Gift Services & Accounting
Gift Services & Accounting manages the receipt, recording, and reporting of charitable gifts to UC San Diego and the UC San Diego Foundation, ensuring compliance with UC policy and donor intent.
Gift Services & Accounting supports UC San Diego’s mission by managing the full lifecycle of philanthropic funds—from gift acceptance and fund establishment to accounting, reporting, and endowment administration. We provide centralized services that ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance with UC and donor requirements, through the coordinated work of two teams: Gift Services and Gift & Foundation Accounting.
Gift Services
Oversees the acceptance, processing, and documentation of all charitable gifts to UC San Diego and the UC San Diego Foundation. This includes cash, checks, credit card gifts, stock transfers, wires, donor-advised fund grants, and pledges.
Gift & Foundation Accounting
Manages the accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting for the Foundation and gift funds. This team also prepares the Foundation's audited financial statements, IRS Form 990, and ensures compliance with accounting standards and donor restrictions.
Team Leadership
Kierstin Sykes
Executive Director, Gift Services & Accounting
Controller, UC San Diego Foundation
Toni Drenon
Director, Gift Services
Selamawit Ghebrehiwet
Accounting Manager, Gift & Foundation Accounting
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