Private foundation · EIN 94-2506257 · San Francisco, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Bernard Osher Foundation's grants went
It reported $12M in grants paid across 145 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 57.7% of those dollars to 104 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $6.95M 106 lines
- No confident match $5.08M 38
- Not itemized $7,500 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- THERE IS NO REQUIRED FORMAT, HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT MUST SHOW FINANCIAL NEED AND INDICATE THAT THEY ARE A QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Restrictions
- NONE
- Website on filing
- WWW.OSHERFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 142 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL · EIN 36-2167817 | $3,150,000 | OSHER ONLINE ENDOWMENT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1825259 | $1,050,000 | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | Same address 1.00 |
| Alcorn State University Lorman, MS · no confident EIN match | $1,050,000 | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | Unmatched Help match |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL · no confident EIN match | $1,050,000 | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | Unmatched Help match |
| North Carolina a&t University Greensboro, NC · no confident EIN match | $1,050,000 | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Missouri-St Louis St Louis, MO · no confident EIN match | $1,050,000 | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | Unmatched Help match |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL · EIN 36-2167817 | $250,000 | OSHER NATIONAL CONFERENCE | Known alias 1.00 |
| San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156284 | $115,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same street 1.00 |
| Society for Asian Art San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6104437 | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 0.73 |
| California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156258 | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same street 1.00 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3045948 | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| KQED San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1241309 | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1415298 | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same street 0.94 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156300 | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| The Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA · EIN 47-0920831 | $100,000 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Bampfa Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Oakland Museum of California Oakland, CA · EIN 45-3138892 | $75,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL · EIN 36-2167817 | $66,005 | OSHER NATIONAL CONFERENCE | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-0399260 | $60,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| California Film Institute San Rafael, CA · EIN 94-2498062 | $50,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund C/O San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3019992 | $50,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same city 1.00 |
| Human Rights Watch New York, NY · EIN 13-2875808 | $50,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same street 1.00 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2848318 | $50,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same ZIP 0.87 |
| San Francisco Food Bank San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3041517 | $50,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Academic Consortium of Integrative Health 2023 Lake Oswego, OR · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | Unmatched Help match |
| Oakland Symphony Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $46,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| San Francisco Performances San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2600147 | $42,500 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2287039 | $42,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 0.86 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6064356 | $35,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Southern California Kdfc Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $35,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito, CA · EIN 68-0033227 | $30,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| City Arts & Lectures San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2788795 | $30,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3042571 | $30,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same city 1.00 |
| Odc Dance San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA · EIN 04-2103552 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 1.00 |
| Associated Students of California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, CA · EIN 01-0802914 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 0.72 |
| California State University San Marcos Corporation San Marcos, CA · EIN 33-0397688 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same city 1.00 |
| Drake University Des Moines, IA · EIN 42-0680460 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 1.00 |
| Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL · EIN 59-0637903 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 1.00 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY · EIN 16-0743140 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The University Corporation San Francisco State San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1384645 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same street 1.00 |
| University of California- Davis Davis, CA · EIN 46-4117124 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside Riverside, CA · EIN 95-6006142 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 0.82 |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS · EIN 64-6000818 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same street 1.00 |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, CA · EIN 94-1156266 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 1.00 |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · EIN 38-6007327 | $25,000 | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | Same address 1.00 |
| Bread & Roses Presents Corte Madera, CA · EIN 94-2260301 | $25,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Merola Opera Program San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6084831 | $25,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2990335 | $25,000 | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Same address 1.00 |
2 more lines ($81.5K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
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32 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
28 recipients in common - Koret Foundation San Francisco, CA
20 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
16 recipients in common - Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund San Francisco, CA
14 recipients in common - Crankstart Foundation San Jose, CA
14 recipients in common - The Zellerbach Family Foundation San Francisco, CA
14 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.