Gerson Bakar Foundation

Organization Overview

Gerson Bakar Foundation is located in San Francisco, CA. The organization was established in 1984. According to its NTEE Classification (T20) the organization is classified as: Private Grantmaking Foundations, under the broad grouping of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Gerson Bakar Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Gerson Bakar Foundation generated $1.9b in total revenue. All expenses for the organization totaled $259.4m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 77.4% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2014, Gerson Bakar Foundation has awarded 491 individual grants totaling $1,043,786,323. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990PF Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Barbara Bass Bakar
Chair/president/director
$0
Richard L Greene
Director
$0
Anne Bakar
Director
$0
Phyllis Cook
Director
$0
Nanci Fredkin
Director
$0
Kathleen Mccormick
Director
$0

Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Hall Capital Partners Llc
$1,257,859
Deloitte Tax Llp
$304,500
Hightower
$241,152
Fox Rothschild Llp
$70,066
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar $1,822,023,788
Interest on Savings $2,917,662
Dividends & Interest $2,002,983
Net Rental Income$0
Net Gain on Sale of Assets $19,218,627
Capital Gain Net Income $65,375,885
Net ST Capital Gain $0
Income Modifications $0
Profit on Inventory Sales $0
Other Income $83,588,975
Total Revenue $1,929,752,035

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Gerson Bakar Foundation has awarded $327,022,258 in support to 38 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$25,000

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$5,000

AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$1,000,000

BAKAR BIOENGUINUTY HUB

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$12,402,000

BAY NATURE INSTITUTE

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$500

ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER WELLNESS CENTER INC

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$1,000
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$894,057,700
David And Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA
$743,039,473
Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$654,188,442
Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$615,685,345
Sequoia Climate Fund
Irvine, CA
$289,249,266
Gerson Bakar Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$1,929,752,035
Knight Foundation
Beaverton, OR
$405,031,955
The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA
$152,079,826
H&h Evergreen Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
-$33,930,843
The Eric And Wendy Schmidt Fund For Strategic Innovation
Palo Alto, CA
$126,518,918
Waverley Street Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$151,268,979
Koum Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
-$6,597,016
The David Geffen Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
$36,420,193
Benificus Foundation
San Carlos, CA
$2,742,801
Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$14,791,553
Stupski Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$138,179
Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA
$101,138,114
Resnick Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
$70,205,204
The Energy Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$57,878,896
Jen-Hsun & Lori Huang Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$171,172,603
Wayne & Gladys Valley Charitable Foundation
Oakland, CA
$36,946,700
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
$57,291,095
Roberts Foundation
San Mateo, CA
$135,366,002
Hellman Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$2,176,579
Enlight Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
$101,729,191

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