Sandler Foundation Gives UCSF $20 Million Gift for Neurological Research and Care

University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has received a challenge gift of $20 million from the Sandler Foundation, which will provide major support for the university’s groundbreaking research and clinical care efforts in neurological diseases.

In honor of the extraordinary commitment of Herbert and Marion Sandler and the Sandler Foundation to UCSF and the Department of Neurology, the new neurosciences building to open this month at the UCSF Mission Bay campus will be named the Sandler Neurosciences Center. To meet the challenge, the university plans to match the gift dollar-for-dollar, with additional donations in support of the facility and programs headquartered in the building. For more information, click here to read the full release.