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Grants paid by The Bernard Osher Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 94-2506257 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2022, The Bernard Osher Foundation (EIN 94-2506257) reported 127 grants paid totaling $8,155,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Uc Merced Foundation Mercd, CA | U | $1,050,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | U | $1,050,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND | U | $1,050,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | U | $1,050,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Drake University Des Moines, IA | U | $1,050,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | OSHER NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Asian Art Museum San Francisco, CA | U | $200,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Regents Cal Performances Berkeley, CA | U | $125,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Club of California San Francisco, CA | D | $120,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA | B | $115,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Ucsf Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Sfmoma San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Bampfa Berkeley, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Ucsf Community Care San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Kqed San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Let the Right One in Berkeley, CA | U | $75,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | The Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Oakland Museum of California Oakland, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | American Conservatory Theatre San Francisco, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Academic Consortium for Integrative Health Medicine and Health Lake Oswego, OR | C | $75,000 | paid | INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA | B | $50,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL | C | $50,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Food Bank San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Alcorn State University Lorman, MS | B | $50,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of Missouri-St Louis St Louis, MO | U | $50,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Human Rights Watch Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Prairie View A&m University Prairie View, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | North Carolina A&t Greensboro, NC | U | $50,000 | paid | REENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | California Film Institute San Rafael, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Performances San Francisco, CA | B | $42,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Margaret Jenkins Dance Company San Francisco, CA | D | $42,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | St Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | U | $38,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | City Arts and Lectures San Francisco, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Stern Grove Festival Association San Francisco, CA | C | $35,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Museo Italo Americano San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Smuin Ballet San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Conservation Society of California DBA Oakland Zoo Oakland, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Merola Opera Program San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Bread & Roses Presents Corte Madera, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of the Pacific Stockton, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | West Virginia University Foundation Morgantown, WV | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Iowa State University Foundation Ames, IA | C | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Sierra College Foundation Rocklin, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of North Texas Foundation Denton, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Florida International University North Miami Beach, FL | U | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Hampton University Hampton, VA | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | University of Oklahoma Norman, OK | U | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Etc Environmental Traveling Companion San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Shakespeare Festival San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Ringling College of Art and Design Inc Sarasota, FL | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Magic Theatre Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $22,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Community Music Center San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Alonzo King Lines Ballet San Francisco, CA | B | $18,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Kala Art Institute Berkeley, CA | U | $18,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Alameda Emergency Food Alameda, CA | B | $16,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | 826 Valencia San Francisco, CA | B | $16,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Felton Institute Alameda, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | The Marine Mammal Center Sausalito, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Girls Chorus San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Aurora Theatre Company' Berkeley, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Playhouse San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Pacific Chamber Orchestra Lafayette, CA | C | $14,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Sfco San Francisco, CA | U | $14,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, CA | B | $13,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Film Society San Francisco, CA | C | $13,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | New Performance Traditions -Paul Dresher Ensemble Oakland, CA | D | $13,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA | C | $12,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Seacology Berkeley, CA | B | $12,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Berkeley, CA | B | $12,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Yerba Buena Arts & Events San Francisco, CA | B | $11,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Young Audiences of Northern California San Francisco, CA | C | $11,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Old First Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Playground Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Kronos Performing Arts Association San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Stagebridge Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Performing Arts Workshop Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Pocket Opera San Francisco, CA | B | $9,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Noe Valley Chamber Music San Francisco, CA | B | $9,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Boys Chorus San Francisco, CA | B | $8,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Mill Valley Philharmonic Mill Valley, CA | B | $8,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | California Shakespeare Theater Orinda, CA | U | $8,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation Hancock, ME | B | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Contemporary Music Players San Francisco, CA | B | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Outward Bound California San Francisco, CA | C | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | New Conservatory Theater Center San Francisco, CA | C | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Other Minds San Francisco, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Regional Parks Foundation Oakland, CA | C | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | The Threepenny Review Berkeley, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Joe Goode Performance Group San Francisco, CA | C | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Botanical Garden Society San Francisco, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Oakland Public Library Oakland, CA | B | $7,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Pickleberry Pie Inc Cheltenham, PA | B | $7,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Litquake Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Children's Book Project San Francisco, CA | B | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Chamber Music San Francisco San Francisco, CA | C | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Freight & Salvage Berkeley, CA | U | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Curiodyssey San Mateo, CA | B | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Sunset Youth Orchestra San Francisco, CA | U | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Narrative Magazine San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Piedmont Choirs Oakland, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Shotgun Players Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | West Edge Opera Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | World Arts West San Francisco, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Mime Troupe San Francisco, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Cazadero Performing Arts Camp Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Oakland Ballet Company Oakland, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Crowded Fire Theater Company San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Dancers Group San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | California Bach Society Santa Clara, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Playwrights Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Arts Education Project San Francisco, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Z Space Studio San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Peninsula Youth Orchestra San Carlos, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Pt Reyes National Seashore Association Pt Reyes Station, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Save the Bay Oakland, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Museum of Craft and Design San Francisco, CA | B | $4,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Renaissance Voices San Francisco, CA | U | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | San Francisco International Arts Festival San Francisco, CA | C | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Volti San Francisco, CA | C | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Epiphany Dance Theater San Francisco, CA | U | $3,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
| 2022 | Music in Schools Today San Jose, CA | C | $2,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202313149349102766 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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