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Private foundation (trust)EIN 942506257Est. 1979-07

THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$29.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$12.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

145

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$83K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$3.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$9.4M

Total Expenses

$13.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$13.3M

Distributable Amount

$2.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.6M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

145 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $18K to maximum $3.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $12.4M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

279 grants

EDUCATION
$12.7M
2 grants
ARTS AND HUMANITIES GRANTS
$6.1M
2 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$3.7M
4 grants
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS
$1.1M
2 grants
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
2 grants
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
2 grants
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
$1.1M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

279 grants

<$10K
109
grants
$10–50K
129
grants
$50–250K
25
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
14
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

26 states

California
$25.3M
64% of total
Illinois
$3.7M
9% of total
Florida
$1.2M
3% of total
Texas
$1.2M
3% of total
Mississippi
$1.1M
3% of total
Missouri
$1.1M
3% of total
North Carolina
$1.1M
3% of total
Georgia
$1.1M
3% of total
Iowa
$1.1M
3% of total
North Dakota
$1.1M
3% of total

+16 more states

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