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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-2949602

Gerson Bakar Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $169.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $169,365,674

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,547,826,871

  • Tax year 2023

    $255,406,561

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,455,727,032

  • Tax year 2022

    $327,022,258

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,457,600,914

  • Tax year 2021

    $246,737,901

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $2,671,857,395

  • Tax year 2020

    $174,577,851

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $1,007,861,483

  • Tax year 2019

    $90,604,935

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $820,628,561

  • Tax year 2018

    $172,327,304

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $391,184,663

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $96,520,000
  2. Ucb FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $37,043,334
  3. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $10,000,000
  4. Addison Labs FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $7,841,000
  5. Jewish Family & Children ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,554,000
  6. San Francisco General Hospital FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000,000
  7. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $2,500,000
  8. Baptist Health FoundationCoral Gables, FL

    General support

    $2,000,000
  9. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000,000
  10. San Francisco Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  11. ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $300,000
  12. Jewish Community Center of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  13. Jewish Community Federation of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $200,000
  14. Epa CenterEast Palo Alto, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  15. San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  16. That Man May SeeSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  17. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  18. College TrackOakland, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  19. SefariaNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Shalom Hartman Institute of North AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Stanford Health CareRedwood City, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Oshman Family Jewish Community CenterPalo Alto, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  23. The Washington InstituteWashington DC, WA

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Together We Rise CorporationBrea, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Children IncN Chesterfld, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  26. Galleria Studio 24San Francisco, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  27. Order of Malta Clinic of Northern CaliforniaOakland, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  28. DenshoSeattle, WA

    General support

    $250
  29. East Bay SPCAOakland, CA

    General support

    $250
  30. Japanese American National MuseumLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $250
  31. J-SeiEmeryville, CA

    General support

    $250
  32. Topaz MuseumDelta, UT

    General support

    $250
  33. Bayshore PTODaly City, CA

    General support

    $90

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $114,381,00093% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $5,002,0004% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $2,825,7502% of the total
  4. International aid3 grants $1,012,000<1% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $250,340<1% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $25,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $25,250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California22 grants $148,477,174
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000,000
  3. New York5 grants $8,881,000
  4. Florida1 grant $2,000,000
  5. Washington2 grants $5,250
  6. Virginia1 grant $2,000
  7. Utah1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Barbara Bass BakarCHAIR/PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard L GreeneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anne BakarDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Phyllis CookDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nanci FredkinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathleen McCormickDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon HasegawaSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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