The Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation
EIN 352554499 Private FoundationTotal Given 2021–2024
$20.2M
104 grants · $5.1M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$124K
typical big bets · $25K–$250K
grant size
40%
supporter · 19/47 multi-year
repeat
$106.9M
Assets (2024)
47
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION
Phone
(310) 618-3600
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.8M | $100.0M | $10.4M | 23 |
| 2022 | $5.0M | $101.4M | $26.8M | 37 |
| 2024 | $11.5M | $106.9M | $7.0M | 44 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 104 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$124K
Average
$194K
75th Pctl
$250K
Maximum
$1.2M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RR
Ronald V. Rosequist
3+ yrs
President / Director
Leadership
RI
Roberta P. Irish
2 yrs
Treasurer/Director
Leadership
AF
Amy E. Fuermann
3+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
EH
E Davisson Hardman
3+ yrs
Director
RT
Robert Tjian
3+ yrs
Director
TI
Thomas G. Irish
2 yrs
Director
KC
Kay Curci
3+ yrs
Director
JH
John E. Huguenard
2 yrs
Director
JM
James G. Mitchell
3+ yrs
Director
RR
Ronald V. Rosequist
3+ yrs
President / Director
Leadership
RI
Roberta P. Irish
2 yrs
Treasurer/Director
Leadership
AF
Amy E. Fuermann
3+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
EH
E Davisson Hardman
3+ yrs
Director
RT
Robert Tjian
3+ yrs
Director
JM
James G. Mitchell
3+ yrs
Director
JH
John E. Huguenard
2 yrs
Director
KC
Kay Curci
3+ yrs
Director
TI
Thomas G. Irish
2 yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (104 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,250,000 | COVID-19 IGI TESTING AND COVID 19-CRISPR DIAGNOSTIC | 2021 |
| The UCLA Foundation | LOS Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | COVID-19 RIMOIN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE RAPID RESEARCH FUND | 2021 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $944,116 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2024 |
| University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | $944,116 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $916,618 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2024 |
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $916,618 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $891,156 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $874,182 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2024 |
| Innovative Genomics Initiative | Berkeley, CA | $625,000 | IGI-GENOMIC DISCOVER TOLL FUND | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $432,000 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2022 |
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $432,000 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2022 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $420,000 | PH.D SCHOLARS PROGRAM | 2022 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $330,025 | PH.D FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2024 |
| Berkley Lab Foundation | Oakland, CA | $322,000 | COVID-19 NIGEL MOUNCEY PROJECT: ENABLING EFFECTIVE LOW COST AND HIGH CAPACITY COVID-19 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $268,073 | COVID-19 NILES PIERCE PROJECT: DEVELOPING A SENSITIVE, RAPID, OVER-THE-COUNTER TEST FOR SARS-COV-2 | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of CA | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON GENETICALLY TARGETED BIOELECTONICS TO MAP BRAIN-BODY PATHWAYS | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of CA | Berkeley, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON DOPAMINERGIC MODULATION OF SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY FOR DYNAMIC SPATIAL LEARNING | 2024 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESERCH ON DARK PROTEOME-MEDIATED TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL AT SINGLE-MOLECULE RESOLUTION | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of CA | Berkeley, CA | $250,000 | RESEARCH ON DEFINING CELLULAR BARRIERS TO CROSS-SPECIES VIRUS INFECTIONS | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of CA | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON AREAL SPECIFICATION OF THE HUMAN PREFRONTAL CORTEZ | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON A MICRORNA CLUSTER UNIQUE TO PLACENTAL MAMMALS CONTROLS DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLINICALLY IMPORTANT... | 2024 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON REWRITING THE STORY OF PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING WITH NANOTECHNOLOGY. | 2024 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESERACH ON DEORPHANIZATION OF PLEIOTROPIC DRUG RESISTANCE TRANPORTERS | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON ORIGIN AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL ROLES OF PERINATAL CEREBROSPINAL FLUID | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburg, PA | $250,000 | SUPPORT RESEARCH ON CIRCADIAN HETEROGENEITY AT THE HOST-MICROBE INTERFACE | 2024 |
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