UCLA Lab School 2025 Annual Fund Drive
Better Together!
Please join your fellow UCLA Lab School community members in making a personally meaningful gift to this year’s Annual Fund. Each year, we invite every Lab School family to participate in Annual Fund giving because when we come together, we make the biggest impact. Together, we can reach our goal to raise $500,000 online this fall and move closer to the larger $2.5 million we aim to raise for our school this year.
Your gift to the Annual Fund helps ensure that the 2026–2027 school year is filled with opportunity, joy, and success for every student. The Annual Fund bridges the gap between tuition and the true cost of a Lab School education, supporting the programs and resources that tuition alone cannot cover. Each year, we provide nearly $3 million in tuition support—helping 40% of our families—while also sustaining our mission of innovation and excellence in teaching, learning, research, and public outreach.
This year’s theme is Better Together. By joining the many families, alumni, and friends who have supported UCLA Lab School through the years, you affirm our shared belief that our children thrive when we come together as one community. The Annual Fund provides tuition support and the resources that enrich the Lab School experience for all students—reminding us that none of us can do this alone, but together, we can achieve so much more.
We are deeply grateful to all who contribute to our giving programs to close the gap between tuition and the true cost of educating each child. Your generosity directly supports our students, educators, and families, proving that we are truly better together.
Other payment options are available, and those gifts may be counted towards our goal if they are received during the timeline of the campaign (November 18 - December 31).
Checks should be made out to the 'UCLA Foundation' including a note that your gift is intended for the 'Lab School Annual Fund.' Please send to the following address:
UCLA Foundation
PO Box 7145
Pasadena, CA 91109-7145
If you would like to make a gift via wire transfer or stock donation, or if you have questions about the benefits of giving to UCLA, like campus parking permits, please contact Assistant Director of Leadership Giving, India Zietsman (izietsman@support.ucla.edu).
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Should this fund reach the campus minimum required for the establishment of an endowment or quasi-endowment, The UCLA Foundation reserves the right to convert this fund to an endowment or quasi-endowment. Please click here to learn more about how the UCLA Foundation invests and manages its endowments.
$27
A New Chapter
Looking forward! All donations to the Annual Fund now will be spent in school year 2026-2027. Together we can prepare for the incredible school year to come. Every dollar matters! (fully tax-deductible)
$40
Opportunity Advocate
Each year, donations to the Annual Fund allow UCLA Lab School to offer tuition support to the families of 40% of our students. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive community. (fully tax-deductible)
$78
Celebrate Corinne
2025 marks 78 years on the Corinne A. Seeds campus at UCLA! Donate to celebrate Corinne A. Seeds and in honor of the campus we all love and cherish. (fully tax-deductible)
$143
Legacy Gift
We honor the rich history of UCLA Lab School and all those students and educators that came before us. UCLA Lab School was founded in 1882. This year we celebrate 143 years! Make a donation of any size and say hi to an old friend from Lab School or UES via the donor wall. (fully tax-deductible)
$500
Thank a Teacher
Our teachers are the greatest gift. Each year, the Annual Fund enables us to maintain a stellar teaching faculty. Make a donation of any size and recognize a teacher that has made a difference in your life or the life of your child. Share via the donor wall. (fully tax-deductible)
$1,000
A Grand Gesture
Ask a grandparent to make a donation of any size and shout out their grandchildren on the donor wall! (fully tax-deductible)
$2,500
Parking Perk
A UCLA donor parking permit (V Gold) is a benefit of giving at the $2,500 level. Park with ease around the UCLA Lab School campus! V Gold Donor Parking Permit will be valid from January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026! ($2,234.13 tax deductible with benefit) (deducting the total parking amount regardless of the date of permit activation)
$5,000
Meet the Gap
Help meet the gap between tuition and the true cost of educating each child. Let us make UCLA Lab School an even greater site for elementary school education and all our students! A UCLA donor parking permit (V Gold) is a benefit of giving at the $5,000 level. Park with ease around the UCLA Lab School campus! V Gold Donor Parking Permit will be valid from January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026! ($4,734.13 tax deductible with benefit) (deducting the total parking amount regardless of the date of permit activation)
$10,000
Better Together
Cultivate joy for our community next school year! All donations to the Annual Fund now will be spent in school year 2025-2026. Funds exceeding our Annual Fund dollar goal will be directed in support of the Lab School strategic initiative. These strategic initiatives will bring new human resources in support of our students and teachers and will strengthen our research and specialist programs. Together we can make UCLA Lab School an even greater site for elementary school education and all our students! A UCLA donor parking permit (V Blue) is a benefit of giving at the $10,000+ level . Park with ease around the UCLA Lab School campus! V Blue Donor Parking Permit will be valid from January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026! ($9,657.36 tax deductible with benefit) (deducting the total parking amount regardless of the date of permit activation)