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Filing year 2024

GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION

San Francisco, California·EIN 94-2949602·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$198.3M
Total assets
$2.5B
Total expenses
$184.1M
Reported officers
7

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION reported 7 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Chair/president/director
Secretary/treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$169.4M

Itemized grants

33

Median grant

$20k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UCSF FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$96.5M
UCB FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$37M
SMITH COLLEGENORTHHAMPTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$10M
ADDISON LABS FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$7.8M
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5.6M
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5M
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$2.5M
BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATIONCORAL GABLES, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$2M
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$1M
SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANKSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$1M
EXPLORATORIUMSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$300k
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$200k
EPA CENTEREAST PALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
THAT MAN MAY SEESAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
COLLEGE TRACKOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
SEFARIANEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICANEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
STANFORD HEALTH CAREREDWOOD CITY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
OSHMAN FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTEWASHINGTON DC, WAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
TOGETHER WE RISE CORPORATIONBREA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
CHILDREN INCNORTH CHESTERFIELD, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$86.2M
$282.3M
2023
$198.3M
$184.1M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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Common questions about GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION

What are GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION reported $198.3M in total revenue and $184.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.