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GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATION

· SAN FRANCISCO, CA · private_foundation · program funder

102recipients FY2016–24
$1Bgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 86% of giving in California

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A local funder — 86% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 16 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AL, CA, DC, FL, GA, ID, KS, LA, MA, NY, OH, RI, TX, UT, VA, WA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
JOHN PRITZKER FAMILY FUNDREDWOOD CITY, CAprogram funder12
THE BARBARA AND GERSON BAKAR FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder11
KORET FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder10
LISA AND DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder10
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAlarge program funder9
SHIMON BEN JOSEPH FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder9
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder9
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAlarge program funder8
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder8
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder8
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS, CAlarge program funder7
KOUM FAMILY FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAprogram funder7
LISA STONE PRITZKER FAMILY FUNDPALO ALTO, CAprogram funder7
RALPH & MARSHA GUGGENHEIM FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder7
TAUBE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE AND CULTUREprogram funder7
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONprogram funder7
DONALD AND CAROLE CHAIKEN FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder6
HOWARD AND IRENE LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder6
MILTON & SOPHIE MEYER FUNDSAINT LOUIS, MOprogram funder6
ALEXANDER M AND JUNE L MAISIN FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5
BAKER STREET FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5
DARE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAprogram funder5
ESB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5
EVELYN AND WALTER HAAS JR FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF THE GREATER EAST BAYprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGEMA52024$50,000,000
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICESCA62024$27,686,250
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONCA52024$15,015,000
SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANKCA72024$9,502,125
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCESCA72024$9,150,000
ADDISON LABS FOUNDATIONCA22024$8,316,000
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNY32024$3,000,000
THE EXPLORATORIUMCA72024$2,150,000
BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INCFL12024$2,000,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCOCA22024$500,000
THAT MAN MAY SEE INCCA72024$325,000
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTCA72024$175,300
P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCNY52024$80,000
COLLEGE TRACKCA22024$30,000
THE SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICANY22024$20,000
CHILDREN INCORPORATEDVA72024$14,000
SEFARIA INCNY12024$10,000
ORDER OF MALTA CLINIC OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIACA42024$8,000
TOGETHER WE RISE CORPORATIONCA12024$5,000
OSHMAN FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERCA12024$5,000
GALERIA STUDIO 24CA22024$4,000
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUMCA52024$1,450
TOPAZ MUSEUMUT62024$1,450
J-SEI-INCCA52024$1,250
DENSHOWA32024$750
BAYSHORE PTOCA22024$490
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCRI22023$20,250,000
KQED INCCA62023$17,352,980
LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INCNY42023$80,000
HOPEWELL FUNDDC22023$49,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE BAYCA62023$40,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATIONNY42023$30,000
STEINBERG INSTITUTECA22023$25,000
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSDC12023$11,000
OAKLAND HEBREW DAY SCHOOLCA22023$10,000
PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS CORPORATIONNY12023$5,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO MARIN & PENINSULACA12023$5,000
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WELLNESS CENTER INCCA32023$2,500
EAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INCCA12023$2,000
BAY NATURE INSTITUTECA52023$2,000
LOVE HEALS FREE CLINICS INCID12023$500
NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INCLA12023$500
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUENY12023$500
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTEDC12022$25,000
COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLCA22022$10,500
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INCNY12022$5,000
CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIACA32022$750
SAN DIEGO SPANIEL RESCUECA32022$700
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATIONCA12021$59,022,760
BERKELEY HILLELCA42021$30,160,750