Bernard Osher Foundation
A major San Francisco foundation that funds higher education, the arts, integrative medicine, and a national network of lifelong learning institutes bearing its founder's name, from Maine to Hawaii.
Financial profile
Bernard Osher Foundation · EIN 94-2506257 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $9,368,016 | $13,004,006 | $28,290,500 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $1,698,857 | $10,816,491 | $31,428,566 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $743,749 | $26,103,146 | $45,397,433 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $37,325,910 | $8,625,810 | $69,704,733 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $31,913,446 | $10,180,555 | $39,712,559 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $1,959,326 | $14,212,783 | $40,958,490 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
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Who backs BOF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A major San Francisco foundation that funds higher education, the arts, integrative medicine, and a national network of lifelong learning institutes bearing its founder's name, from Maine to Hawaii.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Frontier.
Strengths
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