Funders › CA › The Bernard Osher Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by The Bernard Osher Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 94-2506257 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2024, The Bernard Osher Foundation (EIN 94-2506257) reported 132 grants paid totaling $3,622,500. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern University - Nrc Chicago, IL | U | $7,000,000 | approved, future | OSHER NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Northwestern University - Nrc Chicago, IL | U | $119,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA | B | $115,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Ucsf Community Care Fund San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Regents of University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | The Exploratorium San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Asian Art Museum San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Kqed San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Summer Search San Francisco, CA | C | $85,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Academic Consortium for Integrative Health Medicine and Health Lake Oswego, OR | C | $75,000 | paid | INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | The Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Berkeley Repertory Theatre Berkeley, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Regents of University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | D | $75,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | American Conservatory Theater San Francisco, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Academic Consortium for Integrative Health Medicine and Health Lake Oswego, OR | C | $75,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Oakland Museum of California Oakland, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Northwestern University Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Commonwealth Club of California San Francisco, CA | D | $60,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | California Film Institute San Rafael, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Human Rights Watch Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Food Bank San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | approved, future | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Oakland Symphony Oakland, CA | U | $46,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Performances San Francisco, CA | B | $42,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Margaret Jenkins Dance Company San Francisco, CA | D | $42,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Northwestern University - Nrc Chicago, IL | U | $39,000 | paid | OSHER NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Stern Grove Festival Association San Francisco, CA | C | $35,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | City Arts and Lectures San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | U | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Csu Fresno Foundation Fresno, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | University of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD | C | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Regents of the University of California (uc Riverside) Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | The University Corporation San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | University of North Texas Foundation Denton, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Conservation Society of California DBA Oakland Zoo Oakland, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Csu Channel Islands Foundation Camarillo, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Washington University in St Louis St Louis, MO | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Auburn University Auburn, AL | U | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | D | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | University of Oklahoma Norman, OK | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Merola Opera Program San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Shakespeare Festival San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO | C | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Jazz Organization San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Etc Environmental Traveling Companion San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Widener University Chester, PA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Bread & Roses Presents Corte Madera, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | U | $25,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Bismarck State College Foundation Bismarck, ND | C | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | University of Connecticut Foundation Inc Storrs, CT | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Towson University Foundation Towson, MD | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Ringling College of Art and Design Inc Sarasota, FL | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Campanile Foundation San Diego, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Magic Theatre Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $22,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Community Music Center San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Alonzo King Lines Ballet San Francisco, CA | B | $18,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Kala Art Institute Berkeley, CA | U | $18,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Alameda Emergency Food Alameda, CA | B | $16,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | 826 Valencia San Francisco, CA | B | $16,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | The Marine Mammal Center Sausalito, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Marin Theatre Company Mill Valley, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Odc Dance San Francisco, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Felton Institute Alameda, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Playhouse San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Aurora Theatre Company Berkeley, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Girls Chorus San Francisco, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Curiodyssey San Mateo, CA | B | $14,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Sfco San Francisco, CA | U | $14,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Headlands Center for the Arts Sausalito, CA | B | $13,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | New Performance Traditions -Paul Dresher Ensemble Oakland, CA | D | $13,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Film Society San Francisco, CA | C | $13,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA | C | $12,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Yerba Buena Arts & Events San Francisco, CA | B | $11,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Young Audiences of Northern California San Francisco, CA | C | $11,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Playground Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Old First Center for the Arts San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Chanticleer Inc San Francisco, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Kronos Performing Arts Association San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Performing Arts Workshop Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Pocket Opera San Francisco, CA | B | $9,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Noe Valley Chamber Music San Francisco, CA | B | $9,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Boys Chorus San Francisco, CA | B | $8,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Mill Valley Philharmonic Mill Valley, CA | B | $8,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Outward Bound California San Francisco, CA | C | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Contemporary Music Players San Francisco, CA | B | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Groceries for Seniors San Francisco, CA | B | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | New Century Chamber Orchestra San Francisco, CA | B | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation Hancock, ME | B | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Citybridge Laguna Honda Mountain View, CA | U | $8,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Joe Goode Performance Group San Francisco, CA | C | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Botanical Garden Society San Francisco, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | The Threepenny Review Berkeley, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | New Conservatory Theater Center San Francisco, CA | C | $7,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Friends of the Oakland Public Library Oakland, CA | B | $7,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Pickleberry Pie Inc Cheltenham, PA | B | $7,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Pacific Chamber Orchestra Lafayette, CA | C | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Litquake Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Freight & Salvage Berkeley, CA | U | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Chamber Music San Francisco San Francisco, CA | C | $6,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Sunset Youth Orchestra San Francisco, CA | U | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Exit Theatre San Francisco, CA | U | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Piedmont Choirs Oakland, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Narrative Magazine San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus San Francisco, CA | U | $6,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Dancers Group San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Oakland Ballet Company Oakland, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | West Edge Opera Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Shotgun Players Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Shotgun Players Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Cazadero Performing Arts Camp Berkeley, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Central Works Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Crowded Fire Theater Company San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | California Bach Society Santa Clara, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Playwrights Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Save the Bay Oakland, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Z Space Studio San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Dancers Group San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Peninsula Youth Orchestra San Carlos, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Arts Education Project San Francisco, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design San Francisco, CA | D | $4,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Volti San Francisco, CA | C | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | San Francisco International Arts Festival San Francisco, CA | C | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $4,000 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
| 2024 | Epiphany Dance Theater San Francisco, CA | U | $3,500 | paid | ARTS AND HUMANITIES | 202533089349100038 |
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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