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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-1690200

Asher Student Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 72 grants and $481,327 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $481,327

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $60,731,500

  • Tax year 2023

    $536,857

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $57,947,318

  • Tax year 2022

    $296,006

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $53,796,873

  • Tax year 2021

    $370,212

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $48,835,725

  • Tax year 2020

    $173,949

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $60,377,371

  • Tax year 2019

    $286,986

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $41,580,341

  • Tax year 2018

    $249,376

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $47,038,773

  • Tax year 2017

    $248,798

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $42,718,641

Grants paid in 2024

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Cherishability (formerly Rainbow Valley Resource Network Inc)Portland, OR

    Work experience program

    $86,000
  2. The PrincipiaElsah, IL

    Housing scholarship

    $56,000
  3. Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL

    Housing scholarship

    $16,000
  4. Au DB FoundationGreenwood Village, CO

    Campership

    $12,000
  5. Camps Leelanau & KohahnaMaple City, MI

    Campership

    $12,000
  6. Camps Newfound & OwatonnaHarrison, ME

    Campership

    $12,000
  7. Cedars CampsBallwin, MO

    Campership

    $12,000
  8. Crystal Lake CampsHughesville, PA

    Campership

    $12,000
  9. Friends of Camp Bow-IsleBothell, WA

    Campership

    $12,000
  10. Ucsc UC RegentsSanta Cruz, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $8,000
  11. Christian Science Literature Joint Distribution CommitteeBothell, WA

    Compass the city

    $7,400
  12. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $5,000
  13. University of AmsterdamGhent, Belgium

    Housing scholarship

    $5,000
  14. Backyard BrokerageSan Diego, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  15. Boulder Property Management CorporationBoulder, CO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  16. Campus Connection Property ManagementEugene, OR

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  17. Canvas TempeTempe, AZ

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  18. CC RentalsColorado Springs, CO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  19. CDC Oxford LLCOxford, OH

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  20. Colorado School of MinesDallas, TX

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  21. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  22. Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  23. Csre ManagementBoston, MA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  24. Eckerd CollegeSt Petersburg, FL

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  25. Embry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPrescott, AZ

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  26. Emu Office of Financial AidYpsilanti, MI

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  27. Flats at Wildhorse VillageChesterfield, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  28. Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  29. IU Indianapolis Office of Financial Aid & ScholarshipsIndianapolis, IN

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  30. IV PropertiesGoleta, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  31. Landis PropertiesBerkeley, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  32. Metropolitan PropertiesWashington, DC

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  33. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  34. Missouri S&T Cashier's OfficeRolla, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  35. Oxford CompaniesAnn Arbor, MI

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  36. Real Property GroupColumbia, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  37. Saint Louis UniversitySt Louis, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  38. Sdsu UniversitySan Diego, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  39. Simmons UniversityBoston, MA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  40. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SPGS, NY

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  41. St George & AssociatesSanta Barbara, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  42. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  43. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  44. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  45. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  46. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  47. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  48. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  49. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  50. Tau Epsilon Chapter of Psi UpsilonSeneca, SC

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  51. The Berskshire ApartmentsFalls Church, VA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  52. The Standard at St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  53. Thomas Jefferson Residential LifePhiladelphia, PA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  54. UC Irvine UC RegentsIrvine, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  55. UC Regents for UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  56. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  57. University of Missouri ColumbiaColumbia, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  58. University of New HampshireDurham, NH

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  59. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  60. University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  61. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  62. University of TorontoToronto, Canada

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  63. University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  64. Uvm Student Financial ServicesBurlington, VT

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  65. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $4,000
  66. Element Communities DowntownColumbia, MO

    Housing scholarship

    $3,550
  67. Alliance Property ManagementManhattan, KS

    Housing scholarship

    $3,500
  68. Diversified Property Management & Real Estate ServicesAlbany, OR

    Housing scholarship

    $3,350
  69. Riversedge ApartmentsDurham, NC

    Housing scholarship

    $3,054
  70. 7th Street StationCorvalis, OR

    Housing scholarship

    $2,350
  71. Duerksen and AssociatesCorvalis, OR

    Housing scholarship

    $1,650
  72. Individual

    Housing scholarship

    $473

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education9 grants $48,00063% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $12,00016% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $12,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon5 grants $97,350
  2. Illinois1 grant $56,000
  3. Missouri9 grants $43,550
  4. California9 grants $40,000
  5. Colorado3 grants $20,000
  6. Florida2 grants $20,000
  7. Michigan3 grants $20,000
  8. Washington2 grants $19,400
  9. Pennsylvania2 grants $16,000
  10. Maine1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sherry MitchellEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $216,605
  • Bobbi McAdoo GahlonPRESIDENT Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Les FishmanVICE PRESIDENT (ENDED 2/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan BorjaVICE PRESIDENT (STARTED 2/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Todd GoldmanTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marie Jureit-BeamishSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura LongDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth MasseyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sue Ellen CoughtryDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caitlin SheasleyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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