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The Bernard Osher Foundation

Name: The Bernard Osher Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

403
grants reported: $23.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arts humanities institutes learning lifelong education environmental reentry

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Northwestern University5 grants · $3.8M
Alcorn State University2 grants · $1.1M
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University2 grants · $1.1M
University of Missouri-St Louis2 grants · $1.1M
Clark Atlanta University2 grants · $1.1M
Drake University2 grants · $1.1M
Bismarck State College2 grants · $1.1M
The University of Texas at Austin1 grant · $1.1M
Uc Merced Foundation1 grant · $1.1M
University of Dayton1 grant · $1.1M

Giving over time

$8.2M

2022

$12.0M

2023

$3.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 403 grants.

$3.1M
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Osher online endowment
$1.1M
Alcorn State University · Lorman, MS · 2023
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
Clark Atlanta University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
North Carolina a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
University of Missouri-St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND · 2022
Lifelong learning institutes
$1.1M
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Lifelong learning institutes
$1.1M
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
Uc Merced Foundation · Mercd, CA · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$1.1M
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$250,000
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Osher national conference
$250,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Osher national conference
$125,000
Regents Cal Performances · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$119,000
Northwestern University - Nrc · Chicago, IL · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$115,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$115,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Asian Art Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
Regents of University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$100,000
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
Ucsf Community Care Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$100,000
Asian Art Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Bampfa · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$100,000
The Contemporary Jewish Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Environmental education
$100,000
Ucsf Community Care · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Integrative medicine
$100,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Integrative medicine
$85,000
Summer Search · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$75,000
Academic Consortium for Integrative Health Medicine and Health · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024
Integrative medicine
$75,000
American Conservatory Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$75,000
Berkeley Repertory Theatre · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$75,000
Oakland Museum of California · Oakland, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$75,000
Regents of University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$75,000
The Contemporary Jewish Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental education
$75,000
Let the Right One in · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$75,000
Oakland Museum of California · Oakland, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$75,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$75,000
Academic Consortium for Integrative Health Medicine and Health · Lake Oswego, OR · 2022
Integrative medicine
$75,000
American Conservatory Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$75,000
Oakland Museum of California · Oakland, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$75,000
The Contemporary Jewish Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$66,005
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Osher national conference
$60,000
Commonwealth Club of California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Lifelong learning institutes
$60,000
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2024
Arts and humanities
$60,000
Commonwealth Club of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$50,000
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
Arts and humanities
$50,000
San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Academic Consortium of Integrative Health 2023 · Lake Oswego, OR · 2023
Integrative medicine
$50,000
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$50,000
San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Alcorn State University · Lorman, MS · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$50,000
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Clark Atlanta University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$50,000
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$50,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
Arts and humanities
$50,000
North Carolina a&T · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$50,000
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$50,000
Prairie View a&M University · Prairie View, TX · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$50,000
San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$50,000
University of Missouri-St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Reentry scholarships
$46,000
Oakland Symphony · Oakland, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$46,000
Oakland Symphony · Oakland, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$42,500
San Francisco Performances · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$42,500
San Francisco Performances · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$42,500
San Francisco Performances · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$42,000
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$42,000
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$42,000
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$39,000
Northwestern University - Nrc · Chicago, IL · 2024
Osher national conference
$38,000
St Vincent De Paul Society of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$35,000
Stern Grove Festival Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$35,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$35,000
Stern Grove Festival Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$35,000
University of Southern California Kdfc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$35,000
City Arts and Lectures · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$35,000
Stern Grove Festival Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$35,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities
$30,000
Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$30,000
City Arts and Lectures · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Arts and humanities
$30,000
Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$30,000
City Arts and Lectures · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$30,000
Odc Dance · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$30,000
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Arts and humanities
$30,000
Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito, CA · 2022
Arts and humanities

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