submit a proposal to a funder, or even as a result of a faculty member giving a talk. Here is the link to the Research Gift Intake Form ... Interested in receiving future FRCP communications?

Our bi-monthly publications include opportunities for funding, upcoming events, and the latest foundation-related news. FRCP Digest: Mid-July 2026 FRCP Digest: Mid-May 2026 With evolving federal policy, the University of California is diligently monitoring developments and seeking clarity on issues.

We remain committed to our UC values as stated in our Principles of Community, and we will continue to pursue UC’s mission of teaching, research, and public service in the most effective ways we can. We recognize this uncertainty has caused concern across the UC community, and we will continue to share updates and resources as they become available.