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UCLA Health has scooped up another major donation from local philanthropists.
This time, it is $100 million from Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who are co-owners of agriculture giant The Wonderful Co. The gift will largely go toward expanding behavioral health services and the system’s new neuropsychiatric hospital campus slated to open this year.
“Los Angeles is our home, and too many in our city are hurting,” the Resnicks 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.”
The Resnicks are among the wealthiest Los Angeles County residents, with an estimated net worth of $14.4 billion as of last year – placing the power couple at No. 3 on the Business Journal’s 2025 Wealthiest Angelenos list. Their wealth is largely tied into the fortunes of their West Los Angeles-based company, which reported about $6 billion in sales in 2024. Their donation brings the couple’s total philanthropic sum to UCLA institutions to about $200 million.
“This extraordinary investment transforms our ability to serve the Los Angeles-area community,” said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health and chief executive of the UCLA Hospital System, in a statement. “By expanding inpatient services and integrating outpatient and community-based programs, we will be able to serve more people in need. The impact of this campus will be felt across our region for generations.”
