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Gerson Bakar Foundation: 33 grants to organizations, $169.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Gerson Bakar Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $169,365,674 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $96,520,000 to Ucsf Foundation in San Francisco, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 942949602
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $2,547,826,871
- Grants paid
- $169,365,674
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349101225. It reported $169,365,674 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $96,520,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucb Foundation | Berkeley, CA | General support | $37,043,334 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | General support | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Addison Labs Foundation | San Francisco, NY | General support | $7,841,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family & Children Services | San Francisco, CA | General support | $5,554,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Health care | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epa Center | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| That Man May See | San Francisco, CA | General support | Medical research | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sefaria | New York, NY | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford Health Care | Redwood City, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Washington Institute | Washington DC, WA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Together We Rise Corporation | Brea, CA | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children Inc | North Chesterfield, VA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Galleria Studio 24 | San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California | Oakland, CA | General support | Health care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Densho | Seattle, WA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Bay Spca | Oakland, CA | General support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| J-Sei | Emeryville, CA | General support | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Japanese American National Museum | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Topaz Museum | Delta, UT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bayshore Pto | Daly City, CA | General support | Human services | $90 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $5,002,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,825,750 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,012,000 |
| Human services | $250,340 |
| Medical research | $25,000 |
| Education | $20,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $148,477,174 |
| Massachusetts | $10,000,000 |
| New York | $8,881,000 |
| Florida | $2,000,000 |
| Washington | $5,250 |
| Virginia | $2,000 |
| Utah | $250 |
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Updated November 14, 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.