Section 92956.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 92956.
in effect(a)
Notwithstanding any other law, the following records maintained by a UC campus foundation shall not be subject to disclosure:
(1)
Information that would disclose the identity of a donor, prospective donor, or volunteer.
(2)
Personal financial information, estate planning information, and gift planning information of a donor, prospective donor, or volunteer.
(3)
Personal information related to any of a donor’s private trusts or a donor’s private annuities administered by a UC campus foundation.
(4)
Information related to fundraising plans, fundraising research, and solicitation strategies to the extent that these activities are not already protected under Section 99040, Title 5 (commencing with Section 3426) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Civil Code, Section 1060 of the Evidence Code, or Section 7927.705 of the Government Code.
(5)
The identity of students and alumni to the extent that this information is already protected under state and federal statutes applicable to the University of California. This paragraph shall not apply to a part-time or full-time employee of the UC campus foundation, or to a student who participates in a legislative body of a student body organization on a University of California campus.
(b)
Subdivision (a) shall not be construed to
exempt from disclosure records that contain information regarding any of the following:
(1)
The amount and date of a donation.
(2)
Any donor-designated use or purpose of a donation.
(3)
Any other donor-imposed restrictions on the use of a donation.
(4)
(A)
The identity of a donor who, in any fiscal year, makes a gift or gifts, in a quid pro quo arrangement, where either the value of the benefit received is in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or the benefit would be impermissible under state or federal law. In these circumstances, records pertaining to the gift or gifts maintained by a UC campus foundation that
would otherwise be exempt from disclosure under subdivision (a) shall be disclosed.
(B)
Annually, on January 1, the monetary threshold set forth in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounded off to the nearest one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(5)
Self-dealing transactions, including, but not limited to, loans of money or property, or material financial interests of or between foundation officers or directors and a UC campus foundation, as set forth in Sections 5233 and 5236 of the Corporations Code. In these circumstances, records pertaining to the self-dealing transactions maintained by a UC campus foundation that would otherwise be
exempt from disclosure under subdivision (a) shall be disclosed.
(6)
Any instance in which a volunteer or donor of a gift is awarded, within five years of the date of the service or gift, a contract from the university or UC campus foundation that was not subject to competitive bidding. In these circumstances, records
pertaining to the service or gift maintained by the UC campus foundation that would otherwise be exempt from disclosure under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be disclosed.
References
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 3426.
referencesCal. Evidence Code - EVID § 1060.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.705.
referencesCal. Corporations Code - CORP § 5233.
referencesCal. Corporations Code - CORP § 5236.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 99040.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026