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Filing year 2024

BARBARA AND GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION DBA THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATION

San Francisco, California·EIN 20-5691977·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$9.9M
Total assets
$133.2M
Total expenses
$6.9M
Reported officers
6

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Chairman/pres/exec Director
Unclassified
$69k
$73k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 5 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at BARBARA AND GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION DBA THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATION equaled 1.0% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
1.0%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4.8M

Itemized grants

42

Median grant

$40k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$600k
BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATIONCORAL GABLES, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$597k
UCSF FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$525k
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$500k
HOLY NAMES HIGH SCHOOLOAKLAND, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$313k
ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOLSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$300k
ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOLSAN FRANCISCO, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$279k
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOLBELMONT, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$276k
MERCY HIGH SCHOOLSAN FRANCISCO, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$166k
BOSTON PLASTIC & ORAL SURGERY FOUNDATIONBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$110k
ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
HOLY NAMES HIGH SCHOOLOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSESAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
CHAMPION CHARITIESPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLANDOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARINGSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
KQEDSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
COMPASS FAMILY SERVICESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONYSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$30k
UC BERKELEY REAL ESTATE FORUMBERKELEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 7%
from 2023

From $64k in 2023 to $69k in 2024.

$64k
2023
$69k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 4% in real terms$70k to $73k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

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What are BARBARA AND GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION DBA THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BARBARA AND GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION DBA THE ACHIEVE FOUNDATION reported $9.9M in total revenue and $6.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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