UCLA Health has received a $100 million donation from Stewart and Lynda Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company. This contribution is the largest single gift for mental health care in UCLA Health’s history and will support the expansion of mental and behavioral health services, including the completion of a new neuropsychiatric hospital and a comprehensive mental health campus.
The Resnicks’ gift, provided through their foundation, aims to increase access to care, strengthen community-based services, and advance research and innovation in response to rising mental health needs in Los Angeles. “Los Angeles is our home, and too many in our city are hurting,” said Lynda and Stewart Resnick. “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.”
Currently located within Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the Westwood campus, the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA will move to 5900 West Olympic Boulevard after construction concludes.
The funding will allow for a 61% increase in hospital capacity—from 74 to 119 beds—and introduce a new 20-bed unit focused on stabilizing patients during acute behavioral health crises. The hospital was named after the Resnicks following an earlier donation supporting its construction in 2005.
“This extraordinary investment transforms our ability to serve the Los Angeles–area community,” said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System. “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.”
UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk added: “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. 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.”
With this latest donation, lifetime giving by Stewart and Lynda Resnick—including contributions from their companies—totals nearly $200 million toward various initiatives at UCLA over five decades.
The Wonderful Company is one of America’s largest privately held agricultural businesses with brands such as Wonderful Pistachios, FIJI Water and Teleflora. Collectively with their foundations, Stewart and Lynda Resnick have contributed $2.5 billion toward philanthropic efforts across California’s Central Valley as well as other locations where they operate.
“At a moment when the need for accessible, high-quality mental health services has never been greater, [the Resnicks’] commitment reinforces the link between research, clinical care and community well-being … UCLA will be able to extend hope and healing to even more patients and families.” —UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk
The new hospital is scheduled for opening in fall 2026; an upgraded medical office building will follow later that year. A crisis stabilization unit is expected next year.
“We are deeply grateful to Stewart and Lynda Resnick for making a lasting impact on mental health care at UCLA Health,” said Dr. John Mazziotta, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health. “The gift will benefit countless patients and their families for generations to come.”
Outpatient programs currently based in Westwood will relocate adjacent to the new hospital site along with other resources designed around patient recovery environments featuring gardens and landscaping.
Research informing neuropsychiatric care at UCLA Health comes from faculty at institutions such as David Geffen School of Medicine as well as departments like Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and centers including Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior.
UCLA has earned national recognition through achievements such as Nobel laureates [source] and MacArthur Fellows [source]. The university operates within California’s public university system [source], maintains excellence across academic fields [source], fosters diversity through its programs [source], supports activities on its extensive campus [source], and holds international acclaim [source].
