Frequently Asked Questions

The James West Alumni Center (JWAC) is open from Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m PT. The Center is closed on all major holidays.

You can contact us by email at alumni@alumni.ucla.edu or phone at 800-825-2586.

Because UCLA is a state-supported school, the Admissions Office cannot take into consideration the alumni status of family members. This policy helps ensure that applicants who may be first-generation college students can compete fairly with those who have UCLA graduates in their family. For more information, please contact the Admissions Office at 310-825-3101.

UCLA Alumni Association Sustaining Donor program includes anyone who has made a donation to the UCLA Alumni Association Support Fund. Donors remain a part of the recognition program for 15 months after their gift. Gold, Life and Blue Membership holders are included in the Sustaining Donor program.

Yes, matching gifts do qualify for the UCLA Alumni Association Sustaining Donor program. For more information about matching gifts, please visit https://ww2.matchinggifts.com/ucla.

Contributions to the UCLA Alumni Association may be considered tax-deductible. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.

Donations are gifts to the UCLA Foundation. By making a charitable contribution to the UCLA Alumni Association, a 501(c)(3) organization, the donor understands that charitable donations are not refundable.

All members of the UCLA Alumni Association are entitled to Alumni Advantages, which include online privileges, discounts, special access to campus and much more.

All members of the UCLA Alumni Association have access to UCLA libraries, one of the top ranked library systems in the nation. Library privileges extend to all University of California campuses for Sustaining Donors.

As a UCLA graduate, you can take advantage of various financial and insurance services offered through the Association. Please note that these partnerships may change from time to time.

If you cannot find a person’s contact information, we welcome you to use our locator service. We are happy to forward correspondence on your behalf if we have current contact information in our database. Legally we are not permitted to share the personal information of our constituents.