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Barbara and Gerson Bakar Foundation Dba the Achieve Foundation: 35 grants to organizations, $4.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Barbara and Gerson Bakar Foundation Dba the Achieve Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 35 grants to organizations totaling $4,732,547 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $600,000 to Uc Berkeley Foundation in Berkeley, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 205691977
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $133,249,664
- Grants paid
- $4,772,868
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202513159349100241. It reported $4,772,868 in grants paid; 35 grants to organizations are listed, and 7 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | General support | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | General support | $597,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Names High School | Oakland, CA | Tuition expense reimbursement | $313,091 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | San Francisco, CA | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | San Francisco, CA | Tuition expense reimbursement | $279,423 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Notre Dame High School | Belmont, CA | Tuition expense reimbursement | $275,668 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy High School | San Francisco, CA | Tuition expense reimbursement | $166,058 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Plastic & Oral Surgery Foundation | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $110,307 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association | San Francisco, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Names High School | Oakland, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services | San Francisco, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Playhouse | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champion Charities | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland | Oakland, CA | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | General support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Vocational Services | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Berkeley Real Estate Forum | Berkeley, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Independent Living | Berkeley, CA | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Computer Technologies Program | Berkeley, CA | General support | Employment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brightright Israel Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Wisconson Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Aids Memorial | San Francisco, CA | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Temple Beth El | San Mateo, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Together We Rise Corporation | Brea, CA | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galleriastudio 24 | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $245,000 |
| Education | $110,307 |
| Human services | $30,000 |
| Employment | $20,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $3,900,240 |
| Florida | $597,000 |
| Massachusetts | $110,307 |
| New York | $100,000 |
| Michigan | $15,000 |
| Wisconsin | $10,000 |
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Updated November 11, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.