UCLA Health has received the largest donation to advance mental health care in its history — a $100 million gift from global philanthropists Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the university announced Thursday.
The Resnicks’ gift, made possible through their foundation, will help fund the expansion of mental and behavioral health services at UCLA Health and support completion of a new neuropsychiatric hospital and a comprehensive mental health campus.
Stewart and Lynda Resnick are co-owners of Los Angeles-based The Wonderful Company, whose products include Fiji water and POM Wonderful juice.
“Los Angeles is our home, and too many in our city are hurting,” they said in a statement. “Mental health challenges find their way into almost every family. The UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital has been a haven of hope and healing for ours and for so many others. We are deeply grateful to the doctors, nurses, researchers, and caregivers who stand beside people in their most vulnerable moments. It is our honor to help expand this work so that more families have a place to turn — and feel the strength of a community standing with them.”
UCLA Health’s existing facility, the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, located within Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the university’s main Westwood campus, will relocate to 5900 W. Olympic Blvd., about six miles east, following completion of construction at the new location.
The Resnicks’ funding will increase capacity at the hospital from 74 to 119 beds, and add a new 20-bed unit designed to diagnose and stabilize patients experiencing acute behavioral health crises.
The gift brings the combined lifetime giving of the Resnicks, their companies, and their foundation to UCLA to nearly $200 million, including support over five decades for UCLA’s medical, law, and arts and architecture schools, as well as the Hammer Museum at UCLA.
“Stewart and Lynda Resnick’s generosity strengthens UCLA Health’s ability to expand and innovate in mental health care, while deepening our connection to the broader Los Angeles community,” UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said.
“At a moment when the need for accessible, high-quality mental health services has never been greater, their commitment reinforces the link between research, clinical care and community well-being. Thanks to the Resnicks’ philanthropy, UCLA will be able to extend hope and healing to even more patients and families,” Frenk added.
The new hospital is expected to open in the fall, followed by completion of an upgraded medical office building later in 2026. The crisis stabilization unit is expected to open in 2027.