UCLA Athletics rakes in more than $41 million in donor funding

UCLA has tapped a major ally in its bid to keep pace in the college sports financial arms race. The school’s athletic department announced on Monday that it received more than $41 million in private support over the 2025-26 fiscal year from more than 6,500 donors.
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UCLA has tapped a major ally in its bid to keep pace in the college sports financial arms race. The school’s athletic department announced on Monday that it received more than $41 million in private support over the 2025-26 fiscal year from more than 6,500 donors. That figure represents an 80.6% increase over donations from two years ago and makes it it one of the most successful fundraising years in the history of UCLA’s athletic department. It also represents a much-needed infusion of cash for a department that hasn’t run in the black since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- UCLA has tapped a major ally in its bid to keep pace in the college sports financial arms race. The school’s athletic department announced on Monday that it received more than $41 million in private support over the 2025-26 fiscal year from more than 6,500 donors.
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