Private gifts make a tremendous impact on all facets of the university. Private support is vital to advancing UC Merced’s educational mission of teaching, conducting research and serving the people of the San Joaquin Valley, California, the nation and the world.

Early Childhood Education Center
Your gift provides needed resources for materials and learning experiences for the children that are cared for by the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC). Your contributions also support the center in providing a place for early educators to participate in professional growth trainings. Your gift can be specified for the classroom, families or teachers, all of which would enhance the services for the young children served at the ECEC.

UC Merced Annual Fund
Philanthropic support is critical to helping the university meet current and future challenges. Your gift supports the students and faculty at UC Merced, helping them achieve excellence and carry out the university’s mission of teaching, research and service.

UC Merced Library
Your gift provides students and faculty with the information resources and information technologies they need to learn, conduct research, and succeed in the information economy that defines this century. Your gift helps to provide the university with a forward-thinking, technologically advanced library worthy of the first research university of the 21st century.