Gerson Bakar Foundation
EIN 942949602Total Given 2016–2024
$1.4B
393 grants · $152.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $250–$25K
grant size
42%
supporter · 86/206 multi-year
repeat
$2.5B
Assets (2024)
206
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 576-8100
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $5.0M | $108.6M | $3.4M | 49 |
| 2017 | $20.3M | $128.2M | $30.0M | 74 |
| 2018 | $172.3M | $391.2M | $464.6M | 62 |
| 2019 | N/A | $820.6M | $470.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $174.6M | $1.0B | $284.7M | 51 |
| 2021 | $246.7M | $2.7B | $1.9B | 46 |
| 2022 | $327.0M | $2.5B | $445.4M | 38 |
| 2023 | $255.4M | $2.5B | $86.2M | 40 |
| 2024 | $169.4M | $2.5B | $198.3M | 33 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 393 grants on record
Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$250
Median
$2K
Average
$3.5M
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$205.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.8% of US grants
· Rank #9 of 21 states
$100K across
3 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
BB
Barbara Bass Bakar
9+ yrs
Chair/President/Director
Leadership
SH
Sharon Haswgawa
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
TD
Ted Dienstfrey
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
NF
Nanci Fredkin
9+ yrs
Director
RG
Richard L Greene
9+ yrs
Director
AB
Anne Bakar
9+ yrs
Director
PC
Phyllis Cook
9+ yrs
Director
KM
Kathleen McCormick
9+ yrs
Director
BB
Barbara Bass Bakar
9+ yrs
Chair/President/Director
Leadership
SH
Sharon Haswgawa
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
TD
Ted Dienstfrey
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
KM
Kathleen McCormick
9+ yrs
Director
NF
Nanci Fredkin
9+ yrs
Director
PC
Phyllis Cook
9+ yrs
Director
AB
Anne Bakar
9+ yrs
Director
RG
Richard L Greene
9+ yrs
Director
BB
Barbara Bass Bakar
9+ yrs
Chair/President/Director
Leadership
SH
Sharon Haswgawa
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
TD
Ted Dienstfrey
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
PC
Phyllis Cook
9+ yrs
Director
NF
Nanci Fredkin
9+ yrs
Director
KM
Kathleen McCormick
9+ yrs
Director
RG
Richard L Greene
9+ yrs
Director
AB
Anne Bakar
9+ yrs
Director
BB
Barbara Bass Bakar
9+ yrs
Chair/President/Director
Leadership
SH
Sharon Haswgawa
4 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
TD
Ted Dienstfrey
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
KM
Kathleen McCormick
9+ yrs
Director
NF
Nanci Fredkin
9+ yrs
Director
PC
Phyllis Cook
9+ yrs
Director
AB
Anne Bakar
9+ yrs
Director
RG
Richard L Greene
9+ yrs
Director
BB
Barbara Bass Bakar
9+ yrs
Chair/President/Director
Leadership
G6
Gerson Bakar Deceased 6517
2 yrs
Executive Vice President
Leadership
N7
Nalraj Goundar Through 7117
Treasurer
Leadership
S7
Sharon Haswgawa From 7117
Treasurer
Leadership
TD
Ted Dienstfrey
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard L Greene
9+ yrs
Director
KM
Kathleen McCormick
9+ yrs
Director
NF
Nanci Fredkin
9+ yrs
Director
PC
Phyllis Cook
9+ yrs
Director
AB
Anne Bakar
9+ yrs
Director
G6
Gerson Bakar Deceased 6517
2 yrs
Executive Vice President
Leadership
BB
Barbara Bass Bakar
9+ yrs
chair/president/DIRECTOR
Leadership
NG
Nalraj Goundar
Treasurer
Leadership
TD
Ted Dienstfrey
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard L Greene
9+ yrs
Director
KM
KATHLEEN MCCORMICk
9+ yrs
Director
NF
Nanci Fredkin
9+ yrs
Director
AB
Anne Bakar
9+ yrs
Director
PC
Phyllis Cook
9+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (393 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucb Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $205,273,658 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Ucb Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $118,601,611 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $99,750,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $97,505,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $96,520,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $82,505,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $74,015,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California (The Uc Regents) | Oakland, CA | $61,088,850 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| University of California Berkley | Berkeley, CA | $59,022,760 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $44,740,191 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Bakar Bioenguinuty Hub | San Francisco, CA | $43,600,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California (The Uc Regents) | Oakland, CA | $42,357,600 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $37,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Ucb Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $37,043,334 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Bakar Bioenguinuty Hub | San Francisco, CA | $34,400,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Foundation for U C Berkeley Hillel Inc | Berkeley, CA | $28,360,750 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $16,680,551 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,600,100 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Bakar Bioenguinuty Hub | San Francisco, NY | $12,402,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Naval War College | Newport, RI | $10,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Children Services | San Francisco, CA | $10,322,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |