- Form
- cash
- Status
- pledged
- Channel
- direct to recipient
- Recipient
- UCLA
- Date
- not stated in sources
What it means: One gift; not their lifetime total.
One gift; not their lifetime total.
Key facts
Documented record (USD)
$120M
Gift to UCLA for the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
Scope
Single gift
Period
not stated in sources
As of
Unknown
Attribution
Channel: direct to recipient. Recipient: UCLA.
Original currency
USD as reported
Net worth
Unknown — not yet documented
Giving share
Unknown — not yet documented
No compatible net-worth observation in this preview.
Annual giving
Unknown — not yet documented
No current-year paid total verified.
Private impact
Unknown — not yet documented
Unknown is not zero.
How they give
The math
Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.
- Documented figure
- $120M[1][2]Gift to UCLA for the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
- Paid vs pledged
- Pledged[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.
- Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities
- Direct to the recipient[1]Recipient named in the sources.
- % of net worth
- Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.
The gift
Giving timeline
Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.
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Cited disclosure[2]
Retired Surgeon and Inventor Gives UCLA $120 Million
Notable gifts / records
$120M [1]
Gift to UCLA for the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
Scope: Single gift. Period: not stated in sources. As of: Unknown.
Sources
- [1] S01 UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy UCLA Health · checked 2026-10-11 “… Refer a Patient Universal links (mobile) myUCLAhealth Donate Contact Us Breadcrumb Home News & Insights UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy Transformative donation …” Page states the figure used here ($120M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
- [2] S02 Retired Surgeon and Inventor Gives UCLA $120 Million The Chronicle of Philanthropy · 2024-09-03 · checked 2026-10-11 “… Research Online Events Career Center Store Search for: Major-Gift Fundraising Retired Surgeon and Inventor Gives UCLA $120 Million The gift from Gary Michelson and his wife, Alya, will create an immunology research center aimed at developing new …” Page states the figure used here ($120M). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
Identity and updates
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