Private foundation · EIN 20-5691977

Barbara And Gerson Bakar Foundation Dba The Achieve Foundation

Preselected only

San Francisco, CA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202513159349100241
Total assets (EOY)$133,249,664
Grants paid$4,772,868
Typical (median) grant$40,000
Grants listed42
Giving in home state (CA)82%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K4
$5K–$25K13
$25K–$100K10
$100K+15

Smallest $904 · Largest $600,000

Geographic focus

CA
82%
FL
13%
MA
2%
NY
2%
MI
0%
WI
0%
OR
0%

Common purposes

studentscholarshiptuitionexpensereimbursement

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$4,472,446$127,951,66844
2024$4,772,868$133,249,66442

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Uc Berkeley FoundationBERKELEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$600,000
Baptist Health FoundationCORAL GABLES, FLGENERAL SUPPORT$597,000
Ucsf FoundationSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$525,000
Boys & Girls Club Of San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$500,000
Holy Names High SchoolOAKLAND, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$313,091
Archbishop Riordan High SchoolSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$300,000
Archbishop Riordan High SchoolSAN FRANCISCO, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$279,423
Notre Dame High SchoolBELMONT, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$275,668
Mercy High SchoolSAN FRANCISCO, CATUITION EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$166,058
Boston Plastic & Oral Surgery FoundationBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$110,307
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
Hebrew Free Loan AssociationSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
Holy Names High SchoolOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
Jewish Family & Children'S ServicesSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
San Francisco PlayhouseSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
Champion CharitiesPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
Ucsf Benioff Children'S Hospital OaklandOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
Alameda County Community Food BankOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Chronicle Season Of SharingSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
KqedSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
San Francisco Museum Of Modern ArtSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
Compass Family ServicesSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Jewish Vocational ServicesSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
San Francisco SymphonySAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
Uc Berkeley Real Estate ForumBERKELEY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
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